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Wednesday 6 November 2019

The Egyptian and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 12 December 1825

Trieste, 29 November. A master who arrived yesterday coming from Alexandria reported that he the 5th together with the Egyptian-Turkish fleet of 132 ships included 15 fire ships and a steamship arrived in the harbour of Navarino. The steamship sailed ahead of the fleet and arrived as first in the harbour. She is made in England. Another steamship despite trials in Alexandria sunk due to a leakage. The fleet transported 8.000 soldiers and 1.500 horsemen, the latter were the same day landed.