4|% WAR OF THE TURKS 



The 20th. the kapudan pallia got a defluxion in his 

 ear, from which he was not freed for 14 days. 



The 1 2th. of September the paihas from Syria ar- 

 rived at Cairo ; namely, the pallia Deltrio, of two tails, 

 and Abdul pafha, of three ; the former with 3000, and 

 the latter with 4000 men. 



The 26th. the troops of the kapudan pafha difbanded 

 themfelves of their own accord, for reafons that need 

 not be mentioned, in order to return home ; but about 

 three o'clock in the morning, on receiving account of it, 

 lie harTened to them with all fpeed, fabre in hand, to force 

 them to return, when he narrowly efcaped being cut to 

 pieces by them ; as matters had already proceeded to ex- 

 ' tremes. However, he was fortunate enough to appeafe 

 them by allowing them to march back again to Cairo 

 after three davs. 



The 29th. the kiaia of the kapudan pafha fet himfelf 

 In motion, with 11,200 men, in the Galengici, as did 

 the abovementioned pafnas by land. 



TTie 8th of October they arrived clofe by the camp 

 of the beys. 



The 9th. they came to an attack ; and it was given 

 out that the beys were beaten ; but exactly the reverfe 

 was true. The kapudan pallia difpatched ten turkifh 

 furgeons, with a pompous train, and all the apparatus 

 neceiiary to their methods of cure. He reprefented 

 the matter as though he had taken this ftep from mo- 

 tives of precaution for any cafes that might occur to 

 require their affiftance ; whereas, in fact, he fen t them 

 on account of what had already happened. 



The 12th, the fumptuous furs were brought to Cairo, 

 which are worn as marks of honour, feat by t the ful- 

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