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have long lived in tranquillity, yet they mutually en- 

 tertain a bitter grudge, which will ever be kept up, fo 

 long as they recollect the calamities that each has oc- 

 cahoned the other. Of the nine wars that have been 

 carried on between them, the laft was the longeft and 

 moft cruel. The republic of Venice then Hood on the 

 brink of defrrucliion. Pietro Doria, admiral of the 

 Genoefe, held its downfall to be fo certain, that he 

 anfwered the Venetian fecretary of ftate, who was fenf 

 to him at Chiozza concerning the peace : "I am not 

 6( fent hither by my republic to enter into a peace with 

 " you, or to have pity on you. I even have orders, 

 (C after I have taken Chiozza, to make myfelf mafter 

 " of your capital, and to put you all to the fword ; 

 6i that the very memorial of you may perilh for ever. 

 66 Therefore, turn back with your prifoners * : I will 

 * c not have them; for in a few days we lhall be at 

 " Venice, and take them ourfelves out of prifon.'* 

 Having faid this, he turned his back on the ambafla- 

 dors, and left them *f\ This haughty anfwer threw the 

 Venetians into fuch a rage that they took the general 

 refolution, either to die or to conquer the arrogant and 

 implacable enemy. With the remains of their fhips, 

 they made fo brave but defperate an attack on the 

 enemy's victorious fleet, that it was entirely deftroyed. 

 Doria himfelf was killed by a cannon ball. Since this 

 time the Genoefe have' never ventured to engage in open 

 hoftility with the republic of Venice. 



* The Venetian ambafTador had fix or feven genoefe prifoners 

 along with him. 



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