WITH THE BEYS OP iEGYPT. £03 



On this fide of the valley, at the diftance of about 

 / 1 1 miles from it, was the army of the kapudan pallia, 

 under the orders of Ofrnanll. 



The 1 6th. the vanguard of the beys put themfelves 

 In motion to attack the camp of the kapudan pafha. 



Ali bey, the tefterdar, the ferafider, on receiving 

 account of this, refolved to fall upon them. Ofmanli 

 kept himfelf in referve, that his corps might co-operate 

 to the defeat of the enemy by nulling into the battle 

 with agility when they were wanted. However, they 

 unexpectedly met as they were marching, and thus 

 the onfet ended very much to the difadvantage of the 

 troops of the kapudan pafha. That is, the cavalry of 

 the beys and the Ofmanli came quite unexpectedly on. 

 one another. They fought on both fides with great 

 bravery ; till the rear guard of the little beys fudderily 

 entered, and Ifmael, who was haftening up, was kil- 

 led. Upon this, the troops of the kapudan pafha took 

 to flight. The enemy purfued them to their very 

 ramparts, and made a dreadful flaughter among them. 

 Where the~galeangi, having polled themfelves behind 

 the grave ftones, after the manner of the Albanefe; 

 and being, beiides, covered by a chevaux de frize and 

 two batteries of 15 cannons, at the diftance of a can- 

 aion mot from each other, fired upon the beys, and 

 thereby compelled their vanguard to halt- The ca- 

 valry Hill purfued them 1 when, all at once, finding 

 themfelves drawn under their cannon, they attempted 

 an attack upon the very batteries, and rode up to them 

 full fpeed. Here, however, they met fo ftrong a re- 

 finance, that they thought fit to retreat, 



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