An American naval officer supplied the list to this magazine. The navy of Tunis consisted that year of: 2 gabarras armed with 28-18 pdrs and 20-18 lb. carronades, 1 gabarre armed with 28-12 pdrs and 20-18 pdrs, 1 corvette armed with 24-8 pdrs, 1 corvette armed with 18-8 pdrs, 2 xebecques armed with 26-8 pdrs and 8-24 pdrs, 1 xebecque , of said force laid up, 1 xebecque armed with 14-6 pdrs, 1 xebecque armed with 12-6 pdrs, 1 xebecque armed with 12-?pdrs, 1 brig armed with 18-8 pdrs, 1 schrooner armed with 16-6 pdrs 1 schooner armed with 819 lb carronades and 2 long 6 pdrs, 1 schooner armed with 8-6 pdrs, 1 schooner with 2-8 pdr 4-4 pdrs, 1 schooner armed with 2-6 pdrs and 4-4 pdrs, 5 small latteen vessels, 2 armed with 2-4 pdrs, 1 armed with 2-6 pdrs and 2-4 pdrs, 1 armed with 2 8 pdrs and 4 6 pdrs, 80 gun boats armed with 1 gun each, namely 12 pdrs, 18 pdrs and 24 pdrs, 4 gunboats armed with 2 guns each, 1-24pdr and 1-6 pdr, 1 bombard armed with 1 mortar only, 1 bombard armed with 1 mortar and 2-4 pdrs, 1 old corvette armed with 20-8 pdrs, 1 large frigate building, nearly planked up. Totally 108 vessels with 413 guns.
Source
H. Biglow and Orville Luther Holley. The American monthly magazine and critical review, volume 1, p. 220, July 1817
Source
H. Biglow and Orville Luther Holley. The American monthly magazine and critical review, volume 1, p. 220, July 1817
