Lot 06342

Folio, 35x23cm, pp.4. The French fleet arrived in Smyrna after two months in the Aegean and the Morea. The French fleet had visited Hydra for French commercial (!!) reasons and had fruitful arrangements with the “Greek government” (!). 38 Turks had been transferred from Athens, on board Fleur de Lys, to Smyrna. During the Greek attack they seek refuge in the French Consulate in Athens. Muslims of Smyrna were very satisfied for this French move. Hourshit Pasha arrived to submit the Souliotes. 1.700 Souliotes had been transferred to Kefalonia by English ships. Hourshit after this achievement moves towards Messolonghi. If he manage to capture this fortified city, he can move to Morea to assist Youssouf Pasha. A European captain has reported that an Ottoman fleet tracked close to Crete. Several news are coming from Morea and Athens. Greeks hold firmly the Akropolis. General Ypsilantis arrived with some troops but their condition is miserable. The Greeks have practically not any cloths and they do not even look like soldiers. Even Ypsilantis has a poor horse and in bad condition. The princes of Moldavia and Valachia sent their sons as hostages in Constantinople. Several other news.