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Thursday 17 October 2019

The French and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 3 May 1827

Frankfurt, 28 April. The French admiral de Rigny returned some days before 13 March at Smyrna, coming back from his cruising in the Archipelago where he captured 18 mistieken.
Constantinople, 26 March. The fleet which was to depart within short time was destined for the island Syra to capture this island. Syra was the main market of Greece and the Archipelago for victuals and stores.