Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-22
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

By the arrival at New-York, Of the ships
VIM. Thompson. and Helen, from Liverpool,
and Bayard, from IIavre, we have advices from
Liverpool to the i7th, London 10 the 10Th. and
Paris b, the 18Th uli. inclusive. The papers
announce the DESTRUCTION OF THE TUR-
KISH FLEET in the harbor Of .vava,ino, by
the .dHied squadrOns Of England. France and
Russia. The following is The official account
Of this occurrence -Mer. Adu.
London Caxetie Extra, If Saturday. Nou 10.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, November 10, 1927.
Dispatches, Of which the follow ing are cop.
les or extracts, have been this day received at
this office, addressed to John Wilson Crocker,
ESQ. by Vice Admiral sir Edward Codrington,
X. T.. B. Command.r-in Chef Of his Majesiy's
ships IN the Mediterranean:
His .Aojesty's ship .dsia. in the Port Of
.Nauarino, October 81, 1927.
SIR,-I have tie honor Of informing his Roy
al Highncss the Lord High Admiral, that my
colleagues, Count Heyden and Chevalier de Rig
ny, having agreed with me that we should como
into this port, in order 10 induce Ibrahim Pacha
to discontinue The brutal war Of determination,
which he has been carrying on since his return
here from his failure in the Gulph Of Patras, the
combined squaJrons passed the batteries, in Or
der TO take up their anchorage, Al about two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The Turkish ships were moored in the form
ola crescent, with springs on their cables, the
larger ones presenting their broadsides towards
the centre, the smaller ones in succession with
in them, filling up the intervals.
The combined feet was formed in the order
Of sailing in two columns the British and French
forming the weather or starboard line, and the
Russian the lee line.
The Asia led in. followed by the Genoa and
Albion. and anchored close alongside a ship Of
the line, bearing the flag Of the Capitana Bey,
! another ship Of the line, and a large double
banked frlgate each, they having their proper
1 opponent in the front line Of the Turkish feet.
The four ships TO the windward, part Of the
Egyptian squadron, were allotted 10 the squad
ron Of Rear.Admiral de Rigny; and those to
leeward in the blight Of the crescent, were to
mark the stations Of the whole Russian squad
ron; the ships Of their line closing those Of the
! English line, and being followed up by their
own ~frigates. The French frigate Armide was
directed 10 place herself alongside the outer
most frigate, on the left hand entering the har-
Dor; and the Csmbrian, Glasgow, and Talbot
next to her, and abreast of the Asia, and AL
b on, the Dartmouth and the Musquito, the
Rose, and Brisk, and the PhiloneI, we've 10
| look aIter SIX IEc tcooCiS NJ ~ " thS
harbor. I gave orders that no gun should be
fred unless guns were first fred by the Turks;
and those orders were strictly observed. The
three English ships were accordingly permitted
10 pass the batteries TO moor, as they did with
great rapidity, without any act Of open HOSTILE
~, although there was evident preparation for
il in all the Turkish ships, but upon the Dart
mouth sending a boat TO one Of the tire vessels,
Lieut.. G. W. II. Filzroy and several Of her
crew were shot with muske'ry. Tins produced
a defensive fire Of m~uskeiry from the Dartmouth
and La Syrene, hearing the flag Of Rear-Ad.
miral de Rigny; that was succeeded by cannon
shot at the Rear Admiral from one Of the r.
pyptian ships, which, of course, brought on a
return. and thus very shortly afterwards the
baltic became general. The Asia. although
placed alongside the ship Of the Capriana Boy,
was oven nearer to that Of Moharem Boy, the
Commander Of the Egyptian ships; and since
his ships did not FIRE at the Asia, although The
action VAS begun 10 the windward. neither did
the Asia Gre nj her. The latter indeed scnt a
message .that be would not Gre At sll," and