Madrid, 24 February. The newspaper Gaceta dated 22 February published tidings coming from Havana dated 7 January. According to this news admiral Laborde immediately departed with 2 frigates, 1 brigantine and a 4th ship when he got the tidings that a small Mexican squadron was sighted off Cape San Antonio.
Frankfurt, 3 March. A tiding from Trieste dated 22 February based on letters from Alexandria dated 25 February mentioned the arrival of a Sicilian ship some days earlier coming from Navarino. The master reported that the situation there wasn’t changed. The squadron commanded by the Kapudan Bey of 20 ships departed towards the Dardanelles instead of joining the Egyptian fleet. Off Citries in the Gulf of Calamata was a large Greek ship with some mistieken anchored protected by a recently built fort armed with 12 guns. The ship recently defeated a Turkish corvette.
Frankfurt, 3 March. A tiding from Trieste dated 22 February based on letters from Alexandria dated 25 February mentioned the arrival of a Sicilian ship some days earlier coming from Navarino. The master reported that the situation there wasn’t changed. The squadron commanded by the Kapudan Bey of 20 ships departed towards the Dardanelles instead of joining the Egyptian fleet. Off Citries in the Gulf of Calamata was a large Greek ship with some mistieken anchored protected by a recently built fort armed with 12 guns. The ship recently defeated a Turkish corvette.
