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 42 MEMOIR OF LIEUT. TUPPER.

The spot on which this desperate encounter took place is called, in modern Greek, Kaloslimionas, which, in English, signifies " The Fair Havens ;" and although its position does not exactly accord with that of the same name laid down in a recent scriptural chart of St. Paul's voyage, still, as the identity of the appellations is so remarkable, as the latitude corres- ponds, and as there is only a slight difference of longitude, it is very possible that the present Kalos- limionas is The Fair Havens mentioned in the twenty- seventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.

" And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria, sailing into Italy, and he put us therein.

"And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone.

" And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea."

That this promising young officer should have fallen by such hands was the more severely felt by his disconsolate family, because, a few months previously, some of its members had it in their power to be of service to the officers and crew of the Greek brig of war, Cimoni, wrecked on Alderney in November, 1825. The commander, Captain Miaulis, son of the celebrated Greek admiral of that name, thus expressed his thanks in a letter on the subject to the Greek deputies in London.

[TRANSLATION.]

"Portsmouth, 1st January, 1826. — Being on the point of quitting England, I consider myself obliged by duty to express the sincere gratitude which I, my officers, and crew,* entertain towards the inhabitants

his departure from the island.
 * Each seaman, besides food and raiment during his stay, received £5 on

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