Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-09-17
FROM GIBRALTAR.

FROM GIBRALTAR.
We yesterday morning received a letter
from a friend on board the United States
ship Constitution. dated Gibraltar, Aug. /,
giving an account 81 the cruise OF that ves-
sci in Messina, via Smyrna. We gather
the following particulars -
[Com. .aduerfi,er.
The Constitution Sailed from Messina
on the Ilth OF July, for Smyrna, The cor
vette Ontario, and schr. Nonsucb in CON.
pany-these three composing our squad.
ron in the Mediterranean. They enter
ed the Archipelago on the 18th, and arr.
we'd at Milo on the 9Th. Here they took
a Greek pilot to carry them to Smyrna. Ia
the night they perceived at some distance
ahead pretty large fire, and in abou! 80
minutes they heared great explosion
Next day (lStb) they met an Austrian
brig; sent her boat, and at her return
they were informed that The Captain Of I
the brig had been stopped by The Turkish
feet, composed of from So to 40 ships
and then in view, of which Ten or twelve
were battle ships, or irigates, by WHOM
the captain of The brig had been BABY
treated, and wounded in several place
with daggers. On this Information, ouI
commodore, Capt. Jones. turned The ship
and followed the brig, which having COR
tinued her way, was already al some aF
lance. Our squadron soon reached oeI
and having again sent boat on oo'l,
brought her captain, who repeated TO on
Commodore the bad treatment be badn'
ceived from the Turks. He also rea's',
that the preceding evenings parry o. ut
Greeks had taken two lire ships. lunI
combustlbIes, with which they had aImea
at setting fire to the two admiral snps ',
the Turkish feet; and that only one "
them had succeeded; that this had peer
80 we'll executed, that 10 lew mnue
the ship, being that of the Captain faena
was in blaze, and had been blown up
and that was the explosion when Hs
heard the preceding night. II was sos
eighty gun ship, with a crew OF 1VH
men. of which abou; 800 were sdveu, ~ y
rest having been blown TO atoms WIN n ~
ship. The captain. who gave tnIs ~" ts
nation, was then carried on board o. W
brig. Shortly previous, the boals Oh ~
SQUADRON picked up several fragments
the vessel; & among other things a T1 had
titul bed quilt, which il was suppose shrI
belonged to the Captain Pacha, anu J, ~ m;ob
our Commodore, experimenting II d ,u'I
communicate the plague, oldelea~
thrown overheard. II was picked wv
gain by the Non.uch. The Ontario p'.o
ed up a trunk OF clothes. From bs% Wv
wind. our squadron remained seyersl ~!
in sight of The Turkish fleet, ana cOu o,t
SO sail. The next day l9tb) ses ,,,, q,
GELS Of the ship which had been oivs' ui.
such as her mainmast, yards,, spsI ,de,
ces OF the hall, and several deau lib .,tk
were discovered. This happeneaa ' NAV
Island of Scio. where the Turks ns ..,.,ia
sacred the population, without d'sli a'.ss
Of are or sex: and had burnt Tue W.. s,lsi /,
and syerv Thing they could had. I ,.J
lard appeared extremely ven a. GUS Tefsi
Every evening smoke and na ~. ;oh,b
perceived. which arose from ins an an lbe Il
tan,s who had saved themsesismes 3 'hep
mountains, (lor thai Island is iui y o.. y lrOa
lighting fires as signals Tor suceo ..;o =
the Greeks, who were 10 pos - ,;sr 0
the other islands Of mytIlens, y a.st re
them. The eoth and gist, out !sh .u" ~.
NAMED in view of the Turkish 4 s Se;a~
between The Islands OF lpsera s .",e pal
The first OF these islands ~ VIII INF b
of the Greek fleet is statIonsuii, in n eea
vessels were lew and very r. s MA ,iIbOe
parison with those otthe IuIks ..isa, b
these last seemed very nucn 4 'enauo,'
Greeks being better sailors ann anu cooke
ders. On the 2gd our squaSG, She u
nc:5er Austrian merchant snip. - sOote
from Leghorn &c days, ana -, ne slbr
nothing on her passage .un .sI spebars,
squadron arrived al Smyrna, sssd osJy Fs
At the Mole, where it rema,nsS Al ht S
s s0p ,he ss's, d;ssssped Il. s.sf'ss
and on Abe "a ofJuly proceseoassss w.. opp
"a. Remained there apopl VIZ