1827: Britain and the Mediterranean Captain Sir Laughton Peto, recently engaged to Matthew Hervey\'s sister, is sailing his mighty line-of-battle ship towards Navarino Bay, and war with the Turks.. 1827: Britain and the Mediterranean Captain Sir Laughton Peto, recently engaged to Matthew Hervey\'s sister, is sailing his mighty line-of-battle ship towards Navarino Bay, and war with the Turks.