London, 23 November. A trading house received a letter from Tunis dated 20 September mentioning that the Dey bought several old vessels from different countries to fit out as warships. Five ships were prepared to cruise against the Grecians, but it will take a long time before they will be ready. The whole fleet of the Dey with all men on board (2.000 officers and sailors) was lost due to the hurricane.
Korfu, 20 November. Letters from the island Zante arrived 15 November, destined for the government. The next day nothing was made public dealing with the content. The third day was some rumours that a Turkish brig, chased by some vessels from Hydra entered the harbour of Kery. It was announced that the Turkish fleet of 53 sails, left Zante 10 October, taking (towing) with them 34 small vessels and scows, found unarmed and empty in the harbour of Galaxidi. The prizes were of no use, more an inconvenience for the fleet, but Cara-Ali wanted to show them at Constantinople as proof of his victory. Not far way from the Stropaedische islands was the 11th vanguard of the Grecian fleet of 28 sails met. The main part of the Grecian fleet was still in the Gulf of Cornona, while her vanguard was busy with reconnaissance activities, she consisted of the best sailers, all brigs or polakkers. Despite the fact that the Turkish fleet was stronger, the Grecians attacked her almost directly. The fiercely fight took more as 9 hours. The strong winds were no problem for the Grecians as used to it, but the Turkish couldn’t deal with it. The Grecians cut off 8 vessels which were forced to be grounded on the coast. Two other Turkish ships were near Zante shot down, watched by a large amount of people standing on the coast. A Turkish brig fled into the port of Kery was there attacked and finally beached. Her crew could hardly escape. All vessels taken by the Turkish at Galaxidi were left behind and retaken by the Grecians. The Turkish fleet with the loss of 13 ships went back to Zante. Of the 40 ships still available were 4 masts less and towed into the harbour. The government of Zante forced the Turkish to retreat despite the very worse condition of her fleet, what found place the 13th. According to the most reliable tidings consisted the Grecian navy of 254 vessels of different sizes, of which 80 cruised in the Archipelago, 146 were in the Gulf of Corona and 28 in the abovementioned vanguard.
Vienna, 15 November. The newspaper Oestenreicher Beobachter published the next news item. From Zante came tidings dated 11 October hat a squadron of the Turkish fleet, consisting of light vessels, protected by a frigate and a goelette, with 1.500 soldiers departed from Patras towards Galadixi. Galadixi was a main base of the Grecian pirates and several Grecian vessels, lying in the harbour, were burnt or taken as a prize towards Patras, the Grecians fled into the mountains after some resistance. The main part of the Turkish fleet left between 5 and 6 October the Gulf of Lepanto, just like the ships from Patras, going southward for the Grecian fleet which fled towards Hydria and Spezia or to protect the troops waiting on the Asiatic to embark.
