[1] In the meantime, in Hydra, the leaders of the island did not want to lose their privileges given to them by the Ottomans, so initially they didn't join the revolution.

[1] Antonis, with the help of the members of Filiki Eteria from the Peloponnese, landed on the island (30 March 1821) and expelled the governor, Nikolaos Kokovilas.

[1] Soon after, Hydra and its leading families joined the revolution, but the leaders decided to devised a conspiracy and managed to arrest Oikonomou since most of his supporters, which were sailors, were away from the island.

[1] Theodoros Kolokotronis discovered their plans and dispatched 200 men under Tsokris to protect Oikonomou.

[1] In later years, however, Hydra did come to have a major role in the Greek Independence struggle, under Andreas Miaoulis.