THE WAR OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE 1821 TO 1833 BY W.ALISON PHILLIPS 1897

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was scarce marked enough to dissipate the sense of
discouragement which had seized them after the battle
of the 5th. A renewed effort of Khosrew to reach
Samos met with but very ineffective resistance on their
part; and its success was only prevented by a storm
which dispersed the Turkish fleet. The Capitan Pasha
thereupon retired once more into the Dardanelles;
and only a few Turkish vessels remained with the fleet
of Ibrahim.
Early in November, Ibrahim again made an attempt
to reach Suda, where a considerable force, transported
direct from Alexandria, had already collected.
On the 13th, however, as his fleet, convoying the
transports, was approaching Crete, Miaoulis with a
Greek squadron bore down upon them. The Egyptian
captains had neglected to keep, in accordance with
their orders, to windward of the transports, which were
sailing far in advance of the ships of war. Miaoulis
was therefore able to attack them before the warships
could come to the rescue. Several were destroyed,
several captured, and the rest so completely dispersed
that some of them even returned to Alexandria.
Turkish frigate also nearly fell into the hands of the
Greeks;
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and, surrounded by five or six Hydriot brigs,
only escaped owing to the invincible objection of
the Greeks to coming to close quarters with the enemy.
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