The Beobachter supplied some tidings earlier published in the Courier de Smyrna of 22 March dealing with what happened at Scio. Tahir Pasha departed 5 March from the Dardanelles arriving the 12th in the channel of Scio with 1 frigate, 1 corvette, 2 brigs and 1 transport. This channel was blockaded by 3 Greek brigs which immediately were attacked, but were permitted to escape, according to the same newspaper, just at the moment they could have been destroyed without any difficulty. The Courier thought that the reason that this could happen was that Tahir Pasha was ordered to behave with all possible calmness. In the night of 13-14 March were with 14 rowboats, which could transport 800 men totally at once, and a Russian ship at Tschesme and forced to help, in 3 voyages 3.500 men landed at Scio. After having the landing secured, departed Tahir Pasha towards the Dardanelles. The 14th appeared the Greek frigate Hellas, commanded by Miaulis and 3 brigs of which one was fitted out as a fire ship and commanded by Kumaris of Scio. The Greeks immediately set all sail for the Turkish squadron but returning the 16th and again blockading the channel. The same newspaper published also a tiding from Kanea, Candia dated 28 February that the 26th arrived an Egyptian fleet of 32 different vessels at Suda with victuals and clothes for the soldier clans. The Algerian pirates who harassed the Sardinian coasts were heavily pursued by the French navy. One was captured and brought to Toulon and a second destroyed.
