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ly Ifmael bey, had been lickabeletti. They not only 

 gave the kapudan pafha important information on 

 many particulars, but like wife promifed him fupport 

 from their adherents. 



The 1 6th. again two pafhas arrived from Syria, one 

 with 1000, the other with 800 men. Thefe confirmed 

 the kapudan pafha in the opinion that he ought to en- 

 deavour at renewing the attack. 



Accordingly, on the 20th. he difpatched two barks, 

 with fix beys newly appointed by him, and 600 men ; 

 who joined themfelves to the army that remained b : 

 hind, and was ftationed in Upper ./Egypt. 



The 26th. this army marched, to make an attack 

 upon the hofcile beys : but they had already received 

 intelligence of their defign, and broke up their camp 

 that very night, to give him the rencontre. 



The 27th. before day-light, they were exactly facing 

 each other in the iriidfr. of a thick fog. But, as the 

 people of the kapudan pafha had the wind againft the 01, 

 the clouds of duft they raifed in marching, drove fo 

 right in their front, that they had not the leaft fight of 

 the enemy till they were clofe upon them. 



As foon as they were apprifed of the nearnefs of the 

 beys, they gave fire on their troops, as well from their 

 great ordnance > as from the mufquets ; but without 

 any regularity. The beys had no artillery,- but a van- 

 guard of 1 600 armed horfe ; each of whom was pro- 

 vided with two large lire-arms and four piftols. Thefe 

 now rode in full gallop, up to the troops of the kapu- 

 dan pafha, and gave them no time to recharge their 

 mufquets. Immediately the Ofrnali, otherwife their 

 bra veil warriors, took their flight, and after them the 



pafhas, 



