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Saturday, 10 September 2011

The Greek and the Turkish navies in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 24 August 1821

Augsburg, 15 August. The newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung dated 15 August published an item dated Odessa 27 July dealing with the latest events based on a tiding which the Russian master Antonie Nardo brought him when he left Constantinople 21 July arrived at Odessa 27 July. The whole Turkish fleet which consisted begin July of 2 ships of the line, 3 frigates, 3 corvettes, 2 brigs and 30 smaller vessels reinforced with new ships thanks to the hasty fitting out was ordered by the Sultan to revenge with all means the latest defeat in June off Mitylene. This fleet much stronger as the Greek fleet and perhaps the last Turkish sea expedition departed 12 July Constantinople saluted by guns and acclaims of the spectators towards the sea of Marmora. Passing the Dardanelles was she fiercely attacked off the island Tenedos by the united Greek fleet. According to the by the Porte revealed reports was Cara Ally driven back towards the Dardanelles with the Greeks captured two frigates and some smaller vessels. Other tidings which seemed to be more excessive claimed that the Greeks captured nearly the whole Turkish fleet. The ships which managed to escape the battle scene were now in the Sea of Marmora in a worse condition. Two of these ships brought the tiding of the defeat to Constantinople.