ured there was
not, or I would not have attempted the attack, knowing that in our
warfare their holds are not to be thus taken. Seeing no reasonable hope
of succeeding, I ordered a retreat; and having repassed by the way we
entered, found General Church's detachment lying flat in the bottom of
their boats out of gun-shot. To say that my officers, Captain Hane,
M.A., and Lieutenant Falanga, also M. Fabricius, commanding the gunboat
_Helvetia_, accompanied me, is to commend them for their accustomed zeal
and gallantry. I cannot conclude without mentioning the name of
Chrysanto, who, after having aided at Vasiladhi, was with me here in his
own boat, and displayed much courage. He had one man wounded, the only
loss we sustained. Perceiving that Anatolico was not to be taken by us;
that General Church's troops were (without provisions) somewhere in a
marsh, where our boats could not get to embark them, and that they might
have marched on the mainland close to Anatolico; being without
provisions in this ship, and seeing no possibility of rendering any
service by remaining longer before Vasiladhi, I returned to this port to
provide for our immediate wants, and in the hopes of meeting Dr. Gosse,
and procuring from him some funds for the maintenance of my crew, which
I think your lordship will see the necessity of providing me with, as I
have not received more than two thousand dollars during five months, and
I have latterly been maintaining this ship in provisions and fuel,
besides furnishing money and provisions to the gunboat and flotilla
inside Vasiladhi.

I have the honour to be, &c.,

F. A. HASTINGS.

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LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING
CROSS.

Transcriber's note:

The following typographical errors were corrected:

* Chapter VII, page 25: "intrusted" changed to "entrusted"
* Appendix, letter IX, page 380: "vessel," changed to "vessel."

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