The British, Egyptian, French and Turkish navies and Dutch merchant ships in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 21 July 1838

The Egyptian fleet was 26 June still for the main part anchored off Alexandria probably as results of the discussions with the British and British consuls with the pasha Mehemet-Ali. Extra ordinary tidings from Constantinople reported however that almost every daily as secretly as possible ships of the Turkish fleet departed to the sea of Marmora.

Tidings from Smyrna dated 23 June 1838 reported that the Dutch merchant hooker ship De Snelle Zeepost master K. Zwanenburg departed 21 June towards Amsterdam. Several Dutch merchant ships like the Hesperus, Hendrik Elisabeth and Eendragt were expected to load fruit. The British frigate HMS Dido which replaced the Sapphire departed 15 June to Beirut for prince Maximilian, uncle of king Otto and to bring him to Smyrna. Anchored off Smyrna were the French ship of the line le Trident and the Turkish frigate Even Illah. The British merchant ship Judith left with a cargo of linseed probably towards Amsterdam or Rotterdam.