According to an item dated Copenhagen 14 February reported tidings from St. Petersburg that in the spring a considerable Russian squadron would depart from Kronstadt and Revel to capture the most by Greek Christians inhabited islands in the Archipelago and further more to blockade the Dardanelles where the Russian fleet which was fitted out in the Crimea that area would control.
It was certain that the Porte would act while sending the strong naval force which she now possessed to sea. These ships were mostly of well French and Swedish design and the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte wouldn’t refuse to help the captain pasha with experienced naval officers.
It was certain that the Porte would act while sending the strong naval force which she now possessed to sea. These ships were mostly of well French and Swedish design and the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte wouldn’t refuse to help the captain pasha with experienced naval officers.
