Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IIEvliya Çelebi
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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. II
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
The fleet anchored here after a salute fired from the fortress, and
repeated by the whole fleet. The Mussulman victors all went to the
arsenal to hasten the embarkation of the European troops on board of
fifty barbaresque vessels, and on the opposite side in the harbour of
Chárdák, the Asiatic troops were also doing the same. In twenty-four
hours every thing was completed, and next day the fleet weighed anchor
again amidst the noise of muskets and guns. We passed Tenedos (Búzja
Ada); ten Firkata were sent on ten miles a-head to keep a good look
out. Their captains were invested with robes of honour, and promised
to be made Begs of the Imperial arsenal (post captains). We passed
Tine (Istendíl) which belonged to the Venetians, who sent presents
on board the Admiral’s ship, but no notice was taken of them, and we
sailed by. We passed Thera (Degirmenlik), an Ottoman island belonging
to the khass of the Captain Páshá, weathered the point of Temashalik
(Sunium), passed Athens, the castle of Termísh in Morea, and stopped at
Napoli (di Romania), a strong castle at the end of a great port, where
we took in provisions for the troops of twenty-seven Rumelian sanjaks;
we did the same at Benefshe, which is an open place with no port;
passed Candia, taking no notice, as if we were going to Malta, passed
Cerigo and Cerigotto also belonging to the Venetians, the fortresses of
Coron and Modon, and the island of Borák, a small island near Morea,
till we came to Navarin. This is a large port defended by two castles,
one on the shore, the other on high rocks. Here we came to anchor
and discharged the lading of ten heavy transport ships (Chakálgemí)
of the Arsenal, shifting their cargoes of troops and artillery on
to lighter ones. During our stay here, the commanders of Zante and
Cephalonia, Venetian Islands, sent presents of powder and lead to the
Commander-in-Chief, wishing him a happy voyage and success in the
expedition; seeing that every thing was directed against Malta, they
returned with great satisfaction. We took on board here three thousand
brave Albanians, and also took in water, because a great fresh water
river disembogues into the sea at the extremity of this port.
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