On the evening of November 4th, Sunday, we attended the procession of the relics of Saint Spyridon (Corfu) where I was placed with Polyxingis and dignitaries. I respectfully venerated the body of the Saint and the rose flowers I received are being kept to send to my parents. After the service, we sat with the mayor in the hotel café in front of the beautiful square and the old fortress of the city. Then we telegraphed to Venizelos and Sapoutzakis, begging us to pass through to Epirus.

On November 5, 1912, and while Venizelos' permission was given...

At 2am we leave Corfu with the steamboats Acheloos, Alpheios and Pinios, 200 men and as chieftains Galeros, Polyxingis, Papagiannakis and Tzouliakis.

At dawn we disembarked at the Spilia position under heavy rain. I was the first to set foot as S.A. Galeros with my men. Two corps, mine and Papagiannakis, marines and a Gendarmerie lieutenant, we ascended to Himara.

33 Ottomans armed with Mauser and Martini rifles surrendered. We captured the telegraph office and my soldiers discovered a Christian resident, a judge, prosecutor's office employees and others and handed them over to me and Mr. Spyromilion.

Afterwards, a doxology was sung in the church of All Saints, in which I took part as the right cantor, presiding over the congratulations of Spyromilios.

I handed over the prisoners to the governor of Acheloos. With the other leaders we stayed the night at the home of Ioannis Spyromilios, guide of our leader Major Spyromilios. He treated us exceptionally, as did our men, the Chimargiotai offering two roasted lambs to each body.

Our collaborators in the capture of Himara are Ioannis Giserlis, lieutenant commander, and Ioannis Markopoulos, unit commander.