Petersburg, 31 March. The commission ordered to investigate how to improve the inland shipping and the new building of merchant ships started immediately. She was composed of the directors of the departments of internal and external affairs, namely Druschnin, Rikow, Kudrawzen and Golunsky. For the new department for building affairs of the department of the navy was general Oppermann appointed. He was personnel responsible for delivering all the rapports to be made by the new department.
London, 14 April. Tidings were received dealing with an affaire between a Turkish warship (sometimes called a frigate) and the British warship Pelikaan off Corfu. The Turkish shot several times at the Pelikaan despite the fact that the latter identified herself. When two of her crewmembers were killed and several wounded shoot the Pelikaan back. After a short fight was the Turkish ship captured, her crew taken prisoner and the ship burnt. Admiral Brown returned from his cruising off the Brazilian coast at Buenos Aires. In a letter dated 6 January from Buenos Aires he described what had happened. He made several prizes and captured the battery San Sebastian on the island St. Catharina. The corvette Chacabuco was left behind for cruising off the Brazilian coast. Admiral Brown deserved the title of hero. With a small schooner he entered the harbour of Buenos Aires despite the Brazilian blockade. He departed the next day with the Republican flotilla towards the Uruguay where a Brazilian flotilla of 19 small ships was lying and blockade now this squadron.
London, 14 April. Tidings were received dealing with an affaire between a Turkish warship (sometimes called a frigate) and the British warship Pelikaan off Corfu. The Turkish shot several times at the Pelikaan despite the fact that the latter identified herself. When two of her crewmembers were killed and several wounded shoot the Pelikaan back. After a short fight was the Turkish ship captured, her crew taken prisoner and the ship burnt. Admiral Brown returned from his cruising off the Brazilian coast at Buenos Aires. In a letter dated 6 January from Buenos Aires he described what had happened. He made several prizes and captured the battery San Sebastian on the island St. Catharina. The corvette Chacabuco was left behind for cruising off the Brazilian coast. Admiral Brown deserved the title of hero. With a small schooner he entered the harbour of Buenos Aires despite the Brazilian blockade. He departed the next day with the Republican flotilla towards the Uruguay where a Brazilian flotilla of 19 small ships was lying and blockade now this squadron.
