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A52619	A particular narrative of the burning in the port of Tripoli, four men of war, belonging to those corsairs by Sir John Narbrough, admiral of His Majesties fleet in the Mediterranean, on the 14th of January, 1675/6 ; together with an account of his taking afterwards five barks laden with corn, and of his farther action on that coast.	Narbrough, John, Sir, 1640-1688.	1676 (1676)	Wing N155; ESTC R8333	3,697	9

A PARTICULAR NARRATIVE OF THE BURNING In the Port of TRIPOLI Four Men of War Belonging to those CORSAIRS By Sir JOHN NARBROVGH Admiral of His Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean On the 14th of January 1675 6. TOGETHER With an Account of his Taking afterwards FIVE BARKS Laden with CORN And of his farther Action on that Coast Published by Authority In the SAVOY Printed by Tho Newcomb 1676. TRIPOLI IN BARBARY 1 The English Ships 2 Entrance into the Port 3 The Enemies Guard-Boat 4 English Boats burning the 4 Tripoli Men of Warr 5 The Deyas Castle 6 Baba Mashees Fort 7 Skinners Fort 8 The Maribatt Fort 9 Babaluke Fort 10 The west Battery 11 The Sheriffs Castle 12 Braggots Castle 13 Marine Gate 14 Land Gate 15 The Sheriffs Church 16 Dargotts Church 17 Salems Church which is a marke to beare into the Port 18 La bella Gv●arda 19 The Mandrake Fort 20 The place of the Marine 21 The Scale of the marine 22 a Merchant Man of Tunis 23 The Rocks enclosing the Port 24 The Turks firing from the Shore vpon the English Boats The Port. PART OF THE MEDITTERRANEAN SEA W. Hollar fecit 1676 A PARTICULAR NARRATIVE Of the Burning in the Port of Tripoli Four Men of War belonging to those Corsairs By Sir John Narbrough Admiral of His Majesties Fleet in the Mediterranean c. FRiday the 14th of January 1675 6. I being before Tripoli in Barbary with His Majesties Ships under my Command namely these Harwich Henrietta Portsmouth the Anne Christopher and Holmes Fireships and two Merchant Ships Guiney and Martin attending on me for Convoy to Scanderoone I hoped to have made an honorable and lasting Peace but the Dey and Government of Tripoli refusing to make restitution for the Injuries done to His Majesty and His Subjects I seeing four of the Tripoli Ships of War of considerable force in the Port of Tripoli preparing to go out to Cruise I then having the Fireships with me to supply me with Fire-works I fitted a Fire-boat accordingly out of them Commanding that all the Boats of my Squadron being 12 in number should be mann'd arm'd and fitted with Fire-works Also I ordered a considerable Officer to be Commander in every Boat and my Lieutenant Cloudisley Shouell to be Commander in chief of them all I being resolved by God's permission that Night to attack the Enemies Ships in their Port gave directions requisite for such a design About 12 of the Clock in the Night my Boats resolvedly entred the Port seized the Guard-Boat boarded the Ships fired them and utterly destroyed them all some Turks and Moors slain the rest fled to save themselves These four Ships lay under the Deys Castle walls which was all that were in the Port excepting a Tunis Merchant Ship which I ordered should not be medled with so escaped firing This Action was performed in less than an hours time without sustaining the least damage on our part more than the expence of some Ammunition Fire-works and Fire-boat which effectually were bestowed as designed to the great astonishment of the Turks that endeavored to impede our design by plying several great and innumerable small shot at our Boats and Men which were within Pistol-shot of the Deys own Castle and Palace Such was the wonderful mercy of Almighty God towards us That not one Man of ours was killed wounded or touched nor a Boat any wayes disabled but all returned in safety bringing the Guard-boat two Moors and the Turkish Colours of the four Ships in triumph along with them to my Ship Our Men employed in the Boats in this particular Action were 157 they all behaving themselves as becometh Englishmen And for a present Reward of their good Service I caused the next day 1956 pieces of Eight to be distributed among them as will appear by the following List A List of the Persons Names that were in the Boats in this Action together with the Names of the Ships they belonged unto and their Number on the Sea-Book against each Man with an account of the Pieces of Eight paid every individual Person Number on the Ships Sea-book Mens Names that went in the Harwich's Pinnace in the abovesaid Action Number of pieces of Eight paid to each person 438 Cloudisly Shouell Lieutenant of the Harwich Commander in Chief of all the Boats in the design 80 439 James Greeves Masters Mate Lieutenants Assistant 32 445 James Major Midshipman 14 492 William Drummond Quartermaster 14 452 Robert Manser Quartermaster 14 444 Thomas Langford Midshipman 14 502 Joseph Follett Able Seaman 12 504 Daniel Bottom Able Seaman 12 503 Francis Paine Able Seaman 12 505 Henry Peirceson Able Seaman 12 506 Edward Charke Able Seaman 12 499 Nathaniel Coolen Able Seaman 12 494 James Tayler Able Seaman 12 500 Thomas Futner Able Seaman 12 493 Robert Church Able Seaman 12 488 John Edwards Able Seaman 12   Harwich's Long-boat   450 Captain Thomas Berry Commander of the Boat 32 495 Henry Glasson Boatswains Assistant 10 496 John Walton Boatswains Mate 10 214 Frechevill Ramsden Gent. Volunteer 10 483 Silvanus Davis Able Seaman 10 196 John Walters Able Seaman 10 490 John Whiteing Able Seaman 10 498 George Godfry Able Seaman 10 66 Richard Clements Able Seaman 10 484 Anthony Bird Able Seaman 10 387 Thomas Marrow Able Seaman 10 429 Robert Smith Able Seaman 10 465 Robert Berry Able Seaman 10 203 Samuel Higgins Able Seaman 10 229 Richard Harvy Able Seaman 10 222 William Mills Able Seaman 10 454 Francis Browne Able Seaman 10 314 Thomas Ladd Able Seaman 10 337 John English Able Seaman 10 436 Thomas Salvin Soldier 10 Number on the Ships Sea-book Harwich's Yawi made a Fire-boat Number of pieces of Eight paid to each person 468 Richard Borthwick Master Commissioner of the Boat 32 451 John Cable Quartermasters 10 507 Thomas Bollard Quartermasters 10 940 William Corny Midshipman No. in the Henrietta's Sea-book 10   Guiny's Merchant Pinnace Mann'd out of the Harwich   104 Lieutenant Thomas Hobson Commander of the Boat 32 250 Frederick Cornwallis Gent. Volunteer 10 455 Charles Carleil Able Seaman 10 216 George Gibbs Able Seaman 10 479 John Dickeson Able Seaman 10 352 John Baker Able Seaman 10 403 Thomas Glendall Able Seaman 10 103 Thomas Peckett Able Seaman 10 47 Richard Ball Able Seaman 10 59 John Handbury Able Seaman 10   Anne and Christopher Firesh Long-boat   207 Lieutenant John Bounty Commander of the Boat 32 210 James Bouzier Gent. 10 200 Morris Haugherne Corporal 10 124 Francis Duke Able Seaman 10 44 William Barton Able Seaman 10 75 Peter Gregory Seaman No. in the Anne and Christopher Firesh Sea-book 10 315 Robert Barnett Able Seaman 10 237 Robert Cockerell Able Seaman 10 229 William Staterne Able Seaman 10 354 John Dick Able Seaman 10 317 John Cornelinson Able Seaman 10 71 Christoph Hilliard Able Seaman 10 369 Beant Miah Able Seaman 10 73 Henry Pepell Able Seaman 10   Martin Merchant   442 Robert Best Midshipman Commander of the

Boat 32 476 James Odwin Reformado 10 457 Jacob Barber Able Seaman 10 57 Robert Lash Able Seaman 10 482 Thomas Matthews Able Seaman 10 357 Willam Aldgate Able Seaman 10 343 Francis Wetherby Able Seaman 10 360 John White Able Seaman 10     448 Number on the Ships Sea-Book Henrietta's Pinnace Number of Pieces of Eight paid unto each Person 1262 William Rigby Lieutenant Commander of the Boat 40 1286 John Gore Gent. Volunteer 10 1268 Joseph Robinson Coxswain 10 1301 Robert Earl Able Sea-man 10 1302 Edward Darby Able Sea-man 10 1299 James Headly Able Sea-man 10 1300 Humph. Rand Able Sea-man 10 1303 Stephen Banck Able Sea-man 10 1305 Enoch Fooke Able Sea-man 10 1307 John Watson Able Sea-man 10 1308 James Hill Able Sea-man 10 174 Nehemiah Standen Midship-man 10 35 Thomas Durburne Steward 10 1306 Matthew Connoway 10   William Warren 10   Henrietta's Long-Boat   1267 John Porter Masters Mate Commander of the Boat 32 1278 Nicholas Carlton Able Sea-man 10 1313 James Faulkner Able Sea-man 10 194 William Selby Able Sea-man 10 1178 Thomas Kenniday Able Sea-man 10 1251 John Shaw Able Sea-man 10 212 Benjamin Floyd Able Sea-man 10 1161 Robert Forrest Able Sea-man 10 1138 John Thomas Able Sea-man 10 1314 Hugh Dennison Able Sea-man 10 1312 Stephen Garey Able Sea-man 10 1285 Thomas Montague Able Sea-man 10 1279 William Eades Able Sea-man 10 1274 Vincent Webster Able Sea-man 10 1282 Robert Clough Able Sea-man 10 1258 William Wheeden Able Sea-man 10 193 Richard Grimes Able Sea-man 10 429 Henry Hind Able Sea-man 10 424 Henry Parsley Able Sea-man 10 477 John Hiller Number on the Harwich's Sea-Book 10 Number on the Ships Sea-Book Portsmouth Pinnace Number of Pieces of Eight paid to each Sea-man 2 Thomas Loyd Lieutenant Commander of the Boat 40 235 Captain Lhoistenn Gent. Reformado 10 228 Captain Mackdaniel Gent. Reformado 10 205 Thomas Layton Doctor 10 11 John Batt Coxswain 10 230 Edward Revet Able Sea-man 10 190 Owen Dickeson Able Sea-man 10 141 Samuel Arrowsmith Able Sea-man 10 158 Richard Clevil Able Sea-man 10 37 Christopher Hayes Able Sea-man 10     532 116 Benjamin Lee Able Sea-man 10 217 Joseph Elmes Able Sea-man 10 85 Edward Taylor Able Sea-man 10 229 John Stukeley Able Sea-man 10   Portsmouth Long-Boat   84 Alexander Smart Midship-man Commander of the Boat 32 206 Thomas Lunsfoord Gent. Reformado 10 213 Thomas Yeates Doctor 10 53 William Framingham Boatswains Yeom 10 208 William Foord Able Sea-man 10 216 Roger Burges Able Sea-man 10 33 Thomas Fletcher Able Sea-man 10 83 Francis Preddick Able Sea-man 10 64 Christopher Evans Able Sea-man 10 204 Timothy Belton Able Sea-man 10 191 John Huttson Able Sea-man 10 227 Roger Teague Able Sea-man 10 68 John Hodder Able Sea-man 10 109 Walter Willifoord Able Sea-man 10 210 Edward Helland Able Sea-man 10   Anne and Christopher Fire-sh Pinnace   78 Edmund Barret Masters Mate Commander of the Boat 32 65 Robert Jeffrey Coxswain 10 29 Jeffrey Norton Able Sea-man 10 66 Francis Perry Able Sea-man 10 52 Edward Wood Able Sea-man 10 32 Richard Harwood Able Sea-man 10 63 Jàmes Paul Able Sea-man 10 77 William Moore Able Sea-man 10 70 John Wheeden Able Sea-man 10 61 Francis Emmerson Able Sea-man 10   Holms Fire-ship Pinnace   29 John Penroy Master Commander of the Boat 32 35 William Fleet Master's Mate 10 23 Thomas Davies Gunner's Mate 10 16 John Comfort Carpenter's Mate 10 28 John Oliver Boatswain's Mate 10 39 John Isaac Able Sea-man 10 30 Stephen Chessun Able Sea-man 10 22 John Beck foord Able Sea-man 10 26 Thomas Webber Able Sea-man 10 27 Charls Edwards Able Sea-man 10 42 Edward Fishlock Able Sea-man 10   Sum total 1956 Names of the Tripoly Ships of War that were Burnt with their Guns White Crown'd Eagle 50 Guns Looking-Glass 34 Guns Sancta Chiara 24 Guns French Petach 20 Guns Guard-boat brought off with one Pedreroe and two Moors in her From on Board His Majesties Ship Harwich at Maltha Febr. 18. 1675 6. John Narbrough The 26th of January I fired about One hundred shot into the City of Tripoli amongst the Inhabitants the first and third of February I took and destroyed five Corn-boats on the Coast to the Eastward of Tripoli twenty Leagues and Landed and Burned a Stack of Wood and Timber which was for Building their new Ships and some small Masts and Yards and some Bags of Bread brought off and two Guns spiked up which could not be got off it beginning to blow and likely to be bad weather so I was constrained to leave them and to repair on Board and leave the Coast The 10th instant the Portsmouth took a Samberkeene in her Ballast 30 Leagues to the Eastward of Tripoli she belonging to that Government the Moors got all on shore the Samberkeene she brought unto Maltha John Narbrough FINIS