A tiding from Smyrna 15 July 1767 of two-22 gun French navy chebecqs coming from back from their cruising in the Archipelago for refreshments and victuals. Despite the fact that the plague cases in this town increased came the commanding officers la Clue and Flauzergue and a part of the crews around the 500 men on land and were they received by the French consul. The Captain Basha departed on 27 June with his squadron of two ships of the line, one frigate, four galleys and some galliots towards the Archipelago.
