all boat close to them and do their business. Mr. Hane
announces to me that your lordship proposes coming up to Corinth, in
which case I will do myself the honour of waiting upon you, and
receiving your further orders. I have despatched a gunboat to General
Church to inform him of your intention, and to bring him here if he
wishes to confer with your lordship.

I have the honour to be, &c.,

F. A. HASTINGS.

XXI.

_Karteria_, Loutraki, Oct. 14th, 1827.

MY LORD,

Mr. Hane writes me that the Turkish fleet is off Patras. From time to
time I have received vague accounts of vessels off there, but nothing
certain. I shall fortify myself either here or at the port on the other
side, under the village of Pera ora--I think the latter. I want fuzes
for shells. A box was sent (I suppose in mistake for fuzes), but it
contained blue lights. Pray give an officer an order to send me at least
five hundred fuzes. In my last to your lordship I mentioned of what
service rockets would be to us as means of attack on the enemy's vessels
at the Castles; they will be of no less service as weapons of defence.
Pray, my lord, let me have as large a quantity as possible. I understood
you were coming to Corinth, which has detained me here, or I would by
this have been at the other end of the Gulf to gain information, and see
after the brig, for I fear Thomas is not too prudent. I have just been
informed that much cannonading was heard in the quarter of Lepanto the
day before yesterday. I hope no misfortune has befallen him. I have the
two gunboats and one mistico out to bring me information, and I can
receive nothing. Pray let me have the rockets.

I have the honour to be, &c.,

F. A. HASTINGS.

XXII.

_Karteria_, Port Strava, Gulf of Lepanto,
Oct. 17th, 1827.

MY LORD,

Not having received any orders from your lordship, I am still in the
Gulf. In consequence of an order from your lordship to Captain Thomas, I
despatched the _Sauveur_ on the 7th inst., and sent the gunboat
_Philhellene_ with her with letters to General Church, and orders to
wait and bring me information how the _Sauveur_ got past the Castles;
for I was a good deal anxious on her account, and should have gone
myself to give her any assistance in case of need, but that I understood