London, 2 October. Extracted from the newspaper of Portsmouth. The corvette Scoutt (1), captain W. Ramsden, arrived Wednesday from the Mediterranean to be unrigged, disarmed and decommissioned. She left Corfu 10th, Zante 15th and Malta 23 August. Apparently returned the peace in the Archipelago and the trade revived again convinced that the Turkish didn’t have to fear for a war and the Greek rebellion in Morea ended. The Inionian islands were protected by British laws and nothing to fear. Off Zante were 6 British ships of different sizes, off Corfu a 18-gun corvette and off Smirna the 48-gun Cambrian (2), 28-gun Medina (3) and 18-gun Racehorse (4). Off Smirna were also some French ships. A letter received at Lloyds dated Gibraltar 10 September mentioned the capture of a small squadron of Tripoli by the Greeks.
Source
J.J. Colledge/Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. The complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present. London, 2006.
Notes
1. The 18-gun brig-sloop Scout of the Cruizer-class, launched at Atkinson, Hull 7 August 1804 and which was sold in 1827 to be broken up.
2. The 40-gun 5th rate Cambrian, launched at Parsons, Bursledon 13 February 1797 and wrecked in the Mediterranean 3 January 1828.
3. The 20-gun 6th rate Medina, launched at Adams, Buckler’s Hard 13 August 1813 and sold to be broken up 1832.
4. The 18-gun brig-sloop Racehorse of the Cruizer-class, launched at Hamilton&Breed, Hastings 17 February 1806 and wrecked 1822.
