According
to the Government morning newspaper decided the French government to continue
their actions against Constantine. There was still not an agreement with
Achmet-bey dealing with the reign over Algiers. Achmet suddenly changed his
opinions probably while he heard of the departure of the Turkish fleet from
Constantinople towards Tunis. He expected presumably that this fleet had
soldiers and arms for him on board. The French government send the squadrons
commanded by the admirals Gallois and Lalande to sea with the orders to demand
the return of the Turkish fleet and to use if necessary violence to obtain this
target. The Turkish fleet commanded by the Kapudan pasha existed of 3 ships of
the line, 3 frigates and 6 corvettes.
