22 ALASSrO AND ITS FLORA 
had already been elected. For the sake of 
brevity I omit naming many other illu- 
strious men of science belonging to Alassio, 
and come to feats of arms. 
Capitain Oreglia whp signalized him- 
self in the battle of 1672 against the Sa- 
voyards in the valley of Albenga, comes 
first. The Genoese Republic rewarded him 
with a rich crown of gold, and with a 
special medal on which the motto: « Proe- 
mium virtutis was inscribed ». Not less 
worthy was captain Eligio Miralta who, 
with a brigantine assaulted the pirates in 
the Sicilian sea, defeated them and cap- 
tured 40 corsairs. The Republic made him 
an officer of the Navy. 
Erasmo Simone who had fallen into 
the hands of the Turks, by a bold effort 
saved himself and his crew, and landing 
at Malta was made an officer of the order 
which takes its name from the island. 
But to mention all the celebrated events 
would lengthen this brief account far too 
much; and we therefore pass on, and note 
that in this century (1619) the Alassians 
founded the convent of Sanf Andrea called 
