Trieste, 9 September. The often denied second defeat of the Turkish fleet in
the waters of Samos was indeed true although not at the scale as suggested by
some tidings. The Turkish managed to reach open sea, while the Greeks captured
two of their frigates. But one ship of the line and some transports embarked
with Asiatic troops were burnt and other transports shot down.
Livorno, 12 September.
According to letters from Tripoli was the Bey ‘requested’ by the sultan to fit
out all his ships and join the Egyptian flotilla. This combined force was to be
commanded by Ismael-Gibraltar. The fleets of Tunis and Algeria were commanded
by their own admirals and left to depart within short time. All were to join
the Turkish fleet at that moment off Rhodes and commanded by the Capitan Pasha.
