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1628.

The Gale-afles leavethe Fight.

ThreeFrenchShips takenana one runAground.

The Turksdemand Sa-tisfaClionforthis Action.

Charles I. Naval Expeditions ? &c of the English, Book III

“ ing up to theirSuccour, received such" a rude Welcome, that they rowed a-tf way to shelter themselves under the" English Ships that lay in the Road.“ Which Policy was a sure Defence to" them, for Sir Kenelm was so cautious,“ that he would rather lose an Oppor-“ tunity of offending his Enemies, than“ take hold of it to his Countrymen’s“ Offence. The Galeasses thus leaving“ Action to be Witnesses of it only at“ that safe Distance, the Gallions were" in great Danger, their Men being" stowed under Hatches; But that Sir“■ Kenelm, directing all his Endeavours“ against the French, from whom he“ had received the most Damage, gave* r Way to their Quiet without much" Disturbance, more than what pro-“ ceeded from their own Fears, and* r perceiving the French to come up*' close, their Ships being burly Vess“ fels, some having fix and twenty“ Pieces of Ordnance, he first directed" his two lesser Ships to deal with them,“ but quickly taking Notice of the Ad-“ vantage, sent the Rear-Admiral toCf their Succour, by which Means the> " three Ships boarded, and took each" of them a several Prize, the fourth“ French Ship being run a-ground at“ the Beginning of the Fight, to which* f this Success gave an End after three“ Hours.

“It is remarkable , that in this* f Fight, not one of Sir Kenelnf s Men“ received a Hurt to Death, and of“ the Venetians and French , there were“ stain ninety-nine Persons, of whom“ one was Commander of the Venetianef Land-Soldiers, a brave and generousf( Man, whose Loss was much lament-

ed by them, and pitied by Sir Ke-“ nelm. The Admiral Galeafs of the“ Venetians was the only one of those" four, which the Venetians lent to thete King of Spain, that returned from the“ Battle of 1588. where he fought with" Sir Martin Forbijher , in the Triumph“ of the Queen’s, whilst the other three€c were funk or fired, since when she“ hath been preserved, by putting in“ of new Pieces where Need required," (as they fay the Athenians did by the“ Gaily of Salimines ) so that now no-“ thing of her was remaining of those“ Times but the Mould.

" This Action and Success of Sir“ Kenelm's, tho’ perhaps clear in itself,“ became questionable by the Grand“ Signior’s Ministers/ thro' the Com-

" plaints of the French and Venetians, 1628*“ so that the Bashaw of Aleppo, and the" Cadi of Scanderoon, took Hold of the" Occasion to practice, and exact an“ Avanea upon the Englijh Merchants,

" taking from th oEnglijh Consul a tAlep-“ po a large Sum, which hethro’ Fear of" any Ship’s Retention, delivered with-" out much Resistance, and so appeaf-“ ed and calmed that Ruggednefs,

" which notwithstanding proved after-" wards an Aggravation in other" Causes.

“ For Ihortly after, one William Frejh 0 >#" Fun dock, Captain of an Englijh Ship plaints of,c called the Safe Bonaventure, having ^ ie ^ ur S *“ lain some Time at Zant in Harbour,

“ went out to Sea for Purchase, and" fell upon a Ship trading betwix'tAse/^

" jina and Maltha, that belonged to" Haggi Cafsum, Cosmo Orlando, and" others Subjects of theGrand Signior’s,

" and had Letters of fase Conduct from" the Imperial Port. This Ship, Cap-“ tain Burdock making Prize of the" Complaint arrived at the Port, to a" sudden Disturbance of Sir Peter“ Wyche, the Englijh Ambasiadour" there residing. Which Complaint" made the more Noise, for that the" Ghimacham, Captain Bajhaw, and o-" ther principal Ministers, pretended“ themselves interested therein, having" committed Monies to the Charge of“ the Captain of the Ship taken, for" the Redemption of Turkish Captives,at"' MeJJina, Maltha, and other Places. For“ which particular Pleading, with their" Aptness to make any Thing a Cause,

“ for Practices upon Strangers, the VL“■ zier sent his exprefsCommand for the" Detention of two English Ships, then Two £ngl>^" in the Port, called the London and the Ships sett’" William, so to compel a Restitution, ed :

" Upon which the Ambassadour went“ to the Grand Signior’s Court, and af-“ ter much arguing, and a second Re-“ pair to the principal Ministers, mak-“ ing it appear what a Difrepect it" would be to His Majesty of England, rd

“ and how unjust it would seem to thetf World, obtained a Release for the

Present, but without any final De-“ termination.

The Ambassadbur, in this Busi-" ness, made Use of all ftiir Endea-" vours and Policies, for the Gaining" of Time, -'till his Delays bringing" him into some Suspicion of Neglect,the Janizaries anew incensed theWi-

per, by reviving it with a Pretence

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