LA QUOTIDIENNE 22/5/1823, Folio, 35x23cm, pp.4. News directly from Psara island: the fortification works continue in Psara island with more than 600 canons placed and ready for action. The island looks like a castle and the batteries can be easily seen by every approaching ship. Around 40 ships anchored in islands port and are ready to take action. There are additional 200 more ships belonging to Psariotes. These vessels (called scampavia) are very fast, they can easily approach shallow waters and are specialized in sudden attacks. As the spring goes on, Psara has been transformed in a kind of Gibraltar of the Aegean. It follows a very detailed presentation of the Greek "Fireships", their construction techniques and their use at sea. In Seres the bishop and other hostages have been liberated. Youssouf Pasha after the destruction of his army, is encircled in Patras. The Greeks continue their siege and it seems that a capitulation is not far. Some Greek war ships appeared in front of Salonica, creating great expectations. All the news from the Levant confirm that the allied Algerian and Tunis fleets has been completely destroyed by the Greeks of Tenedos. The Turkish fleet is still inside Dardanelles, with no crew anymore. The Janissaries refused to serve at sea, the Porte can not use Christians and the rest are afraid to fight against the Greeks. The Turks have so big fear for the Greek fireships, that only the appearance of the Greek fleet is enough to make them run away. Several other news.