122 The Persian Travels Book HI. 



The Athenian Merchants buy up TifTues, Velvets, Satins, and Cloth, W T t ft 

 which thfry ferve other Countries adjoyning. The Commodities which Foreigners 

 export from thence, are, Silks, Wool, Sponges, Wax, Cordivan-Leather , and 

 Cheefe. Which is all that can be faid ig few words, of the Trade of all thefe 

 Places. 



A Particular Relation of the G allies belonging to the Grand Signor, as well 

 at Conftantinople, as in the Ijles and other Parts of the Empire. 



Formerly there lay in the Road of Conftantinople above a hundred and fifty Gal- 

 leys : But the Grand Vifier perceiving that fo great a number did but caufe 

 confuflon, and that the Captain-ifo/7;* could not conveniently take fo great a burden 

 as to look after fuch a number, he gave order that no more* than twenty-four ffiould 

 lie in the Port of Conftantmople ■* fending the reft to other Ports, as well of the Con- 

 tinent, as the Iflands. 



At prefent the Number of the Grand Signor\ Gallies is'fourfcore, thusdiftributed 

 under the Command of their feveral Beys or Captains. 



At Conflantinoplt, twenty-four under the Command of the Captain-A^*, or Ad- 

 miral of the Sea ; who when he goes out upon any Expedition, fends to the reft to 

 meet him according to Orders. When he goes in perfon to Sea, he gives to every 

 one of hispSIaves, befides their ordinary Habit a kind of CafTock of Red Cloth 

 and a Bonnet of the fame colour. But this is only in the Admiral's Gaily, and at 

 his own Coft. His Gaily carries ufually 166 Slaves, and to every Scat of the Row- 

 ers, a Bonne Vole, Thefe Bonne Voles are certain Volunteers that freely offer thera- 

 ielvTs to the Service of the Admiral, and there is great care taken for their being 

 well paid. Theif Pay is u 00 Afpers for their Voyage, which generally continues 

 ieven or eight Months. They feed as the other Slaves • but if they Row negligent- 

 ly or lazily, they are beaten worfe than the Slaves ■, for the Volunteers have nothing 

 to do except it be to Row : But the Slaves are put to feveral other Duties. Take 

 notice alfo that the Volunteers that ferve in the General's Gaily, have soo Afpers 

 more than thofe in the other Gallies, that is to fay, 4000 Afpers for their Vova«e 

 which comes to 40 Crowns. 



The Reer- Admiral carries Two hundred and fifty men, as well Slaves as Volun- 

 teers. That Galley and the great Tsfterdarh or Trcafurqs. are the beft provided 

 of any in the whole Fleet : For the Reer-Admira! Bajha has his choice to take 

 four of the beft men out of every Galley for his own, or elfe to receive 35 00 Afpers 

 for every man, which is paid by the Captain of the Galley; which makes him the 

 ncheft of all the Beys. 



The great TefterdaSs Galley is one of the Twenty four Galleys of Confiantiwple, 

 and he fends a particular Treafurer, in the quality of a Lieutenant, to command 

 her That Command is very much contefted for , in regard that Galley is very 

 well provided with aH things } and for that ajl the Captains Court the'Tefterdar, 

 who, when the Galleys return to Port, rewards them according to their Merit. 



lhe JaniiLfiry-Agas Galley is of the lame number 1 but he never goes to Sea, 

 always fending one in his room. 



The Bey of Rhodes , that takes upon him the Title of Bafia, has eight Gal- 



The Bey of Stanche, an Ifland about an hundred Miles from Rhodes, Lieutenant 

 to the Bey of Rhodes, has one Galley. 



The Beyoi Snjfmy a finall 1 Hand near So*, has one Galley, and his Lieutenant 

 another. Thefe Galleys are generally appointed to watch the Malted* twdl*- 

 gorn. J J 



ha7f hC Bty ° f Sd ° fo ^ erI y hacl butthl *e*, but fee the War with Candy, he hav 



The Lieutenant of the Bey of Soio has two Gallies. There be aJfo three other 

 Beys in the Ifland of Scio, who have no dependance upon the Bafha of Stio , butbuv 

 their Provifions where they can find it beft cheap. 



The Bey of Smyrna and his Lieutenant have two Gallies ; but they can do nothing 

 without the Orders of the Bey of Scio. 



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