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Saturday, 4 May 2019

The Egyptian and Turkish fleets in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 20 August 1823

Constantinople, 20 July. Every one was concerned about the faith of the fleet of the Captain Pasha. It was known thanks to letters and masters of arriving vessels that the fleet sailed towards Patras and she was sighted off Missolunghi but nothing else was known.

Frankfurt, 16 August. According to the latest tidings from Alexandria dated 27 May was the fleet ready for her departure towards Candia with on board troops which were to land there and the fleet to stay during that summer at that island.

Livorno, 4 August. Lord Byron departed with the British brig Hercules 23 July towards Zante.