Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

J 654. himfelfj by wounding himfclf in Btfd or three
S-^-O places of*his Belly ; bue the Wounds proving
not Mortal, he was in a fhort time reft o red again
to a found Eftate both in Mind and Body 5 as
I (hall Tome few years after have occalion to relate
from the words of ah is own Mouth, which
he was pleafed to utter to me on his Death-bed,
the day before he departed this Life.
Thirteenth' Emperor of. tfc Tûrlp. 87
ANNO 1 6 5 5,
TH E Great Vizier after all his evil Infinuati-
[gjans againft Chufaem Pàfha, fell very tick and
infirm *, fo that the Court conlidering him as a
Peribn uncapable of farther Service» caft their
eyesonthePafbaof AleffOi who being a daring
Martial Man» was efteemed to be the better
Chief in fuch a hazardous War, which for being
on the Sea, was unufuai and diiplealing
to the Turks. Againft bim nothing could be
objected befides his Rebellions and Contrariety
L. to the Government; but hereunto it was prcfently
anfwered, that the extravagance of his
humour proceeded only, from his Ambition of
being Great Vizier*, which when he had attained,
that thirfty delire of Glory, whiflh he exercis'd
for acquiring this Office, would be bulied
io thoughts to advance and improve his Honour
in Actions beyond his Predeceflprs.
Letters being arrived at this Pafha's hands,
which called him to Court to accept this Charge,
did fècretly pleafe the humour of his haughty
Spirit •, howibever, he remained for a while in
ibmefufpence and irrefolution,»not being allured
whether fome Deceit might not ibe concealed
under this ffpecious appearance of Preferment :
But conlidering, that the way unto Gains and
Advantage was by daring Adventures» he resolutely
accepted the Proffer, and put himfelf in
aflâultedthe Mufti in his very Houle» and pür- i £5$.
fued him within/the Gates of the Seraglio with ^v^
a thoufand reproaches and injuries, as an Author
of evil Counfels, and a Difturber of the
common Peace and Quiet of the Empire. Not
was it pofljble to appeafe this Tumult, but by
anticipating to them four months Pay ; • with
which their Minds being made more pliable, they
gently yielded to Obedience, and funerea themleiv
es to be embarked for Cimdi*.
ZarnozjtH Mnß*ph4 was made Captain-Pafhâ,
or General of the Fleet, which was very numerous,
and well equipped, confuting of fixty
Gallics, eight Mahones, thirty great Ships of
War, and fixty one Gallies belonging to the
Beys, After having remained three days at the
Mouth of the Dardanelles near the Caftles, they
went out in this Order ; The Bey's Gallies were
thefirft, then followed the Ships, next the Mahones«
and the Rean confuted wholly of the
Grand Signior's Gallies. The Van of the Fleet
being the Bey's Gallies, which are always the
belt manned» and provided, were ordered to
attack the main Body of the Chriftiaii Fleet»
for that, being, fécond ed with the Ships* they
would be able to fuftain the Shock Until the Mahones
could come up, which were directed
againft the Starboard Wing of the Enemy,compofed
of Galleallès. The Venetians, though
much inferior jn Number, yet* as great in Courage»
gave evident Signs of their delire to fightj
with hopes» by God's BlelDng, to obtain a Vktory.
The Venetians whilft the Turks- paûed*
remained itili with their Anchors apique, which
the Turks interpreting as a token of their Courage
and Boldnefs, were fo daunted, char, they
began to ply towards the Coaft of Greece t but
being forced to pafs under the Guns of the Venetian
Admiral, they were fo ill treated by his
Broadfides, that they were difcouraged from
his March towards Confi ant inof le t with a glori­
making a fécond Charge. The Ships, and 0ous
Equipage of forty thoufand Men, thinking
ther Veflels fared little better, being forced to
therewith to make good his Retreat, and fecure
paß under the Guns of the Enemies Fleet. Thè
bis Peribn in cafe that Deceit were difcovcred
Captain-Pafha attempted to pafs on the Coaft
which he rationally fufpected. Being arrived
of Anatolia, with bis lighter Gallies, but being
near unto Con/lantitiople, he received from the
hindred by a ftrong party of the Enemy» he was
Great Signior feveral Meflages of Kindnefs, and
forced to follow the reft of the Fleet, taking
a good welcome; and was accordingly received
his Gourfe with them by the Coaft of Greece.
into the City» and inverted in the Office, with
In this Charge one of the Turks Mahones was
all the lircumftances of Favour aiid Honour
funk, and two difabled : But the greateft Fight ,
imaginable.
Having thus taken pofTeffion of his Charge, happened between a Squadron of the Turks
he promifed the Grand Signior that he would Ships, and four of the Venetians, which had
employ all his Endeavours to rettore the decayed been hard put to it, had not the Captain Atoce-
Eftate of Affairs, and reform the Government rugo come in to their Afliftancc, howfoever^
And as an eameft thereof, he began to remove the Venetian Captain of the Ship, called the
fuch Minifters from, the Court which were fuf­ Cromia was (lain by a Musket fhot.
pected by him ; and to render himiëlf the more In Ihorc, the Chriftians boarded the Turks
Abfohlte, he cat off feveral others, whom he with fo much Vigour and Refolution, that they
imagined might in any wife difturb or controul took feveral of their Ships» and mixing with
him in the management of his Affairs.
the thickeft qf their other Veflels, they put ma­
' -After which he difpatched his Orden to all ny Alhore, and«others efcaping in their Boats»
Maritime Towns of the Empire, to fit and make left their Slaves and Gallies fo the difpofal of
ready what G allies and Ships- were pofljble to be. the Emu y ; fo that the Venetians obtained
provided » intending thereby to fee out the that day a hundred braß Guns, with a- lignai
greateft Fleet that ever was feen in the Levant : Victory, having had no other important Lofs,
but to compleat this Work, two great Diffi­ unlefs the Ship called the David and Celiati^
culties arofe ; T he firffc was; to find a wife and [which being overpowered, was burnt by the
well experienced Commander : and the next,was pTurks.
in what Banner to per fw ad e the Spahees and Janifaries
to embark ; for they haying heard and
The People of the Tusks, who were in dally
feen in what manner their Companions had pe-
expectation to receive intelligence of a Succefsj
rifhed in this miferable War, abfolutely refilled
agreeable to fo great Preparations» were much
* to go, and though the Animolities of thefë two
troubled to bear the News of the Defeat gi­
orders of Souldiers were irreconcileable one to
ven to their Naval Forces; of which Mifcarthe
other» yet in this common Caule being uni­
.riage, the World dividing it felf into different
ted, they railed fo horrible a Sedition, that they
Conjectures, the molt part, efpecially thofë of
Ctrtßdmruplfj attributed the Misfortune of all
to