Movements of the Greeks and Turkish navies according to the Dutch newspaper Goessche Courant dated 1 October 1821

Tidings from Frankfurt, Germany dated 23 September referred to letters received from Constantinople dated 25 and from Smyrna dated 17 August. The Turkish admiral Cara Ali joined with his remaining ships in the waters off Rhodes the squadron belonging to the Pasha of Egypt, planning an attack at the Greek navy off Mitijlene.