Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-22

&C sincere desire tor peace; and the nego.
citation was carried on, asvill appearby the
documents transmitted TO your lordship,til
the eth; bus from the moment Of our an.
chorage tillwe weighed on the morning OF
the lss Of March, such was the unfortunate
state OF the weather, ,ha. i. was not at any
time 10 our power TO have occupied stu.
alton which would have enabledthe squad.
ron. to commence offensive operations y
gains, Constantinoplr. 90 Sunday the
t22d alone, FOR few hours, the breeze was
sudScisnt to have stemmed the current
where we were placed; but such was the
rapidly on shore where the Endymion WAS
at anchor, thar captain Capel thought Is
very doubtful whether the squadron could
have obtained an anchorage, Enough il had
been held in prcpara,ive readiness, by sig.
nal, from day-break; but the peculiar un.
settled state Of the weather, and the mi
nister's desire that should give few
hours for an answer to his letter, through
Usak Bey, prevented me from tying.
Before five o'clock, P. N. it was nearly
calm aod 10 the evenlng the wind was ca.
tirely from the eastward, and continued
light airs or calm till the evening Of the
2sih, when il blew fresh from the N. E. and
rendered-it Impossible 10 change our posi-
ton
Two days after our arrival near Con
stanti4opie, the ambassador found himself
indisPbsed, aud has been since cophoed
with Fl: of illness, so seyers as to prevent
him from attending TO business. Under
these 1eiscEmstances he had delivered ia
The 2ed to the Turkish minister project,
as the basis on which peace might be pre-.
served. add at Ills desire the subsequent
part OF the rsgacia,ion was carried On in
my name, with his advice and assistance;
and while | lamen. most deeply that it has
not ended in the re.es!ablishmens OF peace,
] derive consolation fromshe rejection that
20 effort has been wanting on the part Of
Arbuthuos aud myself to obtain sach re.
suit, which was soon seen from the stale
of the preparations at Cons,an,inople could
be effected by negotiation only, as the
strength Of the current from the Bc.phoius,
with the citcuitous eddies Of the port, rem.
dered it imprac,icable to place ships for on
attack without a commandlog breeze;
which during the ten days was uE the
town, il was not my good fortune 70 NEE.
with.
now come to the poin. Of explaining
to your lordship the motives which fixed
me TO decide in repassing the channels Of
the Dsrdanrlles, and reliuqulshing every
idea Of attacking the capital, and | feel con.
hdent II will require 90 argument to con-
vince your lordship ct the utter irnprac.i.
sabl''y ofour force hayi6g made soy i'm
preston, as at this time The whole line of
the coast presented chain of batteries
thattwelvs Turkish line Of battle ships two
8 deokers, with nine frigates, were with
Their sails bent, and apparently 10 readiness
hlled with troops; add TO this, near two hun.
dred thousand were said TO BE- in Constsn.
tlnoplr, TO march against the Russians
besides there were an ipnumerabls quantity
OF small craft, with boats; and Gre.vessels
had been PREPARED 10 act against U.s.
With the batteries alone we nigh, have
copsd, or with the ships, could we have
got them ous of their stope hold; bu, your
loYdship will be aware that after comb2:ing
the opposition which the resources Of an
empire.had been many weeks employed 10
preparing we should have been ina state to
have defended ourselves against them as
designed and then repass the Dardsnsiles.
81 transmis ysur lordship al account
Of the damages sustained BY the respective
ships as a'so.their loss 10 killed and wound
ed, which your lordship will perceive is
tar from trifliDg. The mainmass of the
Windsor Cas'le being more than three
quarters Cut through by granite shot of
eight hundred weight, we have found great
difficulty in saving il.
:. have the honor to be, &c..
fe:.ied1 ~ II DTJCV WORTHD