Constantinople,
25 June. It was common believed that the losses which the Captain Pasha
suffered at Cape d’Oro were much heavier as thirst thought. From Smyrna was
even reported that The Greeks captured a 24-gun corvette. In the meantime was
at Constantinople a small fleet fitted out to transport ammunition destined
towards the waters of Lepante escorted by a frigate. The Captain Pasha was
still at Suda.
Frankfurt,
22 July. According to letters from Morea suffered the Captain Pasha and the
Egyptian fleet indeed and the Greek fleet prevented any ships even with a white
flag to approach the coast. The British rear admiral Hamilton captured 3
mistics who harassed the waters of Smyrna. An Austrian ship which arrived at
Morea was plundered off Carabourzon by 3 Greek mistics, which stole for
instance 3 bales cochenill. Another Austrian ship destined towards Trieste was
also plundered by the Greeks just like a Austrian ship off Lagos destined
towards Smyrna.
Cadiz,
5 July. According to the private correspondence in the newspaper Journal
des Désbats departed yesterday after the noon unexpectedly the French frigates
l’Amazone and l’Amphytrite, the corvette la Balserode, the brig le Saumon and a
goelette. As soon as they arrived open sea they sailed towards the Strait of
Gibraltar and the next day none was sighted anymore. At the moment were just
two French goelettes and a fluyt cruising off Cadiz. Off the Spanish coast
between Cadiz and Barcelona where however 31 Colombian privateers counted.
London,
23 July. In the Bay of Cadiz were 12 French warships of all small sizes
including 4 frigates all strictly looking to preserve the quarantine.
Barcelona,
9 July. In the harbour arrived the next French warships, 3th July the goelette
la Salpetre of 4 guns and 32 men coming van Palamos and Mataro and the goelette
la Fauvette of 6 guns and 22 men coming from Mataro. 4th July the goelette la
Fouche of 10 guns and 65 men coming from Ivira and 5th the goelette la Bombe of
10 guns and 32 men coming from Tarragona.
