The
main part of the French squadron that bombarded Mogadore was 3 September still
in de Bay of Cadiz. It was unknown if the prince De Joinville was there also. A
newspaper of Gibraltar reported the visit by a son of the emperor of Morocco in
the evening of 1 September on board of the British ship of the line Formidable
that was presumably that moment at Tangier and receiver with all honours.
According to the same newspaper possessed the Moorish still a fortress east of
the city Mogadore and fired from there at the French ship of the line Alger
which arrived 31 August from Toulon forcing her to sail southward. It was
believed that she was transporting war stores for the ships left behind off
Mogadore. She was heavily loaded.(1)
Source
J.
Vichot. Répertoire des navires de guerre francais. Paris, 1967.
Note
1. L'Alger, on stocks at
Toulon 1812, launched 1812, ex-le Kremlin renamed 1814, ex-la Provence renamed
1815, ex-l'Hercule renamed 1815, ex-la Provence renamed 1830, since 1858
pontoon at Toulon, last mentioned 1858.
