Trieste, 24 June. Tidings coming from Zanted dated until the 15th reported
that the ships of Ibrahim Pasha after the ‘burning’ of 12 May fled towards
Candia. The Greek Miaulis pursued that day the Turkish ships which fled into
all directions and was now also in the waters of Candia and joined Sachturi who
defated the Captain Pasha off Zea. The latter fled to Canea.
London. 5 July. The governor of Gibraltar, the count of Chatham arrived last
Thursday at Portsmouth with the frigate HMS Tribune.(1) The newspaper of Lisbon dated 12 June reported that the Portuguese brig
Hordo Despique master dom Pinto dos Santos Arango left Gibraltar towards Para
20 May. The 14th May she anchored the 14th off Oporto where she loaded a cargo
on board without visiting the consulate. So when she passed Ponto do Carneiro
after leaving Gibraltar s a Spanish cruiser of Algeziras stopped and brought
her into Gibraltar while she had hoisted the Brazilian flag. The Spanish
claimed that this was an unknown flag and she was still at Gibraltar 11 June.
Paris. 5 July. From Cadiz came tidings dated 27 May that there been a fight
of almost 50 minutes in the Strait of Gibraltar the 24th between the French
aviso le Lévrier (2), armed with 2-6pdrs and 6 swivels and 2 other armed vessels.
Finally the two unidentified by probably pirates fled to Cape Spartel and the
French vessel continued her voyage via Cape Trafalgar towards Cadiz.
Sources
J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
J. Vichot. Repertoire des navires de guerre français. Paris, 1967.
Notes
1. 36-gun 5th rate, launched at Parsons, Bursledon 5 July 1803, refitted as
a 24-gun 6th rate, dimensions 137 x 38’5” and a builder’s measurement of 884
tons. Wrecked near Tarragona 1839.
2. A
former Spanish chebeq, in service 1823-1833.
