Frankfurt, 10 February. The newspaper Spectateur Oriental of Smyrna dated 20 December 1826 published a news item dealing with the next incident. The brig of war Zebra commanded by captain Williams was recently during the night attacked by a Greek mistiek in the waters off Cape d’Oro. The Greek thought she was a merchant ship and fired some riffle shots. Williams let the mistiek approach and gave her a full broadside. As there came no reaction she was believed to be sunk. The French ship l’Amphitrite, destined from Marseille towards Canen was 26 November near the island Candia attacked and plundered by 4 mistieken while her crew was severely ill-treated.
Sources
J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
Ruttonjee Ardeshir Wadia. The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders. 2004.
Note
1. A 18-gun brig sloop of the Cruizer-class laid down at the Bombay dockyard 9 November 1814 and launched 18 November 1815 with a builder’s measurement of 385 tons, wrecked 2 December 1840 in the Levant. Buildings costs Rs. 60.542 or £ 6.618.
Sources
J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
Ruttonjee Ardeshir Wadia. The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders. 2004.
Note
1. A 18-gun brig sloop of the Cruizer-class laid down at the Bombay dockyard 9 November 1814 and launched 18 November 1815 with a builder’s measurement of 385 tons, wrecked 2 December 1840 in the Levant. Buildings costs Rs. 60.542 or £ 6.618.
