Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-25
SELECTIONS from. lde Englishtpapsrs.
RATTLE OF NAVARIN.

When Capt. Bathurst was !a"l III oto aSeII
his wounds h d bees: d esscd, az i"uhd hisAies
r an uneasy pos'uorj De therefore ea'ed 10
The Surgeon. and requ:sed him II move the
Ii rb, saying, IN a ton" o. apoloSv"i III ii','
f ipety JUS, now--hut hope You'll excuse IT..
When Cap,a:n Moore was brought down
wounded. Can't. Bathurst, recognising h,a voice,
excl.im d, sAh! Moo.e, is tEat you" Yes
said CAPT. Moor, I'm wounded. 'Ah, re-
Mi dCa,t Bathurst 'fortrne de guerre
Cant. Davie>, "f The Rose, w"ose bravery
and exrrr,uess IN rxta ing French vess !
from Turkish fire ship was noticed, was III
The chains If h. fir ship al Tho moment she
blew uD. and was actually blown from her Inte
hi, own boat, without receiving any consldera-
bic lnury.
W. regret to state, that Ill, the marine,
whose coolncss al III, moment OF losing both
bi> arms ". nulced, dir, a, The Naval Hospl-
tai. Stop, h.usc, t on Tuesday morning, IN
cuns.uuenc, Of hi, wounds. he was about 2l.
The following Characteristic arecdotr OF this
br " fellow is worth rtla'rg:- After the Ia
,iru.s o. the ectiun, one OF the 9th eis oil the
Genoa Law down TO rest himself or the chest on
which poor mul,iaed Iii was sitting. Pre-
srn;Iy he was aroused by hearing some one
near him singing. aud recognizing the voice,
nr exclaimed with surprise, What. Hill! Is
that Won singing? 'Ys SIR answered liiII,
| am trying what Car do at ballad singing,
now l',e osr my arms.
As The pur,er Of the B'isk was assisting the
SUI gron in dressing an ampu'atioh III tne zap
tain's cabin, shot struck If h 9 head, and shat
tered j. t. pieces Some # the sp!lnlrrs wound.
ed the surgeon in the head * entered the wound
he was in tie &C, Of dressing.
marine ON board Of the Genoa had one oil
MS arms OF IF in the heat OF the action. lie
coil, took up tie severed arm and laid 1t on
he Shelf piece over him, saying, There's an
example Tor you al.
The following letter is from Correspondents,
who was in the cion, on board tue Albl"n:-
:! ,hink about p. m. the Asia rang'G up
close alongside of the Turkish ADMIRAL, and let
20 her anchor. Beautiful, ma jes!ic, and t'ar'
| less then did the Cross Of ST. George boat a.
l,ppnde The Crrscen, and Star. So hne ship
is the Asia, that it rendered il the more impos'
inc On we came, the Genoa, very pretty
shtp. anchoring alongside # her opponent
Not breath was heard We passed on, and
SO still was the scene, that w heard The Com
mandcr oil the ASA Gan old i2ma'e win me
, in the Vigo) give word to tue mrn Turing Inc
| sails. ~, low tone of VOICE, Down TO your
onar.ers.' At his time W. did not anticipate
IN action Unaware Of their real force, we sa"
fr;gatrs Ill arnund, but SO few liners that W.
imagined our own force Overwhelming. "A
last the Albion came on The situation OF TIT
Turks mad been changed and our opponen
was missing The maser at the helm SAID u
Capr. Ommanney, Which sh- Ill lay her along
side Of, Sir?' The largest you can h"d, wa
he reply, and we shall be sure OF the RICH
one The comparatively dminuuve Ainio'
anchored between an 81 md double decke'
friga.r % ga guns Jus, as our anchor wa
gone, was called to see the Turkish irlgat
close ~, with her guns positively loaded 81
completely up to the muzzlss, that distinetl