History of the Greek Revolution - 2 Author:Thomas Gordon Subtitle: And of the Wars and Campaigns Arising From the Struggles of the Greek Patriots in Emancipating Their Country From the Turkish Yoke Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1844 Original Publisher: W. Blackwood Subjects: Greece Greece History War of Independence, 1821-1829 History / Ancient / ... more »General History / Ancient / Greece History / Europe / Greece Travel / Europe / Greece Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAP. IV. Naval Campaign -- Transactions in Peloponnesus to the end of 1823 -- Progress of Philhellenism in Europe. The appearance (June the 20th) of the grand Turkish fleet in the roads of Patrass might have been a source of dismay to the Moreotes, if the experience of the two past summers had not taught them that its annual visits were almost innocuous. However, as they were not yet thoroughly acquainted with the character of the new Capitan Pasha, whose fortunate debut in Euboea seemed to promise some vigour, the government published an edict, enjoining the people near the coast to keep a strict look-out, and in case of a disembarkation to spread the alarm by preconcerted signals. Khosref Pasha soon calmed their fears, by gently sinking into the inept and indolent system of his predecessors. He began by declaring Messalonghi in a state of blockade, but although in the middle of July his fleet was augmented to sixty sail of men-of-war, by the junction of the Al- gerine and Tunisian squadrons, he could not hinder Greek boats from slipping into that place at the distance of a few miles from his anchorage. Like the redoubtable Kara Mehemet, the business he really applied himself to was the sale of permissions to Austrian, Maltese, and Ionian vessels ...« less