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Monday, 29 April 2019

The Egyptian, Greek and Turkish navies in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 15 September 1824

Frankfurt, 10 September. The Austrian newspapers published the ‘real truth’ dealing with the events at Ipsara. The 4th departed the Captain Pasha Ipsara leaving 700 soldiers behind. The 14th July appeared more as 30 Greek ships including 10 of Ipsara who landed 1.200-1.500 men which slaughtered most of the Turkish soldiers. Some Turkish soldiers fled on board of the 21 Turkish transports lying in the harbour. Except for 3 which escaped to Scio all transports were burnt by the Greeks. The 19th appeared the Captain Pasha again with a part of his fleet forcing the Greeks to retreat. The 20th was the Greek fleet of 38 ships commanded by Miaulis off the south side of Scio, 4 miles distance from the Turkish ships lying at Mitylene intending to attack Samos.

Paris, 11 September. The newspaper l’Etoile published details out of her extra ordinary correspondence. The 24th July departed the Turkish fleet Mitylene towards Tschesme and Scala Nuova to embark troops for the attack at Samos despite the thickness of the Captain Pasha according to a tiding of 2 days earlier. A frigate was send earlier to announce the coming of the fleet and arrived the 18th. However the Captain Pasha received a tiding 30 July presumably urging him to return and sail north wards to the Dardanelles. After departing from Ipsara the Greek fleet sailed to Tenedos blockading the Hellespont and it was believed that the Captain Pasha intended to attack this fleet. Dealing with the events at Ipsara these details claimed that the Turkish left behind 1.500 men of which just 238 and of the galleys which were all lost just 7 men survived the Greek attack. An item dated Constantinople dated 10 August reported that the Egyptian fleet passed Rhodos towards Morea. According to rumours embarked the Captain Pasha his troops in the Gulf of Saros and departed towards Samos.