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Monday 25 November 2013

The Algerian, Dutch, Egyptian, Greek and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 2 October 1824

London, 28 September. The agent of Lloyds at Genoa reported in a letter dated 11  September that the master of a small Spanish vessel that arrived that morning coming from Mahon where left a day earlier that the Dutch fleet returned from Algiers. An Algerian squadron was ready to depart for open sea according to rumours to cruise for Spanish ships and ships of some Italian states.

Augsburg, 25 September. The newspaper Osservatore Veneziano published some tidings based on letters taken with a ship which arrived 16 September at Trieste coming in 14 days from Smyrna. According to this newspaper departed the Captain Pasha 9 August Scio towards Samos. The Greek fleet attacked 19 August with a fire ship a Turkish frigate and 2 brigs of war which anchored to support the troops travelling from the coast of Natolie towards Samos. The frigate exploded and both brigs were forced after a short fight to surrender. The Greeks captured also 60 crafts destined to transport the troops and which were left behind by their crews. The Captain Pasha wasn’t able to support them due to an unfavourable wind. The same newspaper reported that the Egyptian fleet departed 9 August Rhodes and that 27 August heavy gunfire was heard off the coasts of Morea near Navarino. According to other tidings sailed this expedition from Rhodes towards Caramanie to refresh her water.

Ancona, 15 September. According to an extra ordinary letter was the Captain Pasha in the waters of Samos heavily defeated, He departed 9 August Mitylene towards the canal between Samos and Scala Nuvoa while pursued by the Greek fleet which attacked during the Turkish landing. According to a Cerigo destroyed the Greeks a ship of the line, 3 frigates and 40 transports and sloops but this must be exaggerated. The most trustful reports mentioned the los of a frigate and 2 corvettes and 26 sloops and transports partly captured, burnt or beached. Almost all transports were Christian [European?]. There was no news dealing with the Egyptian fleet. All ready 14 days ago her arrival in the waters of Rhodes was announced. Since then she didn’t move although one division seems to be attacked and forced to set sail for Egypt again.