American squadron fitted out to act against the pirates according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 18 February 1823

New York, 6 January. The nine schooners bought by Captain Porter at Baltimore arrived 25 December 1822 at Norfolk where they will be fitted out. Together with the steamship and a merchant ship bought at New York (which had probably now also arrived at Norfolk) will these ships formed a force strong enough to act against the pirates. Except for the ordinary crews was the flotilla manned with 100 marines. According to the newspaper of Baltimore would the threat by the pirates by ended within short time if everything went well and had the assurance firms other concerns to worry about.