21S 
TRAVELS IN BARBARY. 
The captives having succeeded in conveying 
intelligence of their situation to their friends in 
England, Queen Elizabeth, on the 5th September 
1584, wrote to the Grand Signior, who sent in- 
structions to the Basha to liberate the men, and 
restore the nierchandise. The Basha, who was 
then subject to the Porte, did not venture to dis- 
obey. 
On the 31st July IG70, a vessel, on board of 
which was the Sieur Mouette, set sail from 
Dieppe for the Caribbee Islands. They spent 
some time in an English port, which they left in 
the beginning of October. On the l6th they 
came in sight of two vessels bearing Turkish co- 
lours. These vessels having come within speak- 
ing distance, assured them that they were Alge- 
rines at peace with France, and therefore French 
subjects had nothing to fear ; they only wished to 
send two or three of their people on board, to ex-? 
amine if any of the crew belonged to other na-, 
lions. The moment the Moors came on board, 
they drew out their concealed weapons, and at- 
tacked the French. Our author was immediately 
seized by " a devil of a black,'* who held a battle- 
axe over his head. In this predicament, he did 
not deem it prudent to offer any resistance, but 
quietly yielded himself. They were immediately 
carried in to Sale (Salee), the centre of the pira- 
