When we came to him, he received us courteously, and made a great Harangue to this purpose: That, “we should study Peace, and rather than suffer _Hungary_ to be wasted with Fire and Sword, we should accept those Conditions, which the _Grand Seignior_ had offered us.” We answered him, that “we desired nothing more than Peace; provided it might be had upon tolerable Conditions; but those which they offered, were against the Honour and Dignity of our Master.” Thus we took our leaves, after he had treated us with a Cup of Water diluted with Sugar. This _Haly_ was an Eunuch, but the Constitution of his Body did seem to add to the vigour of his Mind: He was low of Stature, bloted in his Body, of a Bay-coloured Countenance, a sour Look, frowning Eyes, broad Shoulders and sticking up, between which stood his Head, as in a Valley. Two Teeth were prominent in his Mouth, like Boar’s Tusks, his Voice hoarse; in a Word, he was the Fourth Fury. The Day after he makes great Preparation for his Expedition into _Hungary_; where having spent some Time to provide Materials, he at last marches against _Sigeth_, and beats off those which were repairing _Babock_, a Castle of _Cæsar_’s; but _Cæsar_, being acquainted long before with his Design, lends _Ferdinand_, one of his three Sons, a young Man, yet comparable, for greatness of Mind, to any of the old Generals, to oppose the Torrent of _Haly Bassa_’s Force, and by his Valour to retrieve Affairs in _Hungary_: He had no great Forces with him, but with a select Body of Horse he faces _Haly_’s Army; the _Turks_ that were present, related to me, that ’twas a goodly Sight to behold the Splendor, Order and Boldness of those Forces. _Haly_, being naturally of a fierce Disposition, and having a far greater Army, was even mad to think that a handful of _Christians_ should dare to look him in the Face.