to be for want of Powder who finding little or no success thereby they fell to their Mines and sprung one made under the Out-work of the Half-moon of Mocenigo and entred the breach took possession thereof killing fifty Souldiers placed there to defend it The Enemy being elevated with this success sent 3000 men to make good the place of which they continued Masters for the space of one day and a half but Marquiss Villa knowing that it might prove advantagious to them in attaquing the next Work was resolved to dispossess them and therefore he nobly issued out with a Party of able Souldiers and at the same time gave fire to a Mine formerly made under it though undiscovered by the Enemy which blew up so successfully that the Turks persiht most miserably in the ruines and then the Marquess falling in among the rest after a sharp and bloody fight of six hours continuance beat them off and regain'd the place with the loss of 300 of his own men and above 2000 Turks The next day the Grand Visier having had so great a loss of his best Souldiers called a Council of his principal Bassa's where it was resolv'd that they should send a Trumpeter to the Captain-General to desire that Signor Giaverina might come and treat with them in order to an agreement but Colonel Vecchia went out in his stead they not approving of sending out the former at present and he was courteously receiv'd by the whole Army but especially by the Visier who treated him with a costly Collation telling him That if his General wanted Provisions he would freely send him what his Camp did afford but the Colonel after thanks return'd for his civil proffer assured him that the City was so plentifully supplyed by the Fleet that they could not stand in need of any thing he was safely sent back to the City with much importunity that Giaverina might be admitted to treat with them which vvas at last condescended unto and he vvas receiv'd by the Turks with great joy vvho vvelcom'd him vvith all their Cannons and saluted him vvith several Musqueteers the general cry through the vvhole Camp being nothing but Peace Peace At this time the Venetians receiv'd very certain intelligence that the Turks Army did not consist of above 25000 men the Svvord and Sickness having svvept avvay the one half of their Army though succours vvere daily expected from Morea About this time the Captain Bassa vvas discovered near the Isle Cerigo vvhere he had landed several of his men but the Venetian Gallies coming to ingage him he put off to Sea with such haste that he left 200 of his men behind him vvhich vvere taken by the Candiots and made slaves But this Treaty like the rest soon vanished and came to nothing The Turks continuing still their Works under-ground putting all their confidence in the Mines vvhich the Besieged laboured to frustrate by their Counter-Mines yet they applyed their greatest force and Works against Panigra labouring hard at their Mines vvhich they often sprung on every side and in the mean time plyed the Tovvn and Fort especially vvith great and small shot but the Besieged are not backvvard either in the one or the other so that the Enemies designs prove unsuccessful Before Panigra the Turks raised one very large Battery that had nine great Guns from vvhence they played furiously for many days together and vvere ansvvered by the Besieged vvith extraordinary loss to the Besiegers for above 12000 Turks perished by the Candiots Sallies Shot Granadoes and Mines with several Captains of Note and experienced Officers among them The Venetians having lost since the beginning of the Siege about 1000 men with some Commanders among whom Baron Baroni is one vvho vvas kill'd by a Musquet-shot on the 26 of July And the Ladies others of that tender Sex did give as signal testimonies of their courage valour in the defence of the Town as the men among vvhom the Wife of Colonel Motta vvho vvas Coloness of the Regiment of Women behaved her self vvith incredible resolution and infinite courage vvhose death vvas much lamented she being unhappily kill'd by the fall of a Wall beaten dovvn by the Besiegers Cannon vvho still are very intent upon the Siege and approach nearer and nearer the Tovvn by the daily springing of their Mines shaking the vvhole City vvith the force of them and are constantly assaulting but as constantly repuls'd and beaten off and 300 of them lost their lives besides a great many more buried in their ovvn mines by the blovving up of one of the Venetians Counter-mines But the Turks by their frequently repeated and continued Batteries had by this time made a great breach in the left Horn of the Fort Panigra and another in that of Mocenigno and on the eleventh of Angust they gave a violent assault to both and to divert the Candiots did at the same time storm the Tovvn at several other places but by the courage of the Besieged vvere every vvhere repuls'd vvith great slaughter the Besiegers leaving many of their dead behind them vvhose heads adorn the Houses of the Venetian Officers vvherevvith they are set round as Trophies of their Valour and revvards of their resolution Yet the Turks are no vvays discouraged but are principally incouraged by a Renegado Jesuit called La Grange who is courteously entertain'd by the Visier and wholly sway'd by his advice The Turks now make use of several Gunners that are Christians whom they have compell'd into their service by force or drawn them in by flattery and to terrifie the rest they cut off the head of one of them who was suspected not to have fired his Gun to the best advange They still continued springing of their Mines which occasions many daily sharp encounters and the courage of the Candiots is as frequently signaliz'd by the great slaughter of the Turks which so incensed the Visier that he commanded a general assault which was perform'd with a noise as great as their fury and for a considerable time continued with much obstinacy but they finding the greatest loss to be their own and the Defendants inconsiderable the Visier gave over the assault whose trouble and almost despair is encreased by the great wants of necessary Provisions in the Camp and the difficulty of being supplyed by reason of the indefatigable industry diligence of the Venetian Squadrons who so continually cruise before Canea that they cannot steal in with their Vessels insomuch that the Turks grew full of despondencie considering that in so long a Siege after so many men lost so many assaults made and so many Mines sprung they had not as yet made themselves masters of any one Out-work of the Christians and though the Turks were in great wants yet the Venetians were destitute of nothing that was necessary either of men money Ammunition or any other Provisions whatsoever But the Turks still made daily assaults springing fresh Mines yet by the prudence and conduct of
succours from the Captain Bassa was very much encouraged to continue the Siege raising Terrasses about his own Tent and had taken 2000 of his stoutest Souldiers as a Guard to his person General Morosini about this time dispatched Colonel Machierotti a Candiot with Letters to the Visier desiring him to accept of an exchange for Signior Lascaris General de Bataille formerly taken Prisoner who went in a Felucca with a white Flag before Giofiro but receiv'd this short answer from the Visier That he came thither to take the City and not to treat about Prisoners whereupon Cavalier Grimani was imployed in the vacant charge The Turks continue the Siege with great eagerness notwithstanding their numerous and signal defeats and the vast inconveniences of the Winter-Season and press very shrewdly upon the Bastion of St. Andre playing upon it with their Cannon by one of which the Sieur du Prc Major to the Brigade belonging to the Count de St. Paul had his head taken off and the Sieur de Chamilly and Lare was hurt with the stones beaten out of the Parapet by the same shot the Sieur de Marianval of the same Brigade was slain the Chevalier de Merinville wounded by a Granado and the Sieur de Sabloniere hurt with an Arrow The Grand Signior being willing to supply the Visier as much as was possible commanded 6000 men to be levyed out of the neighbouring places sending them to Salonica but before the Captains could ship them they rais'd a mutiny and betook themselves to their heels to avoid the service On the twenty-eighth of November the succours from Malta arriv'd safe at Candia and were nobly receiv'd by the Generalissimo and the Marquiss St. Andre Montbrun who was then recover'd of his hurt he lately receiv'd but the Duke de Roannez was somewhat displeas'd he being disappointed of his hopes of commanding them Now a party of 350 French Volunteers with 50 more of the Garrison sallied out upon the Enemy but the former lost thirteen of their number and the others three but they kill'd some of the Enemy brought off four of the Turks heads and the General made another Sally with sixty choice men who cleared the Trenches killing fifty time with the assistance of two Christian Privateers took five Saiques off of Canea laden with Provisions and Ammunition intending for that Port and in the ingagement sixty Turks were slain with their Captain a Renegado of Calabria and fifty four Prisoners taken who were put to the Chain and the Provisions sent into Candia The Pope now ordered preparations to be made by his Chamber for the honourable Interment of the Marquiss Villa Commander of the Popes Forces in the Church of St. Maries the great who was kill'd in a Sally by a Cannon-shot with the same Funeral State and Pomp that was made for Signior Mutio Mattei who had the same Charge and dyed in the same Cause The Grand Visier having intelligence that the French Forces were re-imbarqued and homewards bound made a furious assault in the night upon the Bulwarks of the Sabionera and St. Andre at the same time with 4000 men at each place and obstinately disputed with the Besieged for two hours space but they were forced to retreat to their Posts leaving the ground covered with their dead and carrying off many that were wounded the Christians losing not above forty men in this service About the latter end of February or beginning of March Morosini the Captain-General or Admiral of the Armata landed at Candia with 2000 able Souldies from Zante 1700 Barrels of Powder and a great quantity of Provisions arid Ammunition The three Regiments of Lunenburghers consisting of 2500 stout well-disciplin'd men were in March imbarqued for Candia being very well satisfied with their noble reception at Venice the Senate bestowing gold Chains upon their Officers and a Ducat apiece was given to the Souldiers as a Donative About this time the Christians sprung a Mine and fired it by the which was destroyed a great number of the Enemy with a Turkish Engineer who was in great repute among them and whose directions they observ'd in all their attempts The Visier to revenge his death and the loss of his men sprung a Mine too but it had not that effect which was expected and then the Turks by his command attempted the Bulwarks of St. Andre with Ladders but they were beaten off with great loss and many of their Ladders were by force drawn up from them into the Town Upon the Popes request his Imperial Majesty granted him 3000 men for the succour of Candia who were privately listed without beat of Drum out of the Imperial Hereditary Countries onely On Saturday March 30 1669 S. N. the noble Giacomo Cornaro was chosen Proveditor General of the Armata and Signior Pietro Diedo an experienc'd Senator as Commander of a Convoy of many Ships laden with all manner of Provisions and wherein also were many Souldiers Chyrurgeons Gunners and Labourers to be imployed about the Works and in the Mines Colonel Giovanni Battista Zano endeavouring to take a Gallery from the Turks near Santo Spirito was buried in one of their Mines but the General sent out a strong party who beat off the Turks and recovered his Body out of the ruines of the Mines and carried it into the Town Signior Pietro Diedo by reason of his extraordinary indisposition of Body was upon his request excused from his Voyage into the Levant and the Senate made choice of Cavalier Zozzi Cornaro in his room In April 1669 the Turks made three desperate assaults upon the Town but were in all of them beaten off and the Besieged by the successful firing of one of their Mines totally ruin'd the Enemies Mount and Battery rais'd before the Fort St. Andre In this Month the Grand Signior sent a Bassa to the Visier who in his name condemned the Visier for the little advantage he had made in the Siege trifling away three years time with an expence of so much Treasure and the loss of such numbers of men as might suffice for the Conquest of intire Kingdoms The Visier being very much disatisfied with this message gave a furious assault to the Bulwark of St. Andre and Ravelin di Santo Spirito but the Turks after an hours hot dispute drew off and about 5000 of them hoping to pass over one of the Mines of the Besieged of 150 Barrels of Powder it was fired and blew up 3000 of the Enemy wounding and disordering them and taking hold of this advantage made a sally upon the Besiegers and returned to the Town with 1000 Prisoners or thereabouts On Saturday May the twenty sixth S.N. the Holy Sacrament was in St. Marks Church in Venice pablickly and solemnly expos'd and on the Tuesday following the Duke Senate and the greatest part of the Nobility went in Procession publick Prayers being made in all Churches to crave a blessing upon the succours and supplies intended to be sent to Candia by the Republique Now
1500 men out of the Fleet and put himself in the head of the French Forces being ready to receive Orders from the General though very much urg'd to the contrary And thus he entred upon action June the twenty fourth first 400 commanded men marched out and 50 others with Granadoes at the head of them after them three Troops of Horse under the command of Monsieur Dampier then the Regiments of Gaures St. Valier Lorrain and Bretagne followed with four Troops of Horse upon the Wings besides a party of the French Kings Musqueteers and 100 Reformed Officers placed between the first and second Line to be ready upon any occasion The Forces that came from the Fleet were at the same time to fall upon the left-side of the Sabionera and Monsieur Marshal of the Camp appointed to assist them In this Order they marched silently and undiscover'd and drew up in Battalia in a little plain near the Enemies Camp the commanded men coming within Musquet-shot were fired at by the Turks and then Monsieur de Dampier was commanded by the General to fall upon two Redoubts in the head of their Quarters being assisted by some of the Guards which was so couragiously and successfully managed that they took them immediately and put every men to the Sword and then their Lines were entred and the Regiments of St. Valier and Lorrain possest them the commanded men with the Companies of Guards beat the Enemy out of their Trenches and Works Thus far their designes prospered though they had but 300 of the 1500 expected from the Ships nor were any Venetian Forces nor Pioneers sent out to their assistance as was promised The Turks having thus deserted the Camp drew up into a Body upon a rising on their right-hand which being observ'd by the General he in the head of his Forces marched towards them and beat them twice from their Station but he charged them so home upon the third rally that he gain'd the place whereon they first drew up their men Then hapned a cross accident that ruin'd that whole days designes for some Powder Morter-pieces and Granadoes taking fire by chance upon a Battery which the Guards were possest with they forsook the place in disorder and confusion though Monsieur Castellan used all art imaginable to bring them back and the 300 men that came from the Navy fell into the same disorder notwithstanding all the endeavours of the Commanders to rally them This made the Turks begin a fresh charge whereupon the Admiral Monsieur Colbert and the fifty Musqueteers joyned with the first Battalion and manfully opposed them but this accident had imprinted such a general terrour upon the Souldiers that they were oblig'd to retreat which was much favour'd by a Courtin made good by the General The Body of Reserves was invested by several Forces which after a slight skirmish at the Bastion of St. Andre were sent to assist their fellow-Souldiers at the Sabionera who also retreated disorderly at last The General gave signal testimonies of his Courage and Conduct in this days disaster and made good his Retreat passing through a party of the Enemy with three or four Gentlemen onely that assisted him but if all things had been performed as was intended this day might in all probability have put an end to the Siege The Venetians had in all 600 men which were kill'd and disabled A Trooper escaped from the pursuit of the Enemy found the Duke de Beaufort so wounded that he had not strength to get up behind him and he drew him a while by the Arm thinking to bring him off but being so closely followed by the Turks that he was compel'd to flee he left him to the Enemy who kill'd him presently upon the place Yet the next day being the twenty fifth of June about 200 of the French made a Sally out of the Bastion of St. Andre which gave such an Alarm to the Turks that they came to make good their Posts but the Besieged firing three Mines blew up many of the Besiegers with some Commanders of Quality and destroyed a very considerable Battery On July the fifth S. N. the Count de Vivonne arriv'd at Candia with the French Gallies who took possession of the charge of Admiral finding the Fleet destitute of one The same day also arriv'd the Squadron of Malta Gallies with eight hundred Souldiers On the sixth the Duke de Navailles being over-heated in the late engagement fell into a violent Fever On the twelfth of July arriv'd a Convoy at Candia with 1600 Souldiers Ammunition and Monies The Baron de St. Marre Captain of the Guards to the Duke de Beaufort hearing as yet no news of his Master by Spies or any other means whatsoever went in person to the Visier's Camp where being admitted by him into the Tent he gave him a view of all the Heads that were cut off in the late fight but he could not finde the Admirals among them at which the Visier was very much dissatisfied and afterwards gave him liberty to discourse with several Prisoners in the Camp but he could learn no news of him that was satisfactory On the twenty fourth instant all the French Malta and Pope's Squadrons were ordered to lye before the Turks Post at St. Andre where they fir'd upon the Enemies Camp and did them great damage but when the Generals had drawn out their Forces and were ready to fall upon the Besiegers the Terese which was the French Vice Admiral blew up by some unfortunate accident or a shot from the Enemy with 400 men aboard to the damage of several Vessels the Admiral particularly that lay next her and the Captains Gally that took fire also but was quenched which made the whole Fleet put out to Sea and hindred the Generals designe of making a Sally but the Turks receiv'd great hurt by the firing of the Fleet and lost an Aga the Visiers great favourite On the thirtieth instant a Sally was made by Monsieur Colbert at the Sabionera with some execution upon the Enemy but Monsieur Colbert was slightly hurt in the head with a stone which fell from the Gate broken by a Morter-piece The General Girolamo Battaja was mortally wounded in three places by a Morter-piece breaking near him which was discharg'd from the Enemies Batteries he being then busied about the Sabionera and giving Orders to his Officers against some fresh approach intended by the Besiegers The Turks continue still imploying their greatest force against St. Andre having raised a Battery and planted eight Guns thereon firing upon the Retrenchments made by the Besieged to supply the ruines of that Fort but were valiantly oppos'd and repuls'd however the Enemy took an advantagious Post near the Scozzese which made Signior Navaglier a Noble Venetian sally out with a party of Souldiers intending to dislodge them but he received a dangerous Musquet-shot in the neck The Turks still plyed the Town with showers of Stones Morter-pieces and Granadoes and Count Waldeck
the Besieged their attempts have been frustrated Now the Turks Cannon had torne some houses and beat down some part of their Walls but the great number of Granadoes shot from the Enemies Morter-pieces did the greatest prejudice to the Town Now the Captain-general for prevention of all surprizes commanded all his Souldiers to keep their Posts allotted them by a very strict Proclamation and Ordered that all sorts of Victuals should be sold near the Walls of the Town to remove all pretences for their absence Then the Turks raised a Battery near the Post but to no purpose and bent the most considerable force they had against the Out-works of Mocenigo and Panigra and did them some damage by the often springing of Mines and chiefly that of Panigra At this time Signior Giustiniano Commissary of the Victuals with two other Officers were kill'd by the blowing up of one of them which wholly destroyed the Left-horn of Panigra and another Mine blew up the Counterscarp Upon an exact view of all the Souldiers in the City it was found that about 1500 had been killed since the Siege but that there were still above 10000 able men left to defend the place Now the Grand Visier being more intent then ever upon the taking of the City gave order that materials for building Huts and Lodges convenient for the Souldiers should be brought to the Leaguer intending to lye before the Town all the Winter resolving not to raise the Seige till he had either taken the Town or lost his whole Army in the Attempt And the Turks having made their approaches proaches to the Half-moon of Mocenigo and the Fort Panigra lodged themselves in the Trenches thereof and in a small time sprung several Mines under each Work which took so effectually that a wide breach was made in both places and the same night they immediately made a desperate assault appearing in great numbers upon the breaches distinguished by some white upon their Armes but the Besieged being very well prepar'd to receive them the Turks after a smart fight were forced by the Garrison to give over the Attempt with a great loss of men and some Colours So that the Enemy being so constantly defeated in their designs upon the Out-works have given over those places being much discouraged by their great losses The Visier therefore commanded the Pioneers to undermine the Town-ditch which the Christian Officers observing by their Counter-mines within endeavoured to defeat them and with great good success met with one of their Galleries which they absolutely ruin'd and buried the Turks therein that were imployed in that business The Candiots about this time received a recruit of 2000 Souldiers and 200000 Crowns for their encouragement In September the Grand Visier finding that his Souldiers especially the Janisaries were ready to break out into a mutiny and threatned to leave the Siege being impatient at the tediousness thereof resolv'd to put things to a speedy issue and therefore commanded a general assault to be made which was accordingly executed The Turks did storm the Breaches very furiously but were resisted so valiantly by the Besieged that after a fierce and bloody dispute they gave over with the loss of 7000 men The Christians loss was also great who had 1500 of their men slain among whom were five Noblemen of Venice who with great honour sold their lives in a defensive War against the Common Enemy of Christianity The Turks finding their labour fruitless notwithstanding their endeavours to lodge themselves in the breaches of Panigra and Mocenigo have since spent their time in filling the Trenches between the Bulwarks of those two Forts to hinder all communication between them and to that purpose they had brought thither a great quantity of earth though with considerable loss and danger and were in hopes to make a passage to the left Angle of the Fort Panigra where they had made the widest breach but the Besieged to frustrate their designes appear'd upon the breach with a party of select Souldiers and a certain number of Slaves taken out of the Gallies that rid then in the Harbour who behav'd themselves so couragiously that the Enemy retreated and the Christians in the interim cast up so strong a defence in that part of the breach clearing all to the Trench and throwing out the Earth they cast in that there was little encouragement for a second attempt besides they placed a Machine over against the Breach which was the invention of Captain-General Morosini which was Musquet-proof and could contain 20 Souldiers where they might safely manage their Arms to defend the Breach Many Mines were daily sprung and one of the Christians did notable execution where by blowing up twelve Barrels of Powder there happened a great slaughter among the Turks and many of their bodies were thrown into the Trench The Besieged also made many successful Sallies and to their great encouragement had receiv'd a supply of two thousand men with store of all necessary Provisions that arrived safe at Candia in their Convoy which consisted of twelve Ships This made them resolve upon a general Sallie out of the City which was performed with great loss to the Turks The Enemy being almost tyred out with the Siege especially the Janisaries and Spahi their Army bring reduced from 60000 to 20000 were resolv'd to quit the Siege yet the Visier by his great diligence and large promises perswades them still to continue at the Siege where they still beat the Town vvith their Ordnance But among other late adventures in October about four Gally-slaves belonging to the Venetian being imployed in one of the Out-vvorks discovered about 100 Turks dravving near them in a Body vvhereupon one of them vvhose name vvas Bressano making himself Captain encouraging his Companions and taking such vveapons as came next to hand issued out upon the Turks vvith great resolution kill'd 30 of them in a very small time vvounded many of the rest and put them all to flight for their safety Bressano having in this Sally given a sufficient testimony of his great courage by killing 16 of them vvith his ovvn hand The Captain-General at this very instant standing upon the Walls and observing all passages sent for him and commending him his valour rewarded him with a Gold-Chain and the Command of a Company of Foot being very liberal in bestowing moneys upon the rest of the Slaves and enrolling them into a Company Much about this time an Aga with four Turks fled into Candia with a considerable sum of money and ten or twelve thousand Turks had quitted the service being wearied with expectation and tir'd out with the Siege which extreamly incensed the Visier yet he gave order for the repair of the Fort of New Candia which he at his first setting down before the City had demolished as altogether useless being resolv'd to spend the whole Winter in lying before the Town and in order thereunto sent out several dispatches into Egypt Barbary and all other
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
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
Cannon-shot June the fifth in the morning near the Works of St. Mary they raised a new Battery playing upon the Besieged with four great Guns and wrought very hard to cast up a Trench to secure a Passage for their Artillery in which they were defended by a great number of Musqueteers drawn thither for that designe but they had such a peal of Ordnance Small-shot and Granadoes from the Town that they desisted from their enterprize with an extraordinary loss of men the Besieged onely had some few Souldiers wounded but lost not one man that day June the sixth the Guns onely played on both sides The seventh the Turks plyed again their Works and made their approaches with greater preparation then formerly working under ground The eighth instant they raised another Battery against St. Andrews Bulwark and endeavoured the reparation of their old Battery at the Lazaretto but the Marquiss Villa ordered a Counter-battery well planted with Guns to be made to secure the place and in his retreat by the Mole received a slight hurt in his hand by the flying of the Stones occasion'd from Cannon-short that strook upon the Walls That night they made a Sally from the Half-moon of Mocenigo where there was a sharp fight which continued for many hours but concluded with great slaughter of the Enemy by the Cannon and Morter-pieccs from the City-works On the nineteenth of July Signior Baroni with two Gallies and not long after Signior Carenzo Pisani who was chosen Proveditor for Candia entred the Port with Succours for the City and the same Evening his Excellency Captain-General Morosini followed them Incognito with two Gallies more He was at his landing near the Arsenal received by Signior Barbaro with great joy and all the Martial Ceremonies usual upon such occasions who presented him with the Keys of the City and with a great Train of Officers and Souldiers accompanied with Signior Maro Proveditor to the Fleet and the Proveditor of the Isle attended him to his Coach and the Lodgings prepar'd for him He passed under a Triumphal Arch erected in the great Street for him being met also by the Cavalry at the Gates of the City and saluted by the great Guns the whole City testifying their extraordinary joy and satisfaction for his arrival by their loud Acclamations and rare Fire-works The next morning the Turks at break of day discharged a great Volley of Musquets and Cannon against the City which the Besieged scorning to be indebted to them return'd from the Walls The same morning Colonel Chateauneuf attaqued a Redoubt cast up by the Enemy near Panigra to give the Captain-General some signal testimony of the courage and resolution of the Besieged and very freely threw his Hand-granadoes among them but the Turks being prepar'd for their reception issued out and pressed very hard and close upon them yet they being seconded by another party commanded by the Captains Castelli Bonefort and a third whose name we have no certain knovvledge of renewed their assault and did considerable execution upon the Turks but the Alarm being by this time grown warm and great numbers coming to their assistance the Candiots retir'd to the Covert way of the Fort Panigra and the Enemy pursued them with great shouting and notwithstanding the Palisadoes and a Guard of forty Musqueteers that play'd upon them with their Vollies they were forc'd to leave their Colonel Chateauneuf behind them and shelter themselves in the Moat but he with an inconsiderable number of Officers valiantly beat off the Enemy twice or thrice together and was at last relieved by Serjeant Major Motta who Sallying out of the Fort beat back the Turks into their Redoubt with a great slaughter he himself receiving a shot in the breast but without hurt his Armor being well tryed and of proof In this attaque the Christians came off with the loss of one Serjeant two Souldies and two others wounded At the same time Colonel Martinom Commander of Panigra sent out twelve Souldiers with Granadoes and forty Foot-men commanded by Major Bricheras Lieutenant to assault another Redoubt cast up on the right hand of the Fort which they performed with great courage beating out the Turks and putting many of them to the Sword but the Enemy growing more numerous they retreated their Lieutenant being shot dead under the Redoubt but like true Souldiers resolving not to leave the Body of their Officer in the power of the Enemy they return'd upon them and with great valor forced them to give ground taking up the Body and retiring to their Works with much glory and renown The Savoyards also being but 60 Officers and Souldiers with Granadoes under the Command of Colonel Torre Sallied out from the Ravelin of Bethlem and fell upon the Enemies Line where a Body of Turks stood upon their Guard to defend the Pioneers and there hapned a very hot dispute but they sending out a recruit of Savoyards so assist them the Enemy was beaten from the Line and forced to seek their safety in some of their Redoubts leaving 60 of their party dead upon the place four of whose heads the Candiots brought with them and presented to the Captain-General whose valour in this noble attempt was rewarded with forty Reals and in this Service they were so fortunate as to come off with the loss of a single Souldier Colonel Arborio and Marino with the Count Brusano Captain of the Guard to Marquiss Villa sallied out of the Post of St. Mary with a party of fifty men forced the Turks out of two several Redoubts kill'd a considerable number of them and lost onely one Serjeant There was also great execution done upon the Enemy by a Squadron that issued from the Fort of St. Demetrius who slaughtred many of them The Turks being by this time sufficiently sensible of their successless procedings by Batteries and open force were wholly bent upon their Mines imploying constantly night and day ten thousand Pioneers to work in them whereupon they advanced greatly in their approaches the driness of the Season contributing very much to their designes and laboured extreamly to meet with the Mines from the Out-works some whereof the Christians did spring and blow up which proved very fatal and destructive to the Turks In the interim the great shot fly very liberally on both sides but with little damage to the City onely beating down the tops of some Churches and high Houses with the loss of four or five persons The Turks still plyed the City very close with their Guns from the Batteries and throwing Morter-pieces into the Town with little loss to the Besieged but great loss to the Besiegers The Christian Corsayres did very considerable service by cruising upon the Sea and in the Archipelago by which means they did infinitely inrich themselves having taken several great Prizes and intercepted the Enemies Vessels which were laden with Provisions intended for their Armies supply Now the Turks began to be very sparing of their Cannon-shot which was supposed
in a good condition by reason of their constant supplies from the Fleet but the Turks endeavoured to make good their Post in the ruines of the Fort Panigra and the Venetian General ordered a new Line to be drawn in the old Works to the end that the Besieged might be in a capacity to defend every part of the Town sufficiently if the Turks according to their menaces should imploy their whole power against Candia the next Summer The Grand Visier being now retir'd with the major part of his Army into the Vale of Giofiro the 6000 men that he left still employed themselves about the defence of those Posts that they had in their possession the Besieged minding during this vacancy the prepration of their Works and clearing their Trenches but the Visier sent some additional Forces and plenty of Provisions from the Walls where the gross of the Army retir'd with express orders to lose no opportunity of gaining upon Candia which so encouraged them that about Christmas they made frequent assaults and were as frequently beaten off but on St. Stephens day there was a great dispute the Besieged issuing out in white Arms destroyed a great number of the Enemy In January the Turks quitted all their Batteries before Candia but two and sent most of their Cannon into Candia Nuova and at this time there dyed among them near 200 in a day of the Plague which made the Visier retire ino Canea sending his sick and wounded Souldiers into Napoli di Malvasia The Christian General resolving now upon a Sally drew out a strong party fell upon the Enemies Redoubts and put the Turks to their heels with a great loss of men on their part and but forty of the Besieged Now the Bassa of Morea had raised a Body of 8000 Turks who were ready to be imbarqued for Canea but they in their way seeing 3000 Turks wounded who were conveyed in Carts to several Hospitals in Morea prepar'd for their reception this sight made so deep an impression upon them that they all quitted the service fleeing into the Mountains for safety and leaving their Bag and Baggage behind them declaring their unwillingness to engage in such desperate service where an Army of 60000 that sate down before Candia at first was already reduc'd to 16000. But the Grand Signior resolv'd to employ all his Forces both by Sea and Land for the carrying on of the War against Candia and therefore dispatched two Chiauces to Tunis and some other parts of Barbary to command all assistance of Shipping that they could possibly afford him but he receiv'd a cold and dissatisfactory answer by way of excuse In February the Turks having receiv'd some Supplies renewed the Siege and cast up a large Fort at the Sabionera and planted many pieces of Ordnance thereon wherewith they played very hard upon the Port and Town but with very inconsiderable damage Towards the latter end of this Month a Renegado that commanded a Body of two thousand Turks endeavoured to surprize the Fort St. Andre but the Marquiss Villa having timely notice of their designe sent Colonel Motto with a considerable number of able and resolute men who assaulted the Enemy so couragiously that they slew 500 of them upon the place put the rest to the rout and with a very small loss return'd with 50 heads to the Town Now the City had receiv'd a considerable supply of men and Captain Molino having made a discovery of five of the Turkish Gallies coming out of the Dardanelloes having aboard them men and Ammunition for the Grand Visier chased them with his Squadron for some hours and sunk two of them the other three run aground upon one of the Islands to avoid him where they were broken in pieces but the men escaped The Turks about this time got many Ships together with Supplies intended for Canea but they understanding that the Christians Fleet was cruising about those Coasts were forced to flee into Rhodes for shelter and there expect the opportunity of a safe passage Yet notwithstanding all these discouragements they continued their Mines and attempted to make a way through the Graft that they might assault the Town with the less difficulty but by the vigilancy of the Defendants at this very time two of the Galleries made near one of the Principal Bulwarks of the Town were blown up by the Christians Countermines The Grand Signior appear'd still more active in and intent upon the business of the Siege then ever drawing up great numbers of men in all places intending to make them in all 100000 strong and to employ 100 Gallies and fifty other Ships of force in the Service with a great supply of all necessaries to the effecting of such a work On the eighth of March seven Venetian Gallies cruising in the Archipelago were set upon in the night by twelve under the command of Durach Bey a famous Corsaire but some other Christian Vessels coming opportunely to their assistance the Admiral took seven of them which he sent into the Port of Candia sunk three so that there onely escap'd two very much disabled In which Naval engagement the Christians lost 400 men and among the rest Signior Daniel Giustiniano the Pay-master Foscarini one Captain of a Gally and six other Officers were wounded but there fell of the Turks Durach Bey himself and some other persons of note with a great number of men four hundred and ten Prisoners were taken and 1100 Christians and upwards freed from Turkish servitude About the beginning of April 1668 Georgio Maria Vitali was by the Senate made Knight of the Order of St. Mark for his service against the Turks Upon this defeat the Captain of the Armata sent a Tartan from Candia to Venice who arriv'd the 21 of April S. N. being Sunday and brought with him several Flags and other Trophies of Victory as a present to the Grand Duke and upon the entry of these Prizes into the Port of Candia where they had a very joyful reception and were welcomed with the discharge of the Towns great Guns General Villa observing the Turks idly gazing upon the Triumphs of the Christians sallied out upon them unexpectedly forcing them to flee into their Camp and killing them on their own Redoubts returning with 100 of their heads or thereabout which with Durach Bey's and several Turkish Captains that were slain at Sea were placed upon Poles round about the City-Walls to the terror of the Turks and confusion of the Bassa who vvas seen in a raging humour to tear his Beard out of vexation to see that he in his designes prov'd so unfortunate Upon the arrival of this Nevvs the Senators attended the Duke to congratulate for this success vvho vvith the Popes Nuncio and Spanish Ambassador that vvere then at Venice vvith a numerous Train of the Nobility advanced to the Church of St. Mark vvhere they heard Te Deum sung and then vvent in procession as is usual upon such solemn occasions This very
boast their ovvn loss being more considerable The Turks did now almost despair of reducing Candia yet vvith all their strength they assaulted it in several parts at once vvith great cryes setting upon the Out-works of the Forts of St. Dennis St. Andre the Sabionera and Panigra but vvere beaten off the three first with great slaughter their chiefest and greatest assault was made upon Panigra where coming on so violently and numerously they possessed themselves of a small Work without the Fort and kept it all night But the next morning Signior Carbonaro an expert Souldier and Engineer fell so vigorously upon them with a party in white Armor sallying out by break of day and so nobly engag'd them that after three or four hours dispute they were dislodged in spight of all assistance but the Enemy sprung a Mine at their departure under the Work which destroyed and hurt several of the Besieged with Signior Carbonaro But in this and the precedent days action the Enemy lost above 1000 men and since that played with such fury upon the Town both with their Cannon and Small-shot that the General Bernardo Nani was wounded in the head by one of the latter of which he afterwards dyed and some Souldiers were shot upon the Walls In this Month the Captain Bassa being at Sea with forty Gallies and five men of War of Barbary met with Cavalier Georgio Maria Vitali a Privateer of great renown who not at all considering the vast disparity and disadvantage in the number and strength both of Ships and Men entertain'd them with infinite courage and defended himself for the space of thirty six hours against them shattering many of the Enemies Gallies and destroying a multitude of their men but in the end was himself unfortunately slain with a Cannon-shot having of 500 men but six remaining his Ship being extreamly torn fell into the hands of the Enemy with Goods and Money to the value of two hundred thousand Reals During this engagement which was maintain'd by the Gallies the Men of War set upon Captain Sgara who was in the Neptune a Ship entertain'd upon the Publick Account attended by a Pinck the Ship after a resolute resistance was taken and the Captain too Prisoner but the little Pinck being nimble did fortunately save her self June the twenty seventh the Senate prefented Marquiss Villa who was then making preparations in order to his return to Savoy with a present valued at 6000 Ducats in acknowledgement of the eminent services he did for the Republique in this Siege And July the sixteenth S. N. the Marquiss Villa went to take his leave of the College and receiv'd a rich Bason of Gold as a present from the Republique on which was ingraven a grateful acknowledgement of the signal Services he had done them Now the Visiers Army was somewhat increased but not so much as was expected the Captain Bassa being nearly related to him is very zealous to afford him all the assistance imaginable they still continue the Siege notwithstanding the Venetian Fleet hinders their supplies so that there was so great a dearth among them that a pound of salt-flesh was sold for 40 Aspres a pound of Biscuit or Bread for 20 but Candia had plenty of all sorts of Provisions by reason that the Christian Privateers often resorted to their Port to sell their prizes Besides Monsieur de St. Andre Montbrun safely arriv'd at Candia to supply the place of Marquiss Villa with a great number of stout Souldiers who to render himself famous by some enterprise upon the Enemy made a resolute Sally with a party upon the Turks that lay before the Fort Sabionera forcing them out of their Trenches with great loss and destroyed the Work they had cast up against the Fort and Admiral Morosini the Proveditor Catarin Cornaro till the Senates farther order in the place of Bernardo Nani lately deceased Still the Turks obstinately continued the Siege and spent much shot upon Sabionera Bethlem and Panigra and the Visier ordered a general assault to be made being inform'd by a Fugitive Greek that the Venetians were too slenderly provided in their Forts to meet with any stout opposition but he found the contrary for the Besieged beat them into their own Line with the loss of some hundreds of their men Whereupon the Visier caused the Greek to be immediately impal'd for his mis-information The Christians lost some men in this attaque and among the rest Monsieur des Marets a person of great courage was kill'd out-right and Monsieur de St. Andre Montburn receiv'd a slight hurt in the face by a stone On Saturday July the twenty eighth S.N. the Senate made choice of his Excellency Girolome Battaja a person of prodigious Valor and great Conduct to succeed the late Bernardo Nani in his command as General of the Forces in Candia who by Order from the Senate was then preparing to depart Signior Alessandro Molino was made by the Senate Captain of the Venetian Fleet in the Levant to succeed in the Dignity of Censor and they also made choice of Signior Tâ—deo Morosini to succeed him in the Fleet. The Turks had now given a furious assault to the City which was continued a whole night the chiefest force being imployed against the Fort of Sabioneca but were repuls'd with incredible valor In this attempt they were thought to lose 1500 men at least with several Officers of note of the defendants there dyed about 200 with whom Colonel Aldobrandi a person of an undaunted spirit lost his life In another Assault soon after the Enemy for some little time were possest of the Half-moon of St. Andre but the Christians having before undermin'd it blew it up with great destruction to the Turks In the Port of Gira Petra ten Turks men of War belonging to Barbary met with five of the Venetian Fleet the Confidence the three Kings the Mary the Contarino and the Golden Palm commanded by the Sieur de Lionne and after a severe and smart fight one of the Enemies Vessels being grappled with the Contarino they both sunk to the bottom and the Captain of the Mary seeing that he was altogether over-power'd closed with another Barbary Ship of great strength but firing his powder they both blew up together the noise and roaring of the Cannon in this engagement had call'd in three other Ships to their assistance at whose appearance the Enemy made away with all the Sail they had though they were superior both in number and strength yet they departed not without some evident marks of this sharp encounter The Turks now for several days together play'd hard upon the Fort Sabionera with Cannon and Morter-pieces and then made a vigorous assault but were beaten off and at this time Monsieur St. Andre Montburn made a stout Sally upon them in which about 2000 Turks were slain Now had the Turks receiv'd a considerable succour which spirited the Visier and made him resolve to hold out the Siege But 800
Janisaries that were become both unable and unwilling to continue any longer in that service mutinyed and deserted the Siege seeking for an opportunity to imbark themselves for their own Country As the Captain-General of the Christians Fleet was riding about Suda with 15 Gallies waiting the motion of the Turks Fleet he receiv'd intelligence that the Bassa of Canea had for the supply of the Camp before Candia not without the Grand Visiers order sent 200 select Turks out of that Garrison to convoy some Cattle great and small to their Army Upon this information the Captain-General landed a strong party of his commanded by an experienced Officer who lay close in ambush somewhat beyond Picorna where they were to pass and as they came marching he fell suddenly in upon them scattered them kill'd some upon the place and return'd to the Gallies with prisoners and the whole Booty so that the Cattle were by the Generals order presently sent into Candia for their supply Much about this time Monsieur de St. Andre Montbrun observing that the Turks began to confide in and rely very much upon a small Work they had rais'd near the Lazaretto expecting thereby to annoy the Venetian Vessels as they passed to and fro in the Port he with some hundreds in Boats fell upon the Turks by night and forced them to quit the same which was immediately demolished according to his order The Turks did murmur and were very much discontented at the proceedings of the Visier having lost before Candia above 80000 able Souldiers and trifled away two years time without gaining any one considerable Post they generally affirming that their Prophet could not be expected in justice to favour or assist them in a War that with so little cause and so great circumvention and treachery was at first undertaken In August the Grand Visier continued his Batteries against the Town for thirty six hours together without the least intermission in which assaults he lost 8000 of his men wherein the Besieged receiv'd some loss also and a few Officers At Santa Vemerando the Turks rais'd a new Fortification which made the Christians sally out and repulse them with great damage whereby they did alarm the whole Camp insomuch that the Visier himself came to their assistance In this month Vincenzo Rospigliosi General of the Popes Gallies arrived at Candia to the great satisfaction and joy of the Besieged who was saluted at his arrival with all the Artillery with Volleys of Small-shot from the Souldiers and then treated very honourably by the Proveditor General Rospigliosi did distribute a very large sum of money among the Souldiers as a Donative and gave several presents to the Officers The Christians receiv'd supplies again which they stood in need of and the Turks play'd constantly upon the Port with their Batteries and had lodged themselves upon the Walls of Candia The Turkish Fleet riding near Canea consisted of 100 Gallies and upwards with thirteen Barbary men of War having found 3000 men at Gira Petra and 6000 at Canea to recruit the Visiers Army which was very much impair'd by their frequent assaults whereby the Besieged had receiv'd very considerable damages for they lost several eminent Officers particularly Colonel Portario a Siciliot the Engineer Quadruplano Serjeant-Major-General Motto Colonel Gamba and the Marquiss Carlotti The Turks made several attempts upon the Fort Sabionera in which they lost in few days 6000 men and better and afterwards turned the main Body of their Army against the Fort St. Andre and at the same time to divert the Defendants stormed three or four other parts of the Town but Monsieur St. Andre Montbrun was so vigilant that after a long and sharp conflict the Turks were beaten off with great slaughter from all places The Venetians had landed 1000 able Foot about this time expecting daily greater succours Now the Turks divided their Army into two Bodies and at the same time made two desperate assaults upon the Forts of Sabionera and St. Andre lying near the Sea but herein they lost great numbers of their men and the Aga of the Janisaries was carried off by them with a mortal wound but by an unfortunate shot they kill'd Signior Andre Semitecolo and Grioni belonging to the Besieged Now there arriv'd at Candia the Convoy commanded by Giacomo Cornaro with Men and Ammunition and 500 able Souldiers from Terra Firma having in all put a supply of above 3000 fresh men into Candia The Venetians being highly encouraged by these supplies and recruits made a sally upon the Turks that were placed before the Fort St. Andre and counterfeiting a flight drew them upon a Mine near the Fort Panigra where they made a halt and blew up the Mine destroying some hundreds of them The Turks having now lodged themselves in the Ditches of Sabionera endeavoured by a Mine to blow up part of the Courtin but the execution fell upon their own people doing little or no damage to the Works On Wednesday the twelfth of Septehiber S.N. a Ship arriv'd at Venice from the Armata bringing in it the body of the lately deceas'd General Bernardo Nani The Besieged made a sally upon the Besiegers that lay before Sabionera beat them off of their Works and carryed away with them six of their great Guns upon which the Visier drew off his Forces forty paces from their former Posts In one of the Turks assaults Colonel Prosilio the Governour Tadeo Morosini and Colonel Venturini were all three kill'd with one Cannon-shot and the Besieged in a sally made upon the Enemy kill'd many of them and retreated to the Town with some of their Baggage but lost about fifty men and a Nephew to the Marquiss Villa with three other persons of quality The Turks made another assault being hightned with the former success but were forced back with the loss of 1200 men which were left dead upon the place Much about the same time that the Enemy attempted the Fort St. Andre the Besieged sallied out upon them and killed many upon the place taking some Sacks of wool which the Enemy us'd to defend them from their shot with some Swords and Arms which they carryed into the Town In these assaults and the sally at the Sabionera the Christians lost about sixty men among whom were the noble Marco Barbarigo Colonel Sala one Engineer of Burgundy and three Serjcants among the wounded were these persons of note Lorenzo Dona Francisco Balti Santo Barbaro and some others whose names we could not learn also the General Cattarin Cornaro was slightly bruised with a stone On the third fourth fifth and sixth instant the Turks repeated their Assaults upon the Fort Sabionera being moved thereunto by a large Breach they had made of twenty Venetian paces in breadth and though great numbers of them fell they with great obstinacy pursued their designe endeavouring to march over their dead and to advance their Standard on the breach but they met with such strong opposition that the Standard
was broke in pieces and they driven back with extraordinary damage In this action the prodigious valour of a Gally-slave was very observable who was found to have kill'd forty two of the Enemy with his own hand in one day which the Captain-General taking notice of publickly rewarded him and made him at that instant Serjeant to a Company On the thirteenth instant the new General Battaja arriv'd at Candia with 2000 Souldiers which he put into the Town with a great sum of money and Ammunition About the latter end of his Month the rains falling in such abundant showers destroyed many of their Mines and Pioneers and did them much mischief On the fourth of October the General St. Andre Montbrun made a notable brisk sally upon the Enemy from the Fort of St. Andre beating the Turks out of their own Line and possest themselves of one of their Batteries drawings off a Morter-piece and intending to carry off their Cannon planted there but the Turks coming suddenly upon them with their whole strength obstructed them in that enterprize so that it prov'd ineffectual and they retreated into the Town Signior Francisco Battaglia a Duke in Candia and Brother to the General of that name as he was with his own hands drawing off one of the Turks Guns was kill'd unluckily by a Musket-shot but his body was carryed off in spight of all opposition by the valor of Carlo Dona and Pietro Badoar besides eighty men were lost in this service and several wounded among the rest Signior Matteo Semitecolo was shot in the Arm since this a Fugitive from the Enemies Camp inform'd the Besieged that the Turks lost in this action about 1200 Souldiers and among them the Aga of the Janisaries the Grand Visiers Lieutenant and two other eminent Commanders and had 1500 wounded persons which so discouraged the Besiegers that many of the Janisaries deserted the service and fled into the Mountains near adjoyning and farther that 300 Janisaries besides had seized upon some small Barks and were put to Sea being quite wearied with the length of the Siege and the little success of their enterprizes resolving to return home and withal that the Enemies Gallies had landed about 1000 Janisaries for the succour and reinforcement of their Army which upon the strictest and most exact inquiry then made notwithstanding all their supplies and recruits did consist onely of twenty thousand men among whom were judged to be at least seven thousand Pioneers On the fifth of October the Turks made three several assaults upon the Fort St. Andre and that so furiously and obstinately that the Town was in very great danger of being utterly lost but in the end the Defendants forced them off with the slaughter of three hundred men and some Officers The Besieged about this time were very much dejected at the sudden departure of the Popes and Malta Squadron by which means the Turks took an opportunity to reinforce their Army with some thousands of men but the Marquiss St. Andre Montbrun upon the appearance of the French Succours with a party of resolute Germans that were lately arriv'd at Candia made a stout Sally beat the Enemy from their Posts and did great execution In revenge of this affront the Turks the very next day made a general assault with 30000 men at once carrying Wool-sacks before them to keep off the Small-shot which being perceiv'd by the Besieged they immediately drew their great Guns to the Breaches leden with Case-shot and pointed upon them which so gall'd the Turks that they were forced to retire whereupon the Besieged made another Assault upon them with great slaughter insomuch that the Enemy lost in these actions about 10000 men Don Vincenzo Rospigliosi General of the Popes Gallies being a little before return'd from the service of Candia which highly incensed his Holiness excus'd it by laying the fault upon the Duke De Ferrandina who being negligent and not coming up with the Neapolitan and Sicilian Squadrons which he Commanded he was unwilling alone to expose the Popes Gallies to such imminent danger The Visier at this time was very severe having taken off the head of one of his Bassa's for making a fruitless assault without order the Turks fleeing daily from their Colours and scattering themselves in several parts of the Island though he had us'd all means imaginable to induce them to return but his severity in putting them to death when return'd made the rest betake themselves to the Mountains for security The Grand Visier despairing of success having receiv'd so many and so great losses by the repeated Sallies of the Besieged and being very much injur'd by the Autumnrains took up a resolution to withdraw his Forces to New Candia but the Grand Signior being very much incensed at his ill success threatned him with the loss of his head if he gave him not a better account of the Siege then hitherto he had done His Holiness being very active to assist the Candiots against the Common Enemy of the Christian World gave the Senate his Bull to dispose of some Monasteries in their Territories to the value of one Million of Crowns which the Republique made use of At the latter end of this Month the new Venetian General of the Fleet Tadeo Morosini arriv'd at Candia with store of Ammunition Souldiers Provisions and Money wherewith he discharged the Souldiers Arrears to their great satisfaction Whereupon they made frequent Sallies against the Turks to their damage in one of which Monsieur St. Andre Montbrun had a slight wound in the shoulder by a Musquet-shot The Sister an able Vessel belonging to the Venetian Fleet was attaquet by five men of War of Tripoli in her Voyage homewards from the Levant who defended her self for many hours very resolutely but the Captain finding that he was over-power'd and out-numbred and so much disabled that he could make no further opposition blew up his Ship and destroy'd great numbers of the Turks that were at that time boarding of him In November the Turks withdrew themselves from Sabionera but stood still with great obstinacy before the Fort St. Andre intending to advance upon the Shoar and shut up the entry into the Haven but the French succours marching out in four divisions made a brisk Sally being commanded by the Duke de Roannez who was owned there by his ancient Title of de la Feuillade with extraordinary slaughter of the Enemy The Count Strafoldi who arriv'd about this time at Palma Nuova from Venice intending to direct his course for Candia to Command a Regiment of the German Souldiers lately employ'd in that service was unfortunately drown'd as he imbarked at Talia Vento with eighteen men by the folly of the Sea-men the Bark being over-set The Senate ordered that a present of Gold Plate valued at thirty eight Marks should be sent to Cardinal Rospigliosi as an acknowledgement of the sense they have of his zeal to promote their interest The Grand Visier having receiv'd some
the Grand Visier being very apprehensive of the Christian succours from several parts was resolv'd to make a general assault on the Forts of Sabionera St. Andre and Santo Spirito ordering his Army which notwithstanding his recruits consisted but of 24000 into three Bodies to be imployed against those three places and for the better expedition of his designe did from several Batteries play for several days upon the Town and principally upon the Jews quarter upon which they had done some execution but he altered his minde as to the general assault for the present and call'd a Council of War being resolv'd if possible to oblige the Town to a surrender before the arrival of the Christian supplies and in order hereunto On the tenth of May two hours before break of day the Turks according to their usual custom fell upon the Bulwarks of Sabionera with great noise and fury but after a bloudy dispute of three hours continuance the Christians springing several Mines forced them to a rude and disorderly retreat leaving several scaling Ladders behind them and they lost in ' this service three Bassa's with several other eminent Officers besides a great number of men And about this time the Venetian Captain-General of the Armata having receiv'd intelligence that there were eighteen men of War belonging to Barbary enter'd into the Grand Signiors Service for that Summer and were set out from several parts of Alexandria Smyrna and Soria laden with Men Ammunition and Provisions bound for Canea divided twenty four Men of War under his Command into three Squadrons with orders to ingage the Enemy if discovered The Admiral himself sailing to the Eastward of Candia with ten Ships where he discovered them making all the Sail imaginable for Canea whom he immediately fell upon without any consideration of their number and a smart dispute was entertain'd for some time but the noise of the Guns brought in another Squadron of eight Venetian Ships to his assistance so that in a short time the Enemy was worsted six Vessels sunk and four taken the rest making away from him very much torn and in great disorder besides the number kill'd in that engagement they took 800 Turks Prisoners The Besiegers notwithstanding all these ill successes continued on Shore pressing the City on all parts plying it with their Batteries and Granadoes especially on the side of the Fort St. Andre where his Excellency Signior Cavalier Cattarin Cornaro Proveditor extraordinary of the Armata was kill'd unhappily by a Granado which wounded him in the flanck who receiv'd the Sacrament and dyed an hour after On Monday June the seventeenth S. N. the Senate made Election of his Excellency Signior Alvise Mocenigo to succeed in the place of the deceased Cavalier Cornaro and conferred the Dignity of Knighthood upon his Brother Signior Girolamo Cornaro in testimony of the high esteem they had to the party slain ordering a solemn Funeral to be celebrated for him upon the publick account and a stately Tomb to be erected to his memory On Saturday June the twenty second there arriv'd at Venice a Ship from Candia with the Body of the late deceased Proveditor extraordinary Cavalier Cattarin Cornaro The Venetians had now received several Recruits under the Command of Signior Priuli as well as the Turks who with somuch assiduity continued their Batteries Storms and Mines that they made themselves Masters of the most part of the Fort planted there a Battery of ten pieces of Cannon intending to play upon the Retrenchment of the Christians with the which they dismounted several of the Defendants Cannon and did great execution in the Town In these late actions Signior Giacomo Contarini receiv'd a very dangerous wound in the Arm Colonel Pini an experienc'd Officer was kill'd and Monsieur de St. Andre had a slight hurt in the Arm by the breaking of a Granado The French Succours put to Sea in June and arriv'd at Candia in his most Christian Majesties Fleet commanded by the Duke de Beaufort the Land-Forces being under the Command of the Duke de Navailles And the Duke de Beaufort went in person to visit the City of Candia who was receiv'd with the discharge of all their Artillery and with great acclamations who taking a view of the Enemies posture receiv'd a slight wound by a Hand-Granado About this time one Andrea Borazzi fleeing to the Enemy profer'd his service to the Visier promising to inform him which were the weakest parts of the Town who was sent accordingly with some Turkish Officers but he leading them to an Eminencie near the Walls that they might the better survey the Town the besieged fired a Mine under him which blew up the Officers he onely escaping but the Grand Visier commanded him at his return to be put in Irons suspecting his designe to be a meer piece of Treachery Still the Turks employed their whole strength against the Bulwark St. Andre and made a considerable Breach in the Retrenchment but the Christians oppos'd them undauntedly and repair'd by night what they beat down by day and sprung a Mine of 150 Barrels of Powder under the Enemies Battery upon the ruines of the Bastion which blew up a great number of the Turks and four of their Guns but the Besieged lost a person of great Resolution and Conduct the Noble Pietro Querini by a Bomb which breaking gave another Officer a mortal wound the Captain-General who flood between them observing the Enemies remaining untoucht The Sultan upon advice of the arrival of the French supplies proposed terms of peace as he had formerly done oftentimes onely to amuse them he being absolutely averse to any such thing in reality and to gain upon them the better by such fair propositions The Turks now had by their frequent assaults and mines made themselves Masters of the ruin'd Bastion of St. Andre except a part of an Orillon which was still in dispute But the General with a party of flout men made a sally upon the Turks who not being able to stand in opposition with them quitted their Posts This vacant time the Besieged spent in casting up a small Defence there which kept the Enemy at a farther distance Now that the French Forces were arriv'd and the Duke de Navailles had consulted with the Captain-General the Turks were advanced and had taken up their Posts upon the Bastions of St. Andre and la Sabionera upon this Consultation with the French and Venetian Officers it was thought very proper to attaque them upon the Sabionera and the Duke de Navailles the General of the Forces desir'd to have those Souldiers out of the Garrison that could be well spar'd which they condescended unto and farther order was given for five or six hundred Pioneers to be imployed in throwing down the Works made by the Enemy and a Sally to be made at the same time to divert them from sending relief to the other side The Duke de Beaufort unwilling to be an unactive spectator offer'd them
General of the Brunswick Forces was kill'd with one of them The Besiegers then endeavouring to bend their strength towards the Arsenal on the side of the Sabionera met with such opposition that they gave over that attempt and converted their Forces to the other side of the Town where they made themselves Masters of the first Retrenchment not without great loss and did attaque the second but the Besieged had cast up two other Works behind them with large Trenches In Angust the Duke of Mirandola arriv'd at Candia and landed his Ammunition with 1400 of his own men and 600 others and Monies for the Souldiers The Turks had now cast up a great Mount upon the ruines of the Bastion of St. Andre and planted several Cannon upon it with which they greatly annoyed the Town but to frustrate this designe the General caused the Church of St. Frances to be fill'd with Earth and drew twenty great Guns upon it which played hotly upon the Enemy dismounted their Cannon and made the place altogether useless The Turks still laboured hard to take in the second Retrenchment but the Defendants fir'd a Mine made under that Bulwark which being divided into several Branches kill'd many of the Enemies destroyed part of their Works whose ruines divided 400 Turks from the rest of the Body so that they could not possibly escape but were all taken prisoners and carryed into the Town and the Besieged made another successful Sally upon the firing of another Mine with an incredible slaughter to the Turks and brought off with them a considerable number of the Prisoners Then the Turks on the other side of the Town endeavour'd to shut up a Sally-port near the Sabionera that so they might make a farther progress towards the Sea and by degrees attempt the Arsenal but by a Sally in favour of several Mines they left off that enterprise with loss Now the Auxiliary Forces sent from France were imbarqued being in all 88 Sail in order to their return Upon whose departure the Turks took courage and immediately fell upon the Sabionera and St. Andre with two great parties thinking the Besieged were dispirited and quite disanimated the French Fleet being gone but they found the contrary to their detriment losing 3000 men after three fierce assaults and the Defendants but 200 with several that were wounded who by firing of a Mine of thirty Barrels of powder under the Bulwark where the Enemy had raised a Battery which much infested the second Retrenchment that was wholly destroyed and the Turks in great numbers either blown up or buryed in the rubbish of the Battery The Generalissimo at length finding after all their Sallies Assaults Mines and Skirmishes that Candia was reduced to a meer heap of Rubbish being so far entred by the Turks and the Garrison so lessened that there remain'd in it no more then 3600 men fit for Service so that it was thought absolutely impossible to preserve it any longer from the Enemy call'd a Council where it was resolv'd nemine contradicente that they should use their utmost endeavours in order to a Treaty with the Visier about a Surrender and accordingly Colonel Arnardi and Signior Scordeli the Vice-Chancellor were employ'd to manage the Treaty and on the first of September were sent out to the Post on the side of Giofiro with a white Flag whose business was communicated to the Grand Visier The news was immediately spread throughout the whole Turkish Camp and entertain'd with excess of joy and Commissioners appointed to treat on the Turks behalf between whom that whole day was spent with no other issue but that the next conference should be in the open Field before the Fort Demetrius where the Turks set up a large Tent for that purpose where the Treaty was continued till the fifth of September and then the Articles were concluded upon by both parties for performance whereof they gave Hostages on both sides particularly Signior Calbo Commissary for Provisions De Riva Lieutenant of the General Guards and Zaccaria Mocenigo from the Venetians and the Beglerbey of Temiswar Mahomet Bassa the Aga of the Janisaries and Gassi Bey the Tefferdat of Romilia from the Turks The Turks Hostages were sent into Candia and the Venetians into the Turkish Camp where they had an extraordinary civil reception there being a rich Apartment prepar'd for them a Guard of Janisaries ordered to attend them whither they pleas'd and a Table of thirty Dishes of meat allowed their Arms and Baggage That he permit the Inhabitants who have no desire to continue there to retire with their Families Kings and Jewels whither they please That he consent that the Captain-General may carry away all the Republiques Sacred Vessels and all Ornaments whatsoever belonging to their Churches Seventhly that the Captain-General may take out of the City of Candia 320 Brass Guns which are to be in the power and at the free disposal of the most Serene Republique of Venice Eighthly that the Prisoners and Slaves taken on both sides during the Siege of Candia be immediately restor'd the Captain-General and the Grand Visier having already given out their Orders requir'd for the execution of this Article Ninthly that all these Articles agreed and faithfully executed both parties shall swear and promise to preserve the Peace reciprocally and inviolably for the advantage of the Trade and the mutual quiet of both their Subject On Friday the twentieth of September the Garrison marched out without the least disturbance the Visier being resolv'd to be rendred as famous for his justice in performing Articles as for his vigilancy and courage in War September the thirteenth a stately Hearse was expos'd to publick view in St. Marks Church and the Church it self hung with Black and fill'd with many Lights in celebration of the Funeral of his Excellency Signior Cavalier Cornaro where a solemn Mass and variety of excellent Musick was perform'd by several Quires and in the close Father Cosmi pronounced a Funeral-Oration wherein was an account of all the eminent Services of that Illustrious Commander On the twenty second instant the Senate resolving to confer the Dignity of Procurator of St. Mark upon Signior Francisco Morosini Captain-General in Candia the great Council being assembled the Election was made by a general suffrage and the favour was the greater in that there being then no vacancy he was added a supernumerary On Friday September the twenty seventh the Forces were drawn out of the City of Candia and the same day according to the Articles of Agreement the Keys were sent to the Visier who receiv'd them with many signes of joy and rewarded the person that brought them with a large sum of Money whereupon he immediately sent into the Town some of his people to cleanse it and take the dead bodies out of the four principal Churches viz. of St. Francis St. Titus St. Salvator and St. Peter about which work several days were spent The Grand Visier's civility was eminently manifested to all