Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-27

are copies or extracts, nave ueeh this
day received at this Office, addressed to
Joba Wilson Croker, Esq by Vice Ad.
n1iral sir Edward Codrington, X G b,
Commander in Chief of his Majesty
ships in the Mediterranean.
His .Majss,y's ship fsid, in the Port
of .NaUar,Bo, October ~, 1927.
Sal have the honor of informing
his Royal Hishness the Lord High Ad-
uirai. tina, my colleagues, Count HEY
den and Cbevalier de RIgny, having
agreed with me that we should come in
t. this poIt, in order to induce ibrahlm
Paeha to discontinue the brutal war OF
exterminatlon, which re has been car.
rytnr or since his return here from has
failure 10 the Gulph OF Patras, the com
binad souadrons passed the batteries IN
order to take up their anchorage, at a
bout two o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Turkish ships were moored IN
the form of crescent, with springs on
their cables. the larger ones presenting
their broadsides towards tue centres thr
smaller ones IN succession within them,
filing % the intervals.
The combined fleet was formed in the
order of sailing in two columns, the
British and French forming the weather
or starboard line, aud the Russian the
lee line.
Tue Asia led in, followed by the Ge'
noa and Albion, aud anchored close a
longsde ship Of the line, bearing the
flag Of the Capitana Bey, another ship OF
the line, and large double banked fri
gate each, they having their proper op'
poneni in the front line Of the Turkish
feet The four ships to windward, par,
Of the Egyptian squadron, were alloi
ted to the squadron OF Rear Admiral de
Rigny; ADD those to leewsrG, in the
blight of the crescent, we're to mark the
stations OF the whole Russian squad
ron; the ships of their line closing those
ofths English line, aud being followed
up bg their own frigates. Ths French
frigate armide was directed to place
herself alongside the outmost frigate, on
the left hand entering the harbour; ana
the Cambrsn, Glasgow, and Talbot
next to her, and breast OF the Asia,
Genoa, and Albion, the Dartmouth and
the Musquto, the Rose, the Brisk. and
the Pnilomei. were TO look after SIX fire
vessels at the entrance OF the harbor |
gave orders that no gun should be fired
unless guns we've first fired by the Turks,
and those orders we've stViotly observed.
TIE three English ships were accor-
dinghy permtted to pass the batteries to
moor, as they did with great rapldisy.
without an, act of open hostility, al
though there was evident PREPARATION for
il in all the Turkish ships; but upon the
Dartmouth sending boat to one Of the
fire vessels, Lieut. G.. w. III. Fitzroy
and several of her crew were shot with
musketry. This produced defensive
fire of musketry from the Dartmouth
and La Syrene, bearing the flag Of
Rear ADMIRAL de Riguey; that was sue
ceeded by cannon shot at the Rear Ad-
miral from one of the Egg, ptan ships,
which. of course, brought on return,
and thus very shortly afterwards the bat
lie became general. The Asia, although
placed alongside tho ship of the Capata-
nj Bey, was even nearer to that OF NO
harem Bey, the Commander of the f.
pvptian ships; and since his ship did
not fire at the Asia, although the action
was begun to windward, neither did the
Asia fire at her. The latter indeed sent
a message shat he would not fire at
an,'' and therefore no hostility took
place betwixt our two ships, for some
time after the Asia had returned the fire
OF the Captain Bey.
Ia the mean time, however, our ex
cellent. pilot, Mr.. Peter Mitchell, who
went to interpret to Moharem my de
sire to avoid bloodshed, was killed by
hispeople ia our boat alongside. Wheth
er with or without bis orders | know
not; but his ship soon afterwards fred
into the Asia, and was consequently
effectualy destroyed by the Asia's fire,
sharing the fate of his brother Admiral
on the starboard, side, and falling to
leeward a mere wreck. These ships
being out of the way, the Asia became
exposed to a raking FIRE from vessels in
the second ADD third line, which carried
away her mizen mast By the board, dis
abled some of her guns, and killed and
wounded several of The crew. This
narration ofthe proceedings Of the Asia
would probably be equally applicable TO
most Of the other ships Of the fleet. The
manner in which the Genoa and Albion
&ooIy tha;r Statious uaS heautifui. and