An item referred to the newspaper of Smyrna dated 30 July dealing with the great fire which harassed that town destroying hundreds of houses. At that moment was the Austrian admiral Bandiera there present with the frigate Venere (1), corvette Lipsia (2) and the goelette Aurora (3). He responded with sending 200-300 sailors on shore to give support where necessary. The men were continious replaced by fresh men.
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1. Oak-built, laid down at Venice in 1813, transferred from Italy to Austria in 1814, building continued in 1825, launched on 12 June 1832, renamed Venus in 1849, sold to be broken up in 1872, dimensions 47,0 x 11,9 metres, a measurement of 1.070-1,570 tons, an armament of 12-50 and a crew numbering 140-320 men.
2. Oak-built, launched as the brig Emo on 3 June 1846 at Venice, Austria, rebuilt as corvette 1827, renamed Lipsia, possessed by Venetian rebels as Independencia in 1848-1849, renamed Leipzig in 1849, sunk as blockship in 1859, broken up in 1860, dimensions 34,5 x 9,1 metres, measurement 450 tons, an armament of 16-25 guns and a crew numbering 168 men.
3. Oak-built, transferred from Italty to Austria in 1814, broken up in 1844, dimensions 25,6 x 6,3 metres, an armament of 10 guns and a crew of 43 men.
