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Friday, 3 May 2019

The Turkish and Egyptian navies according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 31 August 1839

From Marseille came 23 August tidings from Syria dated the 11th that Turkish-Egyptian squadrons anchored the 7th off Alexandria. The 5th arrived a Turkish steamboat with the aide-de-camp of admiral Roussin demanding in name of the 5 European powers the returning of the Turkish fleet.