The Egyptian, Greek and Turkish navies according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 November 1825

Trieste, 15 November, The newspaper Osservatore Triestini reported that a master coming from Alexandria mentioned in the morning of the 10th against a ship coming from Tripoly the arrival of the Egyptian-Turkish fleet at Navarino. He arrived self in the evening of the 11th after a voyage of 22 days. According to him numbered that fleet 100 ships included 45 transports consisting of American, Austrian, British, French, Neapolitan and Sardinian ships with 12.000 soldiers (lading troops), 15 fire ships and 2 steamships which departed 5 days before him namely 15 October Alexandria. He came up with the fleet in the waters of Candia and sail with until the 3rd when he left her in the waters of Navarino without seeing anything from the Greek fleet.

Salvage of the wrecks at Sevastopol, Russia according to the Whalemen’s Shipping List dated Tuesday 26th July 1859

An item referred to tidings received from Sevastopol, Russia reported the salvage of 18 vessels consisting of brigs, schooners and 1-18 gun corvette. Of the 28 were 15 in rather good condition, the others were broken into parts but their copper, sheathing and timber valuable enough for spending salvage costs. The vessels were sold on location or sent to Odessa and Constantinople. At the salvage were around 21 Americans and 60-70 Russians active.(1)

Notes
1. The wrecks were a result of the Crimean war (4 October 1853-12 February 1856) going on with France, England, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom Sardinia were united against the Russian empire.

The strength of the navy of the kingdom of the Sicilies in December 1857

According to a note in this magazine this navy consisted of 2-84 guns ships, 2-60-guns frigates, 3-44 guns frigates, 1-32 gun corvette, 3 brigantines, 1 cutter, 1 bomb, all sailing vessels and of steamships 11 frigates, 4 corvettes, 4 aviso’s and 4 goelettes. Furthermore were 69 gunboats and some small vessels. The available officers consisted of 1 vice-admiral, 3 rear-admirals, 12 captains 1st class, 10 captains 2nd class, 12 captain-lieutenants and 10 lieutenants 1st class.

Source

G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 5. Amsterdam, 1858, p. 172. Digitized by Google. Apparently the orginal source was the Monitor de la Flotte, dated 20 December 1857.

The Greek and Turkish navies in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 15 June 1821

Vienna, 3 June. The Turkish fleet was within short time complete fitted out and ready leave for open sea. She was still waiting from the necessary sailors coming from the provinces to complete the crews.

Trieste, 23 May. The Neapolitan brigantine Ster van Diana [Dutch translation of the original name] master Xavier van Caltich which left Smyrna 6 May arrived 21 May at Trieste with letters from the Archipelago. He reported that 2-54 gun frigates, 2 corvettes and 4 brigs which left Constantinople to transport the Turkish army at Salonika destined for Morea due to treason of the Greek sailors on board were captured by the Greeks. The Turkish on board numbering 900 men were first as prisoners of war transported to the island Milo but when the news arrived that the patriarch of Constantinople was murdered were all prisoners killed.

The Neapolitan frigate Syrene serving as royal transport according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 14 July 1823

Vienna, 3 July. Ferdinand, Roy of Naples intended to go 17 July back to his kingdom. At Livorno he will wait for his transport towards Naples namely the Neapolitan frigate Syrene.

The strength of the navy of Naples [Sicilies] n 1857

For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published dealing with maritime affairs. It published in 1857 a news item, originally published in the Allgemeine Milit. Zeitung. According to this item was the navy of Naples consisted of 3 ships of the line armed with 84 and 80 guns, 5 frigates with 40, 46 and 48 guns, 5 brigantines each with 20 guns, 2 corvettes of 14 and 22 guns, 2 goelettes each of 14 guns, 10 mortar boats, 10 gunboats each with 2 bronze guns, 10 booi or parzanli each with 1 gun, 20 coast vessels each with 1 bronze gun, 12 steam frigates each with 10 guns and 300 hp, 4 steam corvettes of 6 and 8 guns, 11 steamships with 4, 6 and 8 guns and 40-200 hp and 3 unarmed steamships.

Source
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 17. Amsterdam, 1857, p. 277-278. Digitized by Google. The article was earlier published in the Allgemeine Milit. Zeitung.

The Neapolitan navy according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 28 July 1825

Neurenberg, 17 July. The king and queen of Naples arrived at Livorno and went 9 July on board of the squadron commanded by vice-admiral Préville to go homewards.

Navy harbour at Naples some times available for merchant ships according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 2 October 1852

The Dutch consul general at Naples reported that the Neapolitan government decided that when foreign steamships with storm or sea damage entered this port the masters were allowed to anchor in the navy harbour in case there wasn't enough space at the anchorage for merchant ships. The admiralty ordered that than a yellow en blue chequered flag be hoisted on top of the large lighthouse situated on the end of the merchant ships ports.

The West European navies versus pirates in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 7 December 1825

Frankfurt, 2 December. The newspaper Oesterreichischer Beobachter dated 18 October published in the topic Kingdom of the Two Sicilies next items. Since time was trade in the Mediterranean harassed by some pirates from Tripoly which captured some ships including one papal. According to tidings from Otranto was one pirate captured by a British frigate and brought into Corfu. After an extensive research it became clear it was a Greek ship while her crew came from Maino. The navies of all countries tried with all efforts to persecuted these pirates.

The Neapolitan squadron arrived at Livorno according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 7 August 1823

Florence, 24 July. The Neapolitan squadron which had to transport the king of both Sicily’s arrived 20 July at Livorno and consisted of the 74-gun ship of the line Capri, the 28-gun corvette Galathea and the 8-gun Santa Antonia.

The Neapolitan navy according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 12 July 1825

Genoa, 29 June. The king and queen of the Two Sicily’s departed this morning with their followers to Lucca. The squadron will wait at Livorno and to bring them to back to their country.

The American, Greek, Egyptian and Sardinian navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 2 November 1825

Frankfurt, 28 October. The newspapers of Hydra published a Greek report of their attacking of the Egyptian fleet in the harbour of Alexandria. The Greek squadron consisted of the Themistocles and the Epaminondas commanded by Tombasi and 3 fire ships commanded by Canaris, Voko and Buti. Canaris sailed with his fire ship into the middle of the enemy setting his ship on fire while being a short distance from the admirals’ ship and returning immediately with his barge. At sea they burnt a 16-gun brig with a crew of 90 men and capturing a second brig loaded with wood and with 60-70 soldiers on board. The crew of the first brig was saved. The port master of Alexandria which went on board of Canaris was later released by the Greeks.

The American squadron consisting of the 104-gun North Carolina commanded by commodore Rogers, the frigate Constitution and corvettes arrived 12 September at Napoli-di-Romania where the members of the government visited the ship. The commodore and 60 of his officers later visited the government. According to some sources was there an American consul to be appointed at Napoli and should the commodore have said that when he departed a corvette in the Levant was to be stationed.

Genoa, 19 October. The tidings which arrived yesterday dealing with the expedition commanded by captain Livory were brought by the hulk Mercatura and the brig Zephir. Tripoli was attacked 7 October. After destroying 2 goelettes the Sardinian flotilla bombarded the city which nearly suffered the faith of Algiers prevented by the acceptation by the Dey of the demands of the Sardinian government. The Sardinian flotilla had 1 killed and around 30 men wounded including a young navy scholar which drew the attention of his superiors due to his braveness and behaviour.

The Neapolitan and Sardinian navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 31 October 1825

Genoa, 18 October. A Sardinian frigate with on board knight Sivori arrived at Genoa. She was part of the flotilla/expedition send to negotiate with the Dey of Tripoli. The flotilla consisted of 2 frigates, 1 brig, a corvette and 3 transports. The negotiations were quite successful. When the Dey first refused to accept the offered terms with 24 hours 2 anchored Tripolitian goelettes were destroyed, one was burnt and the other forced on the beach. The Dey asked without success the commanding officer of a Dutch brig for help. The Sardinian didn’t stop with the hostilities until the terms were accepted. The British consul who came on board of the Sardinian frigate succeeded however to stop the hostilities. Sivori came from Genoa and was a former French officer. The next day the Neapolitan frigate Vesuvius arrived at Tripoli and the Dey afraid for again problems accepted the annual compensation of 12.000 piasters instead of the 100.00 piasters he demanded.

The navy of Naples in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 20 July 1825

London, 16 July. According to a letter of Naples dated 17 June departed the squadron of Naples which departed towards Livorno of the newly hardly completed ship of the line Vesuvius, 2 frigates, 2 corvettes and a brig.

The Egyptian, Mexican, Spanish and Turkish navies according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 9 March 1827

Madrid, 24 February. The newspaper Gaceta dated 22 February published tidings coming from Havana dated 7 January. According to this news admiral Laborde immediately departed with 2 frigates, 1 brigantine and a 4th ship when he got the tidings that a small Mexican squadron was sighted off Cape San Antonio.

Frankfurt, 3 March. A tiding from Trieste dated 22 February based on letters from Alexandria dated 25 February mentioned the arrival of a Sicilian ship some days earlier coming from Navarino. The master reported that the situation there wasn’t changed. The squadron commanded by the Kapudan Bey of 20 ships departed towards the Dardanelles instead of joining the Egyptian fleet. Off Citries in the Gulf of Calamata was a large Greek ship with some mistieken anchored protected by a recently built fort armed with 12 guns. The ship recently defeated a Turkish corvette.

Sicilian galley Porfiada in 1572

Part of the Holy League fleet commanded by Don Juan de Austria gathered off Gumenizas on 9 September 1572. Part of the right wing commanded by Don Alvaro de Bazán, marqués de Santa Cruz. Commanded by Hieronimo de Mesa.

Source
Armada española desde la union de los reinos de castilla y aragon. C. Fernandez Duro, volume 2, 1896, 176-180. 

The navies of Naples [Sicilies] and Austria in 1821 according to the local Dutch newspaper Goessche Courant

This local Dutch newspaper published a few items dealing with the navies of Naples and Austria in a time that the relations between both countries reached the lowest point.

2 April. The fleet of Naples was cruising in the Adriatic while the Austrian fleet didn’t leave the harbour of Ancona.

7 May. According to tidings out of Venice dated 17 April were the rumours that the Austrian fleet that she suffered badly and lost vessels and a lot of sailors untrue, in fact she was in a good condition. The 3rd left the squadron commanded by general major marquis De Paolucci Lissa southwards for cruising in the waters of Aaulie (?) without having knowledge of the agreements made at Naples. The 9th she arrived off San Angelo. The squadron of Naples captured the 11th an Austrian brig with orders on board. The brig left Ancona earlier. She was released the 29th and arrived 5 May at Lisbon. Confirming to her orders the squadron stayed in the meantime in sight of Naples.

8 May. According to tidings out of Naples arrived her squadron of which a long time wasn’t heard of at the capital city.

The Greek and Turkish navies in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 4 January 1822

Alexandria, 26 October. The pasha of Egypt sent a second squadron warships to join the first squadron, which seemed to be at Patras ordered to act against the Greeks.

Nurnberg, 29 December. The local newspaper published a news item dated Trieste 16 December according to since the Turkish fleet left the Levant the waters were unsafe. The privateers of Hydra inspected all small vessels of all nations with especially extortion’s against Neapolitan and Sardinian vessels. Around 30 or 40 small vessels of Hydra were stationed around Candia. The Bay of Patras between the fortress of Patras and the island Valdi Compara (Ithaca) was a considerable division of the Greek fleet which blockaded the harbours while respecting the West European (French) flags and just pursuing the vessels of Turkey, Egypt and the Barbary States capturing many important prizes.

The British and Neapolitan navies in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 20 July 1825

London, 16 July. According to a letter dated Naples 17 June published in the newspaper the Courier departed the Neapolitan squadron [Sicilies] consisting of the new hardly completed ship of the line Vesuvius, 2 frigates, 2 corvettes and a brig towards Livorno. The British HMS Revenge with on board admiral Neale was some days ago at Naples but departed Thursday 9 June towards Genoa and Marseille. The admiral intended to stay during the winter at Naples where he hired a house for the period September-March.

Neapolitan naval movements according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 22 March 1823

Rome, 1 March? The ship of the line Capri and some other Neapolitan vessels coming from Sicily with Austrian troops on land anchored 16 February on the roads of Naples.