Star.
London, England, 1827-12-12 00:00:00

BATTLE OF NAVARIN.

The following is an extract of a letter from an Officer
on board his Majesty's ship Cambrian, dated Nayarit,
22d October, 1827:
" We arrived off the bay of Navarin on the mornirg
of the 20th, just as our Admiral was running in with
the combined fleet. About the same time a boat from
the Dartmouth was dispatched on board a Turkish fire-
ship, and, when alongside, the Turks shot the Ist Lice-
tenant and cut down a ,Miclabipman of course the boat
pot back. This appears to have been the commencement
of hostilities. When the Cambrian and Glasgow were
entering the Bay the orders for engaging the enemy
were given, and the battle became general about half-
past two. We, on our ea:ranee, were assailed dread-
fully by the batteries on shore, but by some good
luck we were not much hurt; however, as met
as we could get our broadside to bear upon them,
we paid them off pretty smartly, driving them foot
successive times from their guns: at three, ru. the
Cambrian anchored, and in addition to two batteries
shore, we had a frigate and two corvettes upon or
We, however, after keeping it op for four boon,
completely silenced the batteries and destroyed the
ships; and it appears almost a miracle that we should
have come off with so trifling a loss, having only
the First Lieutenant of Marines killed. and cue
private marine wounded. The Asia was engaged with
two line of battle ships and one corvette; she sunk
them all, but lost a great many Officers and men, also
her mizen mast, and was much damaged in the hull.—
This engagement perhaps surpassed all others before
witnessed, not from the fire of the guns or the superior
force of the enemy, but from the danger to which we
were exposed by the continually blocs ing up of the
Turkish ships, upwards of thirty of which blew op all
around us with the most awful and dreadful explosions
' scattering their ignited timbers in every direction." •

The LORD HIGH ADMIRAL will leave his sent at
Bushy on Sunday next, for Portsmouth, to attend the,
examination of the students in the Naval College, pre-
vious to the •acation. His Koyal Highness will after-
wards proceed to Plymouth, to present the division of
Royal Allis sat that place with their new colours.
Last night's Gazette announces that General Sir D.
BAIRD, Bart. is to be Governor of Fort George, in.the
room of General Ross, deceased ; Lieutenant General
WILLIAM GUARD to be Governor of Kinsale, vice Sir
D. BAIRD; and Major General ?AUL. ANDRIMON to be
Lieutenant Governor of Gravesend and 'Albin,' Fort.
vice Lieutenant General GUARD.
Thursday afternoon, their Graces the Dote and
Duchess of Arnotx and numerous suite, left the
Queen-street, Edinburgh, on a visit to his Grace the
unniacatrio, Alnwick Castle, and on their way

the season.
• The remains of the late General Sir Jou,
have been brought from Germany and
London.
The Earl of FrrzwactAm has gone to
near Coollatyn, in the county of Wicklow,
where his Lordship has been received by '
in the most enthusiastic manner.

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on board, for the dock-yard at Malta. Thi
'amnions were used in loading this vessel, an,
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