Frankfurt, 25 June. The Ionian bark Ste. Catharina arrived after 4 days coming from Sta. Maura at Corfu send with letters by major Temple, British resident of that island for lord supreme commissary Fredrik Adam. A Turkish brig of war had entered at St. Maura and was pursued by the Greek steamship Karteria. After waiting for 24 hours reminded Hasting commanding officer of the Karteria that due to the neutrality regulations the Turkish warship wasn’t to say any longer in the port and had to be sent away. Temple answered that Hastings first had to go to a position one mile distance of the port before the Turkish brig was send away. Hastings refused this and wanted to burn the Turkish ship in the port if she was allowed to stay there. Temple asked Adam how to react further.
Greek newspapers published a report of Hastings’ expedition against the Turkish ships off Volo. The Greek squadron burnt 3 Turkish ships while disabling a fourth one. According to Hastings were his men very brave and disciplined.
London, 26 June. The British HMS Ganges (1) commanded by vice admiral Otway departed around 20 April from Rio Janeiro towards the Plata river.
Sources
J.J. Colledge/B. Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
David Lyon/Rif Winfield. The Sail & Steam navy list. All the ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. London, 2004.
Ruttonjee Ardeshir Wadia. The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders. 2004.
Note
1. 84-gun 2nd rate ordered 4 June 1816, laid down at the Bombay dockyard 13 March 1819 (according to Lyon May 1819), launched 10 November 1821, commissioned 7 January 1823 after arrival in England, training ship May 1865, renamed Tenedos III 21 June 1906, renamed Indus V 13 August 1901 and renamed Impregnable III 12 October 1922, sold to be broken up 31 August 1929, dimensions 196’5” (Wadia 199’6½”) x 52 (Wadia 51’6½”), displacement 3.594 tons and 2.248 tons builders measurement. Building costs £ 74.498/. (Lyon excluded the £ 30.323 for fitting her out). When she departed for England she took a duplicate frame to become the Indus. Built while using the Canopus-design (the French prize Le Franklin) but with a round stern. According to Lyon the original dimensions were 160’2 5/8” (keel)-193’10” (gundeck) x 51’5¼”x 22’6” and a builders measurement but which became after modifying 196’1½”x 52’4½”x 22’6”.
