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Saturday 10 December 2011

The French, Greek and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 14 April 1826

Constantinople, 11 March. In presence of the grand visor was the 6th a frigate launched. In the arsenal were men busy with the fitting out of the fleet.

Milo, 6 February. Rumours claimed that the ships of Spezzia returned to their island and that sailors demanded from their captains their part in the prizes taken last year. A Greek war goelette with a crew of 40 men was ordered by the provisional government to sail towards the Archipelago to search for the pirates and protectors and to bring them up to Napoli-di-Roma.

Frankfurt, 9 April. Turkish gun sloops attacked with success a monastery at the channel of Poro, Anatolico.

Paris, 10 April. At Toulon was the corvette la Coquille fitted out for a new voyage around the world. The last promoted students of the Polytechnic school will be placed on board. The frigates l’Amazone and l’Armide and the goelette la Béarnaise, supreme command by captain Arnous des Saulsayes, arrived 13 February off Tripoli to demand the Dey to accept the consequences of the treaty. Together with Tunis were some ships flying the papal colours captured. At first the Dey refused any compensation, but after the consul and all French were taken on board and preparations were made for further action was the papal ship returned, 10.600 francs compensation paid and promised no to harass any longer papal ships.