Augsburg, 7 July. The newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung published a news item from the newspaper of Trieste dated 21 June dealing with the arrival of master Tripovicle a day earlier coming from Calamar and Maina with the news of the surrender of Navarino. A Greek brig lying in the harbour of Navarino that time managed to escape but with the loss of her master and most of the crew. There was a new estimate of the Egyptian losses at Modon namely a frigate, 1 corvette, 2 brigs, 3 schooners and 5 transports. The Egyptian forces in Morea were waiting for the Albanian troops at Candia to be transported by the Egyptian squadron. According to the latest tidings were the Egyptian and Greek fleets begin June still watching each other. According to tidings from Trieste dated 28 June intended the Captain Pasha to go to the Gulf of Salonika to take troops on board and then set course to Karysto (Negroponte) in stead of attacking Samos. The Greek fleet commanded by Sachturi decided to go to the waters of Selidroni and Pelerissa and arrived at the same time as the Captain Pasha at Skyro. With this Greek movement was the Gulf of Salonika cut off. The Greek fleet pursued the Turkish and attacked near Cape d’Oro causing according to some tidings such large losses that the Turkish fleet was forced to return to the Dardanelles.
Paris, 10 July. The evening newspaper l’Etoile published some Greek tidings according to which the Captain Pasha left 26 June the Dardanelles and almost daily fought with the Greeks. The loss of one corvette was confirmed but the position of the Turkish fleet was unknown. Some merchant ships reported her sighted off Cerigo going towards West Morea by probably adverse winds forced the return to the Archipelago or seeking shelter off the coast of Suda. Tidings from Syra confirmed that a corvette was destroyed but that her crew numbered 208 men of which 50 were killed and the others taken prisoners. The same tidings reported that 1 July at Syra heaving explosions were heard and that the Greeks near Zea burnt a 54-gun frigate and a large corvette of the Captain Pasha while another corvette and 10 brigs and transports fled to Caristo. Lacking fire ships the Greeks didn’t pursue them. The Turkish fleet now not more than 32 ships left the waters of Zea probably to Suda. The Egyptian squadron at Suda left this port in the meantime towards Alexandria.
Paris, 10 July. The evening newspaper l’Etoile published some Greek tidings according to which the Captain Pasha left 26 June the Dardanelles and almost daily fought with the Greeks. The loss of one corvette was confirmed but the position of the Turkish fleet was unknown. Some merchant ships reported her sighted off Cerigo going towards West Morea by probably adverse winds forced the return to the Archipelago or seeking shelter off the coast of Suda. Tidings from Syra confirmed that a corvette was destroyed but that her crew numbered 208 men of which 50 were killed and the others taken prisoners. The same tidings reported that 1 July at Syra heaving explosions were heard and that the Greeks near Zea burnt a 54-gun frigate and a large corvette of the Captain Pasha while another corvette and 10 brigs and transports fled to Caristo. Lacking fire ships the Greeks didn’t pursue them. The Turkish fleet now not more than 32 ships left the waters of Zea probably to Suda. The Egyptian squadron at Suda left this port in the meantime towards Alexandria.
