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Saturday, 4 May 2019

The navies of the Barbary States, England, Greece and Turkey in the Levant according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 July 1821

Corfu, 21 June. A large division of the British navy commanded by Sir Graham Moore suddenly appeared in the waters around Corfu. Tidings were received that a Greek fleet consisting of 50 vessels and some privateers sailed towards Tenders to attack the Ottoman squadron if and when this departed from

Constantinople. Tunis and Algiers were preparing to fit out ships and troops.
Corfu, 26 June. The British ambassador at Constantinople forbade all his consuls to allow Turkish nationals to go on board of British ships without permission in advance of their government.

Smyrna, 10 June. The three navy officers with the orders from the Porte for the Barbary States left begin June towards Algiers.

Hamburg, 23 July. According to tidings from Trieste dated 16 July controlled the Greek fleet the waters in the Archipelago and even entered the entrance of the Dardanelles. According to the rumours they plundered and destroyed both forts on the European side of the entrance.

Ragusa, 20 June. The Greek fleet captured Volnizza and the remaining ships of the Turkish fleet in Gumenitza and the last two vessels in the Gulf of Lepanto.