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Sunday, 6 October 2013

The Egyptian, French and Greek navies according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 January 1827

Paris, 25 January. According to tidings from Lisbon dated 10 January arrived yesterday from Brest the beautiful French frigate le Surveillante after a voyage of 4 days. On board was Mr. de Gabriac, French ambassador for Rio Janeiro. She was to depart within 2 days
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Geneva, 18 January. Mr. Eynard sends some extracts of tidings to the newspaper Waadlandschen Courant. Colonel von Heideck wrote that he arrived after a difficult voyage at Navarino 5 December together with the American frigate [the Hellas]. The Egyptian fleet which they successful escaped from had a strength of 75 ships, loaded with stores but no troops for Ibrahim. Admiral Miaulis took command of the frigate and departed towards Porto. Letters from Navarino reported the arrival of the with victuals loaded ships Bernardaki, Mancini, Lazzarini, Paard Pegasus, Waakzame and another ship from Zante.