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A35758	A description of Candia in its ancient and modern state with an account of the siege thereof, begun by the Ottoman Emperour, in the year 1666, continued in 1667 and 1668, and surrendred the latter end of 1669 / the most part collected from private letters, during the siege, sent by one in the service of the republique.	One in the service of the republique.	1670 (1670)	Wing D1147; ESTC R10762	44,893	118

and Dulcigno and Castel Nuova two places belonging to the Turks were both sunk which was the cause of this Truce between the Venetian and the Turk General Cornaro and the Marquiss Degl ' Oddi were imyloyed to repair the damages suffered at Cattaro by this Earthquake In the Month of April 1667 the Grand Visier plained the Country for five Miles together about the Port of Suda cutting down the Trees and Vines and driving away all the Cattle that the Garrison might not be supplyed from those parts whilst in the mean time the people belonging to the Republique were very industrious and finished several Out-works which did very much strengthen Candia besides Captain-General Morosini sent large Supplies of Provisions and Moneys into the City in several Vessels commanded by Captain Gio. Morosini But the Visier finding his Army to consist of 50000 men having received supplies from the Ottoman Court raised his Batteries against the Fort of St. Demetrius who was manfully withstood by the Defendants with some loss to the Besiegers The Turks having found an opportunity to convoy forty Gallies with Souldiers and Ammunition into Canea were so much incouraged hereby that they a little after gave a busie assault to Suda a considerable Fortress of the Venetians but were beaten off with much slaughter In May the Turkish Saiques taking their way by the South-Sea arrived at Gira Petra and put ashore 5000 Janisaries which so heartned the Army that the Visier resolved upon the Siege of Candia to this end he disarm'd all the Gallies imploying the Souldies in his Army and the Slaves as Pioneers to work in the Trenches and speedily raised three Batteries against the three principal Bulwarks of that City which the Christians defended with extraordinary valour But the Visier being sensible of the Grand Signior's high displeasure attempted them with all his force and played upon their Forts with his Batteries intrenching 5000 men before the Fort St. Demetrius battering it with 100 of pieces of Cannon he being then in expectation of the recruit of 8000 men from Morea And the Bassa of Bossina pressed one man out of every House in all the Countries about him excepting Licia and Corbaccia who denyed it pretending their inability to go to War by reason of a Famine lately among them The Turks had now laid a close Siege to Candia battering it in four places but the Visier first demolished the Town of New Candia formerly built by the Turks because that the materials thereof might be useful in raising their Works and to prevent his Souldiers retreating thither The Ports against which he made his Batteries were Bethlem Sabionera Jesus and St. Demetrius the men imployed against them were 40000 in number besides 12000 Pioneers But the Christians were much incouraged by the arrival of the Convoy under the command of Guistiniano Commissary of the Provisions who had sent 70000 Ducats into the Town besides all other necessaries and brought with him 75000 more which vvere conveyed to the Captain-General for the use of the Armata The Siege vvas very industriously managed by the Grand Visier their Forces vvell ordered and their Cannons continually roaring they gave a stout assault but vvere repulst with considerable damage The Visier being oblig'd upon his ovvn reputation to hazard his vvhole Army made six furious assaults upon the City but vvas in all beaten off vvith the loss of 12000 men at least in these attempts For tvventy days time that the Turks had spent in the Siege of Candia they gained not so much as one foot of ground and their great Batteries and Cannon did little injury being at too great a distance and mounted too high so that by falling upon the highest Houses they onely beat off some Tiles and threvv dovvn some Chimnies vvhich vvas all the execution that vvas done The Christian Privateers did do the Republique excellent Service at Sea among others one called the Notali having seven hundred men aboard took in fevv days above tvventy prizes General Villa made a lusty Sally out of Candia vvith 2000 choice men vvho fell upon one of the Turks Posts vvith such courage and resolution that he made a great slaughter among them they being out of order but at length rallying together pursued the General vvho drevv them into a place prepar'd for that purpose and then ordered the Mines to be fired vvhich vvas so successfully effected that according to the information of a Renegado afterwards near 3000 Turks were destroyed On the 28 of May the Turks began some violent attaques upon the Fort near Bethlem and the Gate Panigra and that morning they played upon the Bulwarks with two pieces of Cannon which were answer'd by the Guns from their Counter-batteries and Courtines The 29 the Enemy made nearer approaches and began with two Guns onely to batter the Bulwarks of Jesus but the Christians with their Guns from the Gallies and those from the Works play'd upon the Turks so warmly that they were disordered and the Grand Visier forced to change his Post On the 30 the Turks onely wrought hard to raise a Battery against St. Andrews Fort. The 31 the Enemy assaulted the Fort with great fury and in that days service Captain Galeazzo an Officer of Piedmont was unfortunately slain by a Shot in the Out-work of St. Maries and Colonel Castaneuf but the Savoyards under his command to revenge his death did fall that night upon the Turks with Hand-Granadoes Swords and Pistols assisted by some other Forces and made a great confusion among them compelling them to leave their Works with much disorder The Savoyards followed them into one of their Redoubts and slew a considerable number of them the Guns from the Town in the mean time playing upon the Enemy to hinder their pursuit June the first there was little or no action onely the Enemies Cannon firing dismounted a Gun in the Fort Martinengo June the second they formed another Battery and fired at the Besieged with two other pieces of Cannon bringing up a Galliot with another Vessel to furnish them with Provisions wherewith they were laden and the Venetians sent out two Gallies to ingage them but they were so stoutly defended by their Batteries that the Gallies were forced to betake themselves to their own Fort for protection The same morning the Turks laid an Ambush near the Out-work of Mocenigo to intercept the Venetians and prevent the relief of their Guards but they were valiantly resisted and put to flight leaving many of them dead upon the place besides those that were kill'd in the retreat which were more in number June the third the Turks spent this morning in interring their dead and in Funeral-Ceremonies but that afternoon they fired very thick upon the Town with Bullets of 80 90 and 120 pound weight June the fourth they approached within a stones cast of the Walls and that night there was a resolute skirmish before Panigra where they were receiv'd with Volleys of Musket and plenty of

Semitecolo and twelve Gallies laden with Bisket were sent into Candia by the Admiral of their Fleet riding at Paros whose Squadrons were continually cruising about the Sea to intercept the Provisions design'd for the Turks The Grand Visier was now indispos'd at Retimo but ordered the strengthning of New Candia intending to raise a Battery near the Lazaretto to hinder the passage of the Republique's Vessels for the relief of the City against which the Venetian Forces cast up a strong Fort to beat them off and prevent their nearer approaches The Sultan then sent fresh commands to the Visier to imploy the utmost of his power and endeavours for the gaining of the Metropolis The Visier being dissatisfied with the former proceedings of the Bassa's of Canea and Candia Nuova he beheaded them both and used the like serverity to several Officers under pretence that they were wanting in the performance of their Duties the last Summer He hath always along with him the Aga of the Janisaries as Pay-master to the Army whose advice sways extreamly with him in all matters of Importance In the interim the Senate is studious to defend their Territories against the common Enemy Now the Treaty that was set on foot by the Prime Visier is wholly broken off being resolv'd to prosecute the Siege vigorously The Visier about the latter of January or the beginning of February departed from Retimo to Candia Nuova intending to go back to Canea The Turks laboured hard at the Batteries before Candia and chiefly that near Lazaretto but with little success for the besieged plyed them very closely from their new Fort and made a Sally forcing the Turks from their Batteries killing five hundred upon the place and taking forty six Prisoners with the loss of forty men onely The Prime Visier now return'd to Canea as 't was thought to continue there as a place of security during the Infection the Plague raging so violently in the Camp and their Admiral Bassa to the Dardanellos with the major part of the Fleet. In February the Grand Visier in person with a party of Turks took a view of the Posts the better to form his Leaguer against the City but he was so warmly entertained with Cannon Morter-pieces and Granadoes that they fell into some disorder which the Garrison perceiving made a smart Sally upon him forcing him to quit the place and flee to Candia Nuova leaving his Nephew slain by a Cannon-shot from the Walls dead upon the place with other considerable persons At Canea he remain'd in expectation of his Succors of twenty thousand men from the Grand Signior and in the mean time the Garrison threw down all the Works cast up by the Turks against the Town and levelled all their Trenches The Turkish Army was now very much visited with the Plague and destitute of Victuals so that the Visier dispersed his Forces about the Island And much about this time Signior Nicola Lyon Commander of one of the Venetian Ships met with a Turkish Vessel laden with Provisions under the Conduct of six Gallies who after an hours dispute took her at which the Visier was so highly incensed that he took off the heads of six of the Captains as being too remiss and wanting duty and courage to defend her Towards the latter end of this Month the Turks with a considerable party Marched hear Candia but were repulsed with no inconsiderable loss in which encounter two Renegadoes of note were taken prisoners and carried into Candia In the beginning of March Signior Padavino the Venetian Ambassador arriv'd at Canea upon whose approach the Turkish Forces by order from the Grand Visier being about 40000 in number were drawn together in his view also a Body of Turks a little after came up to the Walls of Candia in a bravado but were receiv'd so stoutly by a party that Sallied out against them that they were forced to quit their station in confusion and great disorder In this Month about the middle thereof a Turkish Gallie carried off by the Christian Slaves aboard of her was brought into the Fleet the manner of the surprise was as followeth There were 180 Turks and upwards aboard this Gally with their Officers among whom there hapned to be a Renegado Grecian who proving a penitent Apostate contriv'd this plot to free himself and the Christian Slaves condemn'd to the Oars He went down privately into the Hold and made several holes to let in the water and having so done came hastily upon the Deck crying out that the Vessel had sprung so many and so great Leaks that it was irrecoverably lost hereupon the Turks made immediately to a Rock not far off them where they ran ashore the Slaves laying hold of this opportunity rowing off the Gally stopped the Leaks brought her to Paros and presented her to the Captain-General who presently sent two Gallies well arm'd and man'd to the Rock where they took all the Turks who were old Souldiers and persons of Eminency five or six onely excepted who were drown'd endeavouring to save themselves by swimming In March some of the Venetian Ships successfully engaged with the Caravan or Convoy from Alexandria the Admiral whereof had 300 stout Souldiers aboard of him brought out of Barbary the Vessel belonging to Tunis which was commanded by the Sansack of Grand Cayro or Viceroy of Egypt who was by Orders from the Grand Signior to go to the assistance of the Grand Visier and to take upon him the command of the Bassa of Canea he brought with him 2000 Souldiers raised upon his own account to that purpose with several Officers who had made a solemn vow to the Grand Signior to do their utmost in the War and to lose their lives rather then to quit the Siege This Vessel during the dispute took fire and was consum'd with its fraught to the value of 200000 Reals and 50000 Zecchins designed to pay the Grand Visiers Army besides the private Gold of the Officers Many of the men seeking their safety in the Boat were taken and made slaves and several other Vessels of that Convoy fell into the Christians hands with a considerable Booty and one among the rest laden with noble Horses for service was taken by a Christian Privateer that commanded a Pink. The Visier hearing of this ill success cut off the heads of three Captains that arriv'd at Canea and commanded ten fresh Gallies to rescue the rest of the Convoy and conduct them safe to Canea upon pain of death About this time there was a Truce between them for a season for the repair of the Ruines on both sides occasion'd by a dreadful Earthquake that hapned on Holy-Thursday and several others since in the former a great part of Albania suffer'd it threw down many Houses in Cattaro with a great part of the Wall towards the Sea destroying 600 persons at least and Buda was wholly swallowed up in which there perished the like number of people both these places being subject to the Republique