Journal Des Debats 7th of September 1821 The Russian Ambassador Stroganov has departed Constantinople and arrived in Odessa. According to his reports, the greater part of the Ottoman fleet has been seized by the Greeks. Aside from a massive concentration of troops in the city of Odessa, there are no other indications that Russia will intervene immediately on the side of the Greeks, despite the severance of diplomatic relations with Turkey.The other Great Powers are attempting to bridge the differences. On the same day, it was announced that the special customs status of Odessa is being terminated, 25 years after the city's founding. In Vienna, there is great fear regarding the outbreak of war. Turkey has lifted the embargo it had imposed on Russian merchant ships. Eight thousand Turks have arrived in Moldavia and are systematically looting the region. News from Germany indicates a daily increase in the number of individuals from various parts of Germany and France wishing to travel to Greece to fight alongside the Greeks. The governments of the various German states are reacting with awkwardness and indecision.