P.12: “The Turkish navy is at present not so contemptible as it was. In the
first place, they have a larger ship than the Britannia, a three-decker, (our
flag-ship in the Mediterranean), and still more extraordinary, it was built by
a Turk: they have also many others which in good hands would be very
serviceable. It seems, however, to be a sort of maxim with them, that any one
can be a sailor: the captain-pasha, for instance, was a shoemaker ; and it is
no exaggeration to say, that out of fourteen hundred of the crew of the
admiral's ship, only forty had been regularly brought up to the service, the
others being landsmen, driven in a moment of necessity on board, or sent there
from
p.13: the bagnios of Constantinople. Having no bulk heads, their vessels are always ready for action; but their guns being without sights, their batteries can be directed to no effect.”
Source
Thomas Alcock. Travels Russia, Persia, Turkey and Greece 1828-1829. London, printed 1831. Digitized by Google
p.13: the bagnios of Constantinople. Having no bulk heads, their vessels are always ready for action; but their guns being without sights, their batteries can be directed to no effect.”
Source
Thomas Alcock. Travels Russia, Persia, Turkey and Greece 1828-1829. London, printed 1831. Digitized by Google
