The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-02
GREECE, &c.
LONDON. Nov.


At the last date Admiral Codrington was
at Zante, repairing the damages of his
smaller vessels,-the larger ones having
gone to Malta to repair; where it is said,
all the large ships can be remasted and re-
paired. The Gloucester of "A guns, Capt.
Horton, is ordered to sail from Sheerness
for the Archipelago.
Tho rrooaatiaaa t0l.oa by Admiral Cod
rington to stop the sailing Of all vessels till
after the despatch vessels sent to the Oar
danelles were well on their way, had the eff
feet intended. 1t is added, that Admiral
de Rigny had made an arrangement with
the consuls at Smyrna, that in the event of
any decided rupture taking place, the YES
sci sent with the news should communicate
it by signal before it entered the port, in
order that they might adopt proper meas
ures before the Turks received the infor-
nation.
Che total loss of the Turks in the battle
of Navarin, exceeded 5000. In this battle
Admiral de Rigny highly distinguished him
self. To get into the hottest of it, he shift
ed his flag to the Syrene frigate; and
strong evidence of the exposed situation of
his vessel is given in the fact, that OF %
men severely wounded on board of her, %
49,
had their limbs anputated.
A gentleman who witnessed the battle
of Navarin, says the loss of the Russian
ships was more severe than either the Eng
lish or French, as they were engaged
with, and exposed to the heavy fire of the
land batteries, directed by French renega-
do artillery officers. Their ships were
dreadfully mauled.
The battle of Navarin commenced in the
following manner. A Turkish fireship
was stationed in the way of our feet,
and the Captain of the Dartmouth sent
boat requesting her removal. The boat
was fred into, and the officer killed in the
very act of going up the side. The Dart
mouth having resented this treatment, the
Turkish Captain ran forward, set fire to his
magazine, and blew himself and crew to
atoms.
Navarino, the Pylos of the Ancients, and
the supposed birth place of the venerable
Nestor, is situated on an eminence, and
overlooks the vast harbor of the same name. |
The Turks took it from the Venetians in |
1893. and in 1892 built the citadel, which /
is defended by six bastions. The Russians |
took it in I770 1t is about ten miles from
Modon, and consequently near the most S.
w. point of the Morea.
The French papers are filed with plates |
of the harbor of Navarino, and poetry land |
ing the bravery Of Admiral Codrington and
his Allies.
George Washington Lafayette is can
didate for seat in the French Chamber of
Deputies.
II is stated that the Spanish and Mexican
squadrons have met and fought.
CoNsTANTINorLE, Oct. Is.
Immediately ON the receipt.of despatch
es from Ibrahim Pacha, announcing the
provisional suspension of hostilities of the
both Noy. the Sultan sent an order COM
manding him to execute the first order of
the Porte Ito attack Hydra) but to avoid,
however, coming to "A rupture with the Eu-
ropean squadrons. This is probably cor
rect, and accounts for the attempts made
by the Turks to proceed TO sea before their
crIDplng on the Goth October.
l Other accounts say, that the European
Ministers considered their efforts as hope
less and that the sincere language of the
Austrian and other neutral powers had
made no impression on the Divan, the gen
eral answer of the Refs Effendi to their
notes being -" Leave us to provide for
our own security, and be assured we know
how TO settle our affairs much better than
is supposed"