Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-04-25
olulne L.

Of Egypt The number OF Europeans row,
here aud Mssolongh with the army does net exceed
thirty and am Informed that there not more than
double that number all Ge'hcr in the M"rea. lbahim
Pacha is sad to pay lic attention them, and in no inc
believe followed heir adv ce, even Of his chief
engineer, iee Colonel liomey Neapoltan. Their
pay varies from seven hundred Thousand pases
onh, with vaions far no AID servant which undoub
teddy their chef ndnocmen 10 enter the service Of the
facha Of Egyp' Some OF these Europeans in tho
frs instance joined the Greeks; but getting Fay and
receiving ltreatmen' and abuse qu ted their service in
disgust. Since they have joined the Eg, ans they have
been regularly paid and never go into battle.
Nautical skill may truly be said not TO exist among the
Turks and any who has had he good fortune to have
sailed u,h Inc s;!ad which accompanied fleet az
be time Of 30, apales expedition TO Egypt s thought
very Nelson N,h such il is matter of surprise how
The Turks manage to navigate all but the fact is, that
the vessel is saied and s,eertd by Europeans. while the
fighting part belongs exclusively to the Turks have
been lold and, from VIVA, haze seen, can easily be-
ieve 'hs lie confusion board Turkish vessel is abso
imtey ridiculous. One-haf If the are, perhaps, horri-
Big sick sprawlns about the deck while the her
a pulling ropes, OF which they have no know LEDGE
me Cla"uses ae seen running ne ana mere pa'ha1o
ling wight and lefi, and forcing HE men to their duty ln
iderd The way Nhch the sailors are taught to handle and
know the different ropes S. as was Informed, quite on
pa with the Of the system. Vegetables, pipes, pieces
CLOTH Sc attached tn the rigging and the cordages
ard then the command is gwen haul up the long pipes
lei 20 tie cabbage" &c After the news known Of
he distraction # fine ship Of by the fire ships OF
tie Green's, the panic that seized The crew IF TURKISH
vessel he preach Of eek one was excessive
Sailors ON hOattl these haze old that nothing could
coed The scene d ntu.on Tie guns fired without
am, I'D of,en on III srle which the enemy not
lie men were ng here ard there. cfeIstng and
ung; many pr paring'u mp owe boa d, and others
abs ,lrev dn! so. fac N, hes f times. there is
hiile q icpiue bu such iupc there !; none II
Mas the k,,rweg IL t ha crholde 'ol tie small Greek
vessels approach i r.iirt 5t heavy armed
Iurklst gris4 Is aih peicct npunity Gieek vessel
ugce anpro9ceds r. sa aeasy lr.gate 81 close that he
a. chni The IL clul huil I palt q the rga
giug tie torner III neiat h!tr one ad 'he oiher
an as Dd senaugi= theu-eves; the Greek not
liking such chs Snsilcrs, aid He EGk takcg his enemy
10 be fire - ~ No single siGl us i'cd. The LOO
itac Greek arr! NGciefae be 1est abuse on
lie Turk apd Mahoi,eii s,c lie grave IN K, On lie
cher side, mrrs} shook his trEet ana Invited hun &c
Fight it hatl hand gingle bfnadii1e trom an
I,uio,ean, Of half he gis Of M nj 81 tile urS would
nave blow the Greek ent Of toe water.
1hes. hoMrve., ecu ted 2. me beginning oi ne
rev, utlom. Both the, pauic her thorough Nant OF
Skill have been bettet by @rleace aud ~ more nan
one instance single Turkish vessel hes fought IFS way
/, through a Whole 6 eek squadron
The Eiceroy OF Egypt, for some years past has been
gradually ircreas his naval force, and his fleet nos cone
,,st, of at least sixty vessels ct of these, x
are fiigat which have been chiefly built in private dock
Yards Nurseries, Leghon and Trieste; the others con-
SIS of corvees briggs and schoones and, with Few eX-
ceptons, he Mole OF these vessels of very superior
class, and in excellent order In action, and the manage
n,en of Their vessels the Egyptians have proved hema
selves infinitely superior to the Constan'ino lie Turks but
this, dcb, is owing in great measure TO the fact OF
their being macy reign in The Flceroy's servcep
4 who form part Of the crew of each vessel