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The Athenian Merchants buy up ThTues, Velvets, Satins, and Cloth, with 

 which thty 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 in few words , of the Trade of all thefe 

 Places. 



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

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



FOrmerly there lay in the Road of Conflantinople above a hundred arid fifty Gal- 

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

 confufion, and that the Captam-JSafia could not conveniently take fo great a burden 

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

 lie in the Port of Conflantinople \ lending the reft to other Ports, as well of the Con- 

 tinent, as the Iflands. 



At prefent the Number of the Grand Signer's Gallies is'fourfcore, thus diftributed 

 under the Command of their feveral Beys or Captains. 



At Conflantinople, twenty-four under the Command of the Captain-.R*jkd, or Ad- 

 miral of the Sea -, who when he goes out upon any Expedition, lends to the reft to 

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

 one of his oSIaves , befides their ordinary Habit a kind of Caflbck of Red Cloth , 

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

 bis own Coft. His Gaily carries ufually ? 66 Slaves, and to every Seat of the Row- 

 ers, a Sonne Vole. Thefe Bonne Voles are certain Volunteers that freely offer them- 

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

 well paid. Their Pay is ?çoo Jfpers for their Voyage, which generally continues 

 feven 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 5 00 Afpers 

 more than thofe in the other Gallies, that is to fay, 4000 Jifpers for their Voyage, 

 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 Tefterdar's or Treafurers, are the beft provided 

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

 four of the beft men out of every Galley for his own, or elfe to receive 3500 Afpers 

 for every man, which is paid bv the Captain of the Galley ^ which makes him the 

 richeftof all the Beys. 



The great Tefterdars Galley is one of the Twenty four Galleys of Conflantinople , 

 and he lends 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 all things ; and for that ail the Captains Court the Tefterdar, 

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



The Janiz.ary-Aga s Galley is of the fame number *, 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- 

 leys. 



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

 totheBey of Rhodes, has one Galley. 



The Bey of Sajfann, a fmall Ifland nmr Scio, has one Galley, and his Lieutenant 

 another. Thefe Galleys are generally appointed to watch the Maltefî, and£/- 



The Bey of Scio formerly had but three \ but fince the War with Candy, he has 

 had fix. 



The Lieutenant of the Bey of Scio has two Gallies. There be alfo three other 

 Beys in the Ifiand of Scio, who have no dépendance upon the Baflia of Scio , but buy 

 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 Be y of Scio. 



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