Trieste,
28 July. The master Ragencovich who sailed in 34 days from Constantinople
towards Trieste reported officially that he was visited by 5 Greek brigs
commanded by N. Tombasis the 14July off Cerigo and they confirmed that Ibrahim
Pasha was defeated at Morea and taken prisoner.
Vienna,
1 August. The newspaper Oesterrechische Beobachter published a letter
from Canea (island Candia) dated 20 June, apparently written by an Austrian
officer who had joined the Turkish. He reported the events in June. The Greek
squadrons with a total strength of 52 ships including 10 fire ships appeared
off Suda 11 and 12 June intending to burn the Turkish fleets lying in the port
of Suda. Miaulis promised each fire ship which succeeded in penetrating the
port a payment of 1.000 piasters. The 14th attacked the Greeks the port. The
fleet of the Captain pasha was lying in the mid of the port and Hussein Bey
requested the admiral to be permitted to a counter attack with 17 corvettes and
brigs. These ships send their armed barges with Hussein Bey in person on board
to sea and which attacked 3 fire ships in the frontline. The Greeks were forced
to leave and the fire ships were lost without any results. A fourth fire ship
however managed to grasp an Egyptian corvette which due to awkwardness stranded
and burnt. The Greeks retreated but attack the next day with 30 ships and again
Hussein Bey went out. After a exchange of gunshots during nearly 2 hours both
sides stopped. The 16th,17th and 18th were just a few Greek ships sighted
although the wind was in these 3 days quite favourable for an attack. The
Greeks claimed later that they succeeded in preventing the departure of the
Turkish fleets. Later tidings as the editors of the Nederlandsche Staatscourant
wrote reported that the Turkish fleets managed to leave to be sighted 23 June off
Navarino. Hussein Bey was the admiral of the Egyptian fleet and made 3 voyages
without any loss from Candia to Morea. He was described in the Dutch newspaper
as a brave man, with the appearance of an ordinary Mameluk but very
inquisitive. The Captain Pasha was a sensible and well educated person, praised
deeply by his officers who he treated well. In a long conversation with the
above mentioned Austrian officer the Captain Pasha praised Ibrahim pasha and
his services to the Ottoman empire and he was convinced that the Greek revolt
was ended.
