The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-26
WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER %, 1927.

flre Of musketry at the fre-ship, in order t.
cover its boats. Almost at the same min.
ute, the Syrene was yard-aTm and yard
arm with the Egyptian double-banked frig
ate the Esnina. Admiral de Rigny hailec
4 IL with a speaking saying, that i
1t did not fire, he would not fire at it. Al
1 the same instant, two cannon-shot were
tired from one of the vessels which were
a-stern of the Syrene. on board of which
man was killed the otner appeared to
be directed against the Dartmouth The
battle now began.
! 1t is to be observed that almost at the
same time that this was passing at the en-
trance, Admiral Codrington sent boat to-
wards the vessel bearing the Admiral's
flag, and that the English pilot was killed,
Dy musket-shot, on board the boat with
the flag of truce.
The battle soen became general. The
I Russian vessels had to support the fire of
the ports, which only began to fire upon
the fifth vessel, which was the Trident
AT five O'Clock in. the afternoon the first
4aaae OF tho 'sarlze l.a14s1,y.<-i. the Shnc
of the line and cut-down frigates sunk ana
burned; the remainder ran upon the coast.
where the enemy themselves set fire to
| them.
| Of this formidable armament there re-
main afioat only about 20 corvettes and
briggs, and even these are abandoned.
Thus has been fulfilled the threat held
out to Ibrahim, that if cannon was fired
on the allied flags the fate of the whole
| fleet would be at stake.
! Ibrahim was not present: for tbs fort
night past he has been laying waste the
Morea, roofing up the olives, vines, fig
trees, &c.
Our squadron had 43 killed and III
wounded. Capt. dc la Bretonniere was
slightly wounded. Our squadron has suf-
fered great damage. Two of our ships of
the line are obliged to return to Toulon, to
repair their raasts; the Syrene in particu-
lar has sustained great injury; its main
and mizen masts are shot away, the two
lower yards and the main topsail yards are
shot awav, and she has six shot between
wind and water.
The Trident is going to Smyrna, to
meet the Junon, the Pomone, and the other
light vessels, to supply the wants of the
moment. and to expect new directions.
The English corvette, the Rose, has
| gone to Smyrna, whence co1rlers will be
( despatched to Constantlnople, to announce
this important event. Captain Reverseux,
of the Pomone, had instructions to protect
the French subjects.
Some days before the battle, Admiral
de Rigny had intimated to the French,
who were employed on board Ibrahim's
feet, that the mode of warfare recently
adopted by the Turks, and the violation OF
his word by Ibrahim, authorized him to
call upon them to quit that service. Only
one of them did not consider the occasion
sufficiently urgent to obey this summons
; 1t is not known whether he pefsevered.
- Hl.e-y.ts. as>sss- had before it for some
hours dreadful scene; conceive $50 ship.
OF war, of all rates, firing in a narrow ba-
sin IN triple line; the burning of some
and the explosion which ensued.
When the first frigate, yard arm to yard
arm with our vessels, took fire and blew
up, the Syrene was so near astern, that its
mizen-mast fell on that frigate, which was
soon followed by the .main-mast