The Sardinian navy according to Niles’ Weekly register dated 14 December 1822

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.

P. 231: “Sardinia. The king is fitting out a squadron of 2 ships of the line, 2 frigates and two small vessels, ostensibly to protect the commerce of his states against the Barbary powers but the Spanish politicians aver that his real design corresponds with that of France, in keeping up her armament on their frontier and a squadron on their coast.”

Source

Niles’ Weekly register. Volume XXIII or volume XI of the new series. Baltimore.