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The history of the Venetian conquests, from the year 1684 to this present year 1688. Translated out of the French by J.M. Licensed, Octob. 2. 1688
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J. M.
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Ammunition in Clin which he effected though oppos'd by a Party This Basha who is a daring man gave some trouble to the Proveditor-General who fear'd lest by the favour of the Ice he would make some attempt upon the new Conquests for which cause he promis'd great Rewards to the Morlaques if they would continue firm to the Service of the Republique But whatever he could do some were found amongst them who had undertaken to kill Chevalier Janco their Commander a man very much addicted to the Venetians for which reason he was become odious to the Basha who had promis'd those Traytors a good Summ of Money provided they brought him his Head but he had notice of the Design time enough to prevent it He caus'd one of the Villains to be seiz'd the other made his escape well knowing no mercy was to be hop'd after such a Crime In the mean time the Proveditor General was uneasie under these Circumstances and sent an Account to Venice of the Trouble he was in and how necessary it was to send him some assistance Thus ended the Campaigne in Dalmatia In the mean time Signior Morosini before he took his Winter Quarters possess'd himself of the Isle of Maxos in the Archipelago a Conquest not very considerable in it self but the place being well fortify'd both by Situation and Art it may be of ill Consequence to the Turks which obliges the Christians to work there with great diligence and there are already eight thousand Workmen sent thither the Republique sparing no Cost either for that or any other Expences of the War. General Morosini after he had been in the Archipelago where the Turks trembled for fear not thinking themselves safe in any Fortress return'd to Napoli di Romania where the Deputies of Athens waited for him to know upon what terms they might be admitted into the Protection of the Republique desiring to do it by a voluntary Contribution notwithstanding that the Infidels threatned to complain at Constantinople of their proceeding as contrary to the obedience they ow'd the Grand Signior and to destroy all by Fire and Sword rather than consent Since we cannot too well know the brave especially those who have taken upon them to fight during their lives for the Christian Faith I suppose the Reader will not be offended that I present him with a List sent from Malta containing the Names of all the Knights that made their Campaign this year 1686. in the Venetian Army and of whom the formidable Battalion of Malta is compos'd The Lis◠of the Officers follows at the end of the Book THE HISTORY OF THE Venetian Conquests c. The Fourth Book THE Forces of Dalmatia were not idle even in the Winter but made continual Incursions into the Enemies Country the severity of the Season not being enough to make them observe any kind of Truce or Cessation The Inhabitants and Garrison of Santo Stephano surpriz'd the Town of Antivari all that oppos'd them were put to the Sword and having brought together all the Booty which consisted of Money Moveables and Plate and of nine hundred head of Cattel they retired with it to their Quarters The Ships of the Republique which were cruising in the Archipelago took six more of the Turkish Vessels which were laden with Provision from Ægypt and bound for Constantinople where both the Plague and Famine did rage Signior Perastino Captain of a Vessel named Our Lady of Mountaigne arriving at the Port of Suda to take in Provisions and fresh Water Signior Alvise Marcello Proveditor Extraordinary desir'd him to take in Water at Seignet near Canea himself having no more than was necessary for the subsistence of his Garrison He advanc'd on the side of Porto Nuovo with eighteen Seamen having a Convoy of fifty eight men to attend him by the order of the Proveditor Ali Cubi Governor of Canea having notice of it from the Inhabitants of Cisterna sent immediately Ali Bey with eighteen Horse to view the Christians the Ali having discover'd them retir'd to Cisterna the Inhabitants dispatch'd a second Courier to the Basha of Canea who made a second Detachment of threescore men These two Detachments being joyn'd yet durst not attack the Venetians who had intrench'd themselves at Citro and were all arm'd with Musquets to receive the Infidels The Basha having been inform'd of it by a third Courier resolv'd to go himself at the head of a Detachment of four hundred Horse and Foot scorning that a handful of Men should thus brave him But his Son having disswaded him from that Enterprise took it upon himself and march'd towards them with a design to break through them They were receiv'd by the Venetians with Musquet-shot The Fight was long and bloody both sides encountring with equal vigour The Basha's Son attack'd the Christians several times with all the fury of a Commander resolv'd to conquer in despite of Fortune yet the Turks were at last forc'd to retreat by the favour of the Night with the loss of many men There were an hundred wounded of which number was the Basha's Son who died in a few hours his Horse and Sword were taken and sent to General Morosini This Basha's Son was Nephew to the Sultan lately depos'd about five and twenty years of Age he shew'd in this Action a Courage and Conduct above his years His Father was so enrag'd at this ill success that he imprison'd the second Ali Bey threatning to be reveng'd on him for the Death of his Son. In the mean time the Turks to keep their Forces in heart resolv'd to besiege Singe in Dalmatia endeavouring to perswade them that on the event of this Siege depended the Success of the whole Campaigne In effect they invested the place with twenty thousand men commanded by the Basha's of Bossine and Ertzegovine and twenty six piece of Cannon with some Mortars which they divided in three Batteries They thought themselves so sure of carrying the Town that the next day after they came before it they sent away eight thousand men to attempt to enter into the Province of Zoga The Marquis Borri General of the Battalia and Governour of the place writ to General Cornaro as soon as he found himself besieged that he wanted neither Men nor Provisions and that he was the more resolute to defend it in that he hop'd he should in a short time be reliev'd Signior Cornaro was overjoy'd to hear this resolution yet did not in the mean time neglect to send a Reinforcement of men who got into the place notwithstanding the vigilance of the Enemy In the mean time the Turks with twelve thousand men that remain'd attack'd a Rondel and made three assaults one after another in all which they were repuls'd The Garrison made several Sallies with so good success that they cut off the Heads of above an hundred Turks and plac'd them on the Walls to give terrour to the rest The Turks seeing themselves so mistaken in their measures having remanded
Janco who was in the Field having notice that the Turks had a design of marching to the number of three thousand men to fire the Suburbs of Sebenico left there some men and with another Reinforcement of twelve hundred Morlaques advanc'd within four Miles of the place where having laid an Ambush for them in an advantageous Post the Enemies were surpriz'd when they least thought of it and being put into Disorder at the first charge betook themselves to flight with great loss of their men After the taking of Calamata the Forces of the Republique seiz'd Porto Vitulo where were found fifty piece of Cannon and ten of smaller Artillery with store of Ammunition Signior Lorenzo was there made Proveditor extraordinary General Morosini after that appear'd before Chielifa the Garrison not believing it self in condition to resist accepted the Articles of surrender which were offer'd them and the Standard of St. Mark was there planted they reconsecrated the Church of St. Spindion for divine Worship and Signior Lorenzo Venier was made Governour of the place This Fortress is situate on the top of a sharp Rock about a Mile and a half from the Sea it is a Mile in compass of a square form and is flank'd with five Towers for its defence The taking of Chielifa was followed by that of Passana where the Standard of the Republique was planted the 24th of September and the Sieur Angelo Lazari with the superintendent Georgio Foscarini were chosen Proveditors extraordinary This place is situate on a Hill in the Province of Maina in the neighbourhood of the Gulf of Colochina upon the Cape of Matapan opposite to Chielifa The Campaign ended with several Rencounters which the Morlaques and the Mainotts had with the Infidels in Dalmatia and in the Morea The Turks also receiv'd some Losses at Sea four of their Galleys being separated by a violent Storm that which belonged to the Basha of Negropont was met by the famous Corsair Manetta and taken by two of his Galeots with two hundred Turks that were on board and eighty Christian Slaves who were all set at liberty Signior Morosini having set sail for Corfâ— to take his Winter-quarters there pass'd by Preveza within view of Santa Maura and sailed on to Trapano to view the Works they were making at that place with four Galleys of the Isles From thence he went to the Gulf of Larta upon advice that the Governour of that Town call'd Javanos was on his march with fifteen hundred men to oblige the Villages of Xeromero to the contribution of Carazzo which they had refus'd to pay The Turks seeing the Fleet betook themselves to flight with their Governour which gave occasion to the General to pass to Gomenizze and endeavour to draw them on thither in his passage he was saluted by the Infidels who were there in Garrison with a single Volley of their Cannon and having given a signal to the Galley Garzoni to answer them she did it so dexterously that the Bullet carried off the Head of one of the Barbarians which struck such a terrour into the rest that they resolv'd upon the spot to leave the place and save their lives by flying to a neighbouring Mountain which they did This advantage oblig'd the Venetians to go on shore and seize the Fortress which Signior Morosini caus'd to be demolish'd having first order'd a Mass of Thanksgiving to be celebrated in the place The Ammunition and Provision that were found there he caus'd to be carried on board his Vessels with six piece of double Brass Cannon ninety six pound of Bullet and four quarter Culverins with two other small Field-pieces to convey to Corfu which was but four and twenty Miles distant THE HISTORY OF THE Venetian Conquests c. The Third Book THIS Year the Venetians continu'd with great Success the Conquests they had begun the year before in the Morea which is a Peninsula call'd by the Ancients Peloponnesus the number of its Commonwealths famous in History rendred it very considerable amongst the Grecians It was formerly divided into Achaia properly so call'd Arcadia the Country of Argos Corinth Elis Sicionia Laconia and Messenia It is at present call'd Morea because in sigure it resembles a Mulberry-leaf it is divided into the Dukedom of Clarence which comprehends Achaia Sicionia and Corinth Belveder formerly Elis and Messenia Saccania anciently the Country of Argos and Tzaconia where was Laconia and Arcadia It is joyn'd to the Continent Northward by a neck of Land called the Isthmus of Corinth on the West and South it has the Adriatick Sea and on the East the Sea of Candia its length from Corinth to Modon is a hundred and seventy Italian Miles the breadth is almost of the same extent and it is six hundred Miles in compass The City of Sparta or Lacedemon which amongst the ancient was the most celebrated of all Peloponnesus falling under the Turkish Dominion has lost much of its ancient Splendour they call Lacedemon Misitra and Corinth Coranto At present the most known are Coron Modon Clarence Argos Navarin Patras Napoli di Romania and Maina that which is now call'd Braccio di Maina is the Country of the Mainotts they inhabit part of the Country of the ancient Lacedemonians along the Sea-coast of the Gulf of Coron and they are the only Greeks that have preserv'd themselves in form of a Republick against the Ottomans The ruggedness of their Mountains and the nearness of the Sea has given them this advantage But the City of Candia being taken which happenâ—d in the Year 1669. they fear'd they should lose their liberty and that fear was the occasion that many of them sought new Habitations to live in quiet The Genoüese receiv'd five or six hundred Families of them into the Isle of Corsica and the Great Duke of Florence gave land within his Territories to a thousand more who have setled themselves there within these few years There are many considerable Mountains in the Morea viz. Pholoe Cyllene Sepia Poglizzi Cronia or Grevenos Mintia or Mente Neris Nonaene Artimisio and Taygetus now call'd Borta The Rivers are Carbon and Eurotas now call'd Vasili-Potamos Inachus Linceus and Spinarzza The extent of the Isthmus of Corinth which joyns the Morea to Greece between the Gulf of Lepant and that of Engia is six Miles Many Princes have made it their endeavour to divide all this Land from the Conâ—inent Nero the Emperor made a Voyage into Achaia expresly on that design â—e made a Speech to his men and then â—pened the Ground himself and carried a Basket of Earth on his Shoulders but could not succeed in his Design The Morea being by the Greek Emperors divided amongst the Despots or Lords whom they named became a Prey to the Turks who easily possess'd themselves of it under Mahomet II. surnamed Boiuc that is to say the Great He was the terrour of all Europe and the most fortuâ—ate Prince of all the Infidels that ever â—ate on that Throne The