Constantinople. 11
February. Ibrahim Pasha send the Egyptian fleet towards Alexandria,
except for 3 ships who stayed behind in the harbour of Navarino.
Izzet-Mehmed pasha replaced grand admiral Chosrew Mehmed as Captain pasha. At
the same time was the Patrona Bey or vice admiral of the fleet, Moahmmed Tahir,
appointed as pasha with two horsetails and seraskier of the fleet. Apparently
the latter is to command the departing fleet. However a departure isn’t to be
expected within two months. In the arsenal was continuous working, except for
the 24-gun frigate la Victorieuse, launched 5 February, were the commissaries
send towards Gemlik, Rhodus and Sinope to speed-up the new building of
warships.
