number, the way taken by the Baffa was cause that adroe [unr] Jerchime Batag[unr] attempted,
who had but six Vessele, of which four lest him, having none to command them: but
this misfortune hindered him not, from sustaining, with great danger, the shock of
the enemy: Gen: Riva expressing great resolution, encouraged the rest by his example,
which bred in the meli such a hear, that it hindered a while the agreement about
ordering the Battell, Im fine, Ciuraho first felt upon the enemy, continually shooting
untill the winder faild; and the night hindered his suit of them.
The Venetians used all diligence to know what way they held, sent Vessels every way
to discover, who brought word the 12th in the morning, that the Turks were retired
into Focchia, and joyn'd to the Gallies of the Bayes, with eight Vessels of Barbary, so
that they now had 72 Gallies and it other Vessels: the Gen calls a Councell, where in
Ciureno being the first that spake represented the enterprize very dangerous yet remitted
himselfe to the judgement of the Gen. who wholly inclined to fight them, and after
prayers to heaven for assistance, the Gen: spake, to the Souldiers of the glory of the
enterprize, who all profest a great chearfulnesse to goe on, the signall of the combate
being given, the Venetians dissembles are treat, that they might in better order invest
their enemy in the Port, which at the mouth, being narrow, but long and large within,
neere three miles, where the Turks lay, in so much more assurance, believing the withdrawing
to be reall; who there upon shouted and desided, but the contrary sodainly appeared,
they being instantly amazed to see the Venetians make towards them by the favour
of a western winde: the Turks advance some of their ships to the mouth of the
Port, but the other having a full gale anchored under the Procs of the Turks, so that
they could not avoyd the mixing with each other, where presently began such a terrible
shouting on the one side, and such hideous crying on the other, as if all would have
returned to the ancient Chaos: this lasted above two houres, after which one of the
Turks Mahoons fell most furiously upon a Scotch Vessell that served the Venetians,
into which many Turks entered, which forct them to cut their Cables, and so saved
themselves and sunk the Mahoon, to the eternall glory of the Scottish Nation, which so
vexed the Gen: Baffa, that he instantly attacht the Vessell of Gen. Rivn, who receiv'd
him so rougnly, that he slue 250 of his men presently; the Bassa falling after upon the
ship of Ciurane was by him slain as the slaves there taken affirm, two other Vessels,
viz. the Merchant and Jupiter, boarded one of the Turks, and after an houres fight
made themselves master's of it: The Turks weary of the continuall slaughter which
the Christians executed upon them quit their vessels, and be tooke them to land: The
night comming uncovered their fliglie, that Riva could then only burne nine of their
smaller Vessels, three Gallyons and two Gallies, & that in their burning they might not
be driven upon the Venetians by the winde to their hurt, they withdrew out of the Harbour,
where they found Francisco Mprosine to have beaten and taken a Gallyon and a
Galley, as also one other Galley with 140 slaves, that had rendered it selfe to the
Gen. 500 other slaves being set at liberty by him: The Fortresse of Focthia being assaulted
be cause it in-accommaded the Christian Army, yelled after a breach of above
20 paces, the day following they saw those Turks that escap'd running towards the
Mountains, having a view of things, it appeared that neer 7000 Turks were slain, of
the Christians only 15 slain out-right, and some 20 wounded.
The Generall Riva, Beitacci Cinveno second Captain, Gevolamo Battaglia Francescs
Morosini, Brother to the Venetian Embassadour in France, Alockco Querini, Antonie
Muzzo, Mithel Ga[unr]go Gacome Bolani, Zori Polari, Francesco Bragadins, and Andren
Gritti, Commanders of the Venetian Fleet, did most gallantly in this action, to the