Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

84
The Reign af Sahan Mehmet, ot Mahomet IV,
I 1050. Spirit» ubo to increafé his Favour with his Mi£
jL^y^u trêfs the Sultana, evidenced his Heat and Zeal
agaiofr. the Venetians, 1 and to that end fent immediately
expreß Orders tothePaiha of Bofm,
to inveii Clija with all the Power he wasable-,
and therewith he prefented him with a Cimetcr,
and a Halter *, the former to be his Reward in
caie of good Suctefs, and the latter to be lib
PaniOiment in.cafe of Misfortune. But this
forions Vizier continued not fo long) as to experience
the lflûe of this Command ; for he was
in a few days laid alîde, and Cbsfmm Pallia, the
General of Candì*, was placed in his ftead \
howfoever his Orders were to remain with the
Army« by which means, much Emulation and
Conteft was prevented, which might ot hcrwife
have happened between theSpahces, and Jani J
iàrìes, at the Election of a new Vizier; and
thereby all excufes taken from-the Souldiery of
abfence from the War, who could now pretend
nothing of Reafon to withdraw themfelvcs, Ott
feore of attendance on the Vizier's Per fon-, and
to fupply his Authority at the Regal Court* a
Ghimacam was fubftituted tefi adminifter Juftke
in place of the Vizier, which ds ufaal on fee«
Occafions.
Notwithftanding all which, Affaire fuccceded
not extraordinary well for the Turks ill CKwfti,
for being ftraitned fçr Provinone' in CMM, by
the' near approach of the Christians, the Turks
were forced to make a Diyerfìon, by appear­
ing in great Troops before Canitu\ whicft>they
were enabled to do, by the Supplies 'they had
lately received, with the arrival of their Fleet
of dailies ; for the Winter Seafon approaching,
the Venetians were conftrained to abandon
they ctme to a Conciulion, by the entire de»
ftruction of one of the Parties che Chief Mi*
miters began to reauume again the thoughts of
profecuting the War in C^afa, and to fend
Recruits to reinforce the Army under the Command
of Cbußttm Pafha, who was returned with
new Forces and Courage to affaolt the City of
At this time a certain Greek, pretending to
be a Perfon of Quality, and difcontented with
the Turks, ned from them to the Chriltiaiw,
where being received with all kind and obliging
entertainment, he had thereby liberty of feeing
and vifiting all the fortifications of the Place.
After he had obfervud and difcovcred as much
ashedefired, this trakerous Fugitive fled again
to the Tutkun Camp, where be revealed what
places were moil ftrong or beft fortified, and
where the Town was wcakeft, and moft calîly
to be aflâulted., The Venetian General being
awakened at this Diicovery, and coniidering the
numbers of his People to be few, in refpect of
the Enemy, and that the Outworks could not
be maintained without a more numerous Gaiifon>
he refolvcd todelfroy fomc of thole Forts |
and accordingly blew up with Mmet four Battions,
which being at a diftahec could not be relieved
without much danger.. The Turks hereby
making conjecture* of the weaknefs of the
befieged, cheerfully aflâulted the Fort of Sc -Br*
maruf thinking to carry it without much trouble
i but contrary to their expectation, they encountred
fò bold a reJLftance, that they loft
fa three tftpufand Men on the Place.
their ftation before the DartLmtlUs^ and to leave
the Paffage open for the Enemy. And io this.
Year ended, rather with Advantage than EttfA
grace to the Chriftiafls.
A H NO X651.
W101 thefe great Succours and Supplies fent
to Cunetta by the Turks, Affairs rauft
neceûarily have fucceeded profperooQy to their
Defigns, had not? inteftine .Difcords at Home
interrupted their proceedings, which arofé from
a Jealoufy and Emulation between the Grandmother
and Mother of the young Sultan. For
each of them pretending to the tuition or guardianfhip
of the Emperor, during his Minority,
divers Parties and Factions formed at Conß
gffeeable to his Force, fat forth to Sea, wich
eleven hundred Sail, confuting of Gallics, Ships},
GallealTôs, Satques, Brigantues, and finaller
Vcflcls, with refölotion to engage the Venetian
Fleet, whole Commanders aVfo were equally de»
firous and ready to confent with them to a Battel.
On the 7*£ Of July, the Venetians .being at
an Anchor in the Port of St. Emmttt, difcovcred
the Turkifh Fleet, to which, as they were much
infèrioor in number, fbthey were fupci iour to
them in the agreement and experience of their
Commanders. The Turks having palled fou*
ward on their way, the Venetians purfued them,
and the better to draw them to a Battel» Afocemgt
ordered two Ships» commanded by Barbara
and Delphin* to crofs the Tefte at the point of
*-
the Ifland'f and bis Vice-Admiral, eW redely treated
a Settlement and Determination of Difputes at feveral GaHies, that they were forced to feek
Home: and the latter being irritated with a harbour in the Portof CUu, now SM-y with the
new Tax laid on them, for want of Mony. in lois of Muhomct, Pafha of Anatolia, who was
the Treafury, exclaimed, and talked loud, and fent to fucceed in tie Office of Chafmtn Pafha,
at length, inftead of paying, broke out into the General QÏCmd&i but Night coming on,
open Rebellion ; which by affiftance of the Soul- the reft of the Fleet retreated 01 the tiles of
diery, was appealed, under no lefs Tends than N*x$a and Pant,
the Death of feveral principal Minifters of On the tenth day the Turks having watered
State. , their Fleet, gave a fignal of defiance to the Ve­
During thefe Divifions» the Venetians had netians, by difchargc of two pieces of Cannon
time to arm out a very comTderable Fleet for and the Venetians accepting the Challenge, both
defence of Camtia; Foßola,. who bad been Ge­ Fleets gave a furious charge one (otbe other £
neral in Ddmiti*} being feat thither with tide but the Turks were not able 10 withftaod the
of Ctntrdltjfimt in the place of Mtcmig*: Bât Courage and Skilfùlnefs of the Venetians ; for
thefe Diflèntions amongft the- Tarka, according the Captain-Pafha having loft many of his '
to their dual Caftoin, lairing not long before Men, and the Poop of his Gaily being carried
j^awajT^
rtfçt.