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Captain, it is not my defign to lelTen the Glory of the reft of the Fleet, all 
did wonderfully well ; and the Galleys of MJta who were but feven, when 
they came, were fifteen, befides three GallealFes when they went back, having 
taken feven Turkifh Galleys, and had the eighth brought them by the Chri- 
ftian Slaves j who taking their advantage of the Confufion, mallered the 
Turks that were on Board the Galley, and delivered themfelves up to the 
Knights of Malta; who befides thefe eight Galleys which had all been com- 
manded by Beys, and carried Flags, took three GallealTes, and gave liberty 
to two thoufand five hundred Chriftian Slaves, who were on Board thefe 
Veffels j and when they were come to Malta, gave them all new Cioaths, and 
Money to carry them to their own Countries.- They madealfoa great many 
Turks Slaves. When the Fight was over, the Turks had no more remain- 
ing but eighteen Galleys, one Maouc, and the five Brigamins ; So that in that TJie lofs of 
Engagement, they loft feven and twenty Ships, feven and thirty Galleys, and '^^''^''^'^'ps 
eight Maones. They would not certainly have faved a Sail, had it not been 
for the Guns of the Caftles, which lhatjf red the Chriftian Ships that came 
too near and covered the Turkifh Fleet ^ befides the Chriftians were afraid 
they might run a Ground ; for moil of the Vellels of the Infidels that remain- 
ed ran a flioar, as the Baftarde, wherein was the Captain Balh.t^ did, to fave 
themfelves from the Knights of Malta, who had refolved at any rate to take 
her, and carry her oiFto Malta but they loft her in the Smoak^ however 
they very narrowly miffed being taken by the Chriftians in another manner ; 
for the Slaves endeavoured to become mafters of her, and had done it, but 
for that Renegado Italian I mentioned before, who came with his Son and 
turned Turk at ConftaminofU, a few days before the Fleet fet out • This 
Traiterons Villain enraged to fee the Chriftians his Country-men, and not 
long before his Brethren, profper, perceiving that the Slaves endeavoured 
to carry away the Bajlarde vi\\txûx\\\z was, inftead of making amends for his 
fault by a timely Repentance, and joining with them in the Execution of the 
defign, he drew his Cimetere and cut off the Heads of the Boldeft of the poor 
wretches, and by that means difappointed the Defign, and faved the Baftarde. 
The Turks loft a vaft number of Men ; for befides thofe that were Killed and 
made Slaves, many threw themfelves into the Sea to fwima ftioar, of whom 
fome were Drowned, and moft part Killed ^ for they ftayed not to take them 
up, but knocked them on the head with Poles, as that Prove-ûced Renegado 
told me, who feeing the Ship wherein he was, taken by the Chriftians, and 
fearing to be ferved as one that had renounced his Religion, leaped into the 
Sea, and had enough to do to fave himfelf -, for not only it concerned him 
to have a care of the Chriftian Veffels, becaufe of their Poles, but alfo of 
thofe who not knowing how to fwim, endeavoured to catch hold of any thing 
to fave themfelves by ^ at length for all the care he took, a Turk took hold 
of his Foot, telling him that he rauft either fave him, or both Perifii ; finding 
himfelf in this danger, he told the Turk that he could not fave him in than 
pofture, but that if he would get upon his Back, he would do his beft -, which 
the Turk a little too credulous attempting to do, no fooner had he let go his 
Foot, but he gave him a punch on the Belly, and made all hafte to land ; where 
iiting down to reft himfelf, two other Turks, whohadfwama fhoar as well 
as he, having refted in the fame place, and riling up to be gone, were both ftioî: 
clofe by him, with a Canon- Bullet from the Sea. 1 thought fit to mention 
all thefe particulars, as fuppofing they will not be unpleafing to the Reader. 
This was fo great an overthrow, that it put all the Turks into a confternation j The Confter- 
who were fo terrified, that they imagined themfelves to be Slaves to the nation of the , 
Venetians already. The Grand Signlor took this lofs fo much to Heart, that for a ^""^'^5 after ■ 
whole day he would not eat, nor receive any comfort, but wept bitterly ; 
nay before any ntws of it was brought, his Barber having told him that he 
heard fay, the Turkilh Fleet was Defeated, he caufed him immediately to be 
put to Death. When he had got certain Intelligence of it, he ordered Sol- 
diers to be forthwith fent to all the Ifles and other places ^ where he feared 
the Venetians might make a defcent ; and becaufe he was apprehenfivethat they 
might come to Com (I antinomie ^ he caufed the Houfes that were upon the Walls 
to be pulled down, becaufe they might facilitate the Burning, and hinder the 
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