Evening star., 1927-10-16

vessels in the second and third lines,
which carried away her mizzen mast
by the board, disabled some of her
guns and killed and wounded several
Of her crew.
This narration OF the proceedings
Of the Asia would probably be equally
applicable to most Of the other ships
of the feet. The manner in which the
Genoa and Albion took their stations
was beautiful, and the conduct Of my
brother admirals, Count Heyden and
the Chevalier de Rigny, throughout
was admirable and highly exemplary.
Capt. Fellowes executed the part
allotted to him perfectly, and, with
the able assistance of his little but
brave detachment, saved the Syrene
from being burnt by the fire vessels.
And the Cambrian, Glasgow and Tai
bot, following the fine example of
Capt. Hugon of the Armide, who was
opposed by the leading frigate of that
line, effectually destroyed their oppo-
Tents and. also silenced the batteries.
This bloody and destructive battle
was continued with unabated fury for
four hours. and the scene of wreck
and devastation which presented it.
self at it's termination was such as
each ship of our opponents become
effectually disabled, such of her crew
as could escape from her endeavored
to set her on fire, and 1t is wonderful
how we avoided the effects of their
successive and awful explosions.
1T is impossible for me to say too
much for the able and jealous assist
ance which derived from Capt. Cur
zon throughout this long and arduous
contest, nor can I say more than it
deserves for the conduct of Comdr.
Baynes and the officers and crew Of
the Asia for the perfection with which
the fire of their guns was directed.
Each vessel in turn to which her
broadside was presented became a
complete wreck.
His royal highness will be aware
that so complete a victory by a few,
however perfect, against an excessive
number, however individually infe-
rior, cannot be acquired but at a con-
siderable sacrifice of life, But
+ viii beg permission to refer his
royal highness for further particu.
lars of this sort to the details Of the
killed and wounded, subject which
it is painful for me to dwell upon.
When l contemplate, as / do with
extreme sorrow. the extent of our loss,
l console myself with the reflection
that the measure which produced the
battle was absolutely necessary for
obtaining the results contemplated by
the treaty, and that it was brought
on entirely by our opponents.
when 1 found that the boasted
Ottoman word of honor was made a
sacrifice to wanton, savage devasta-
ton and that a base advantage was
taken of our reliance on Ibrahim's 3
good faith. own I felt a desire to
punish the offenders. But ii was my
duty to refrain. and refrain / did.
And can assure his royal highness
that I would still have avoided this
disastrous extremity if other means
had been opened to me.
81 inclose for his royal highness'
further informatio a letter from
Capt. Hamilton, descriptive of the pro-
ceedings of Ibrahim Pasha apd the
misery Of the country which he has
devastated; protocol of a conference
which ] had with my colleagues, and
the plan and order for entering the
port, which l gave out in conse.
quence."
THE eventual results of the battle
were far-reaching. The French
government appears to have accepted
the affair with complacency. the Rus
sian with great approval, but the Brit
ish with misgiving.
War with Turkey would have meant
the loss Of Constantinople to Russia,
a risk no British cabinet cared to face.
Therefore, the British ministry. which
had changed since the treaty of Lon
don was signed, sought and finally
found a pretext for the recall of Ad-
miral Codrington. This did not hap
pen, however, until he had gone to
Alexandria and brought about the
withdrawal of the remnant Of the
Egyptian fleet, and the Egyptian army
and a French expeditionary force, un.
der Gen. Maison, had landed in the