Trieste, 19 December [1822]. A ship with as master Cattich arriving from Tschesme arrived after a voyage of 16 days supplied more details about the Turkish defeat at the entrance of the Dardanelles. After the burning of the first ship of the line in the evening of 10 November [1822] tried the complete Turkish fleet being in complete disorder with all sails set to reach the Dardanelles to seek a shelter for the Greek fleet. However the commanding officer of the fortress refused their entering the entrance because they were a lacking a firman (official order) of the Sultan despite the admiral told him that they were pursued by the Greek fleet. The Greek captain Mulauly attacked in the night of 14-14 November again and managed to set a ship of the line and two frigates in to fire. According to captain Cattich were 16 vessels with all men on board lost during by the disorder caused by the new attack. Finally was 14 December the requested firman from Constantinople received and could the Turkish ships anchored at Gallipoli the most of the ships in a worse condition. According to another tiding were the Austrian ships and the ships flying under British colours ordered to respect the Greek blockade.
