Vienna, 31 December 1826. A letter of Alexandria dated 23 November reported the departure that day of the Egyptian expedition, The earlier date of 19th wasn’t correct. She departed towards Candia an Morea consisting of 2 frigates, 6 corvettes, 23 brigs, 2 goelettes and 3 fire ships, altogether 36 warships and 16 Turkish and 26 European transports, altogether 78 ships. The transports were loaded with corn and other victuals. In the night of 29-30 October burnt an Egyptian transport accidentally in the harbour, without saving anything of the valuable cargo. Except for war stores, victuals, guns and a million piasters the ships didn’t have anything else on board. The admiral’s ship was armed with 54 guns and 10 howitzers, the other frigate 60 guns. The corvettes were armed with 22-24 guns and the brigs 16-20 guns, the fire ships were light vessels. Commanding officer of the expedition was Moharrem-bey ordered to bring the stores and victuals towards the army of Ibrahim and return immediately to Alexandria. The expedition arrived 1 December at Navarino. The Austrian corvette Carolina arrived today with a convoy from Smyrna.
Paris, 6 January. From Marseille came tidings dated 1 January that Lord Cochrane returned to that harbour, but intended to de part the same week towards Greece. The fitting out of the Turkish [=Egyptian!] frigate and the building of a second one at the yard, both at Marseille continued with all zeal. The corvette la Lyonne, which wasn’t allowed to depart because the building wasn’t fully paid, suffered some damage from the latest storms.
Paris, 6 January. From Marseille came tidings dated 1 January that Lord Cochrane returned to that harbour, but intended to de part the same week towards Greece. The fitting out of the Turkish [=Egyptian!] frigate and the building of a second one at the yard, both at Marseille continued with all zeal. The corvette la Lyonne, which wasn’t allowed to depart because the building wasn’t fully paid, suffered some damage from the latest storms.
