Gazette de France 22/12/1824, 35x23cm, 4p., good condition. Detailed description of the situation in the Aegean. The Ottoman fleet had disappeared from the sea. A Greek ship, Apollon, had captured a French transport ship near Mitilini and found several Greeks as slaves on board. Austrian ship tried to free the French ship without success, as she found refuge in Skiros. There, a British war frigate finally neutralized the Greek ship. Full details of the operation. In reality, according to the French newspaper, the only real forces in the Aegean are the Greek navy and the squadrons of the European powers.