The Turkish fleet left Constantinople in the middle of April. Rumors that the fleet will not attack Samos again but will try to attack Ydra island, to destroy the main body of the Greek fleet. The Turkish fleet is carrying 8000 to 10000 Asiatic Turks on board. All the Turks are excited for the deployment of Egyptian and Arab troops in the Morea. There are lot of rumors about the operations in Morea, according some sources Ibrahim has conquered all the occidental parts of the Morea and broken Patras siege. According other sources, he has indeed arrived in Patras with most of his troops through dangerous roads across Arcadia but Greeks attacked the Egyptians who lost many soldiers and a part of their artillery and returned in Methoni the army in bad condition. There are not yet confirmed information about the concrete military operations.