Fri. June 1:

Today there was another alarm –
At 11. (Seid)? Mohamet Effendi, or as he writes his name Mohamed Sayed Albakaly Effendi, called on me. We read the alphabet, in Arabic and in English. I enquired about the Turkish navy at Constantinople. He says they have 4 three deckers, on of wh. Carries 125 guns. 10 other ships of the line – 6 – 54s – 6 – 36s – 5 – 20s - + 30 or 40 bombs + gun boats. He thinks that when the captain Pasha comes down with the fleet the Insurgents will be very easily subdued. –

This evening it is reported that the Turkish vessels from the Dardanelles? have come down to Mytilene. –

Sat. June 2:

In the course of 24 hours there have been 10 Greeks assassinated. Mr. Werry tells me that when the Ionian was killed the other day he sent to the Pasha who sent and took the two men who committed the murder and put them into a vessel to send them into banishment at Tunis. The (garrisaries?) immediately manned some boats + took the men out of the vessel by force + threatened if they were again molested that they would put the whole town into confussion