On the 24th of February, 1810, the look-out at Notre-Dame de
    la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from
    Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
    As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the
    Chateau d'If, got on board the vessel between Cape Morgion
    and Rion island.
    Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort
    Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an
    event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially
    when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged,
    and laden at the old Phocee docks, and belongs to an owner
    of the city.