There was a moorish Piece of Ground between both Armies, which could not be passed without great Danger; _Ferdinand_ had no need to pass it, for his Design was only to relieve _Sigeth_, and to raise the Siege: But _Haly Bassa_, was not in the same Circumstances; for, unless he would make a base and unhandsome Retreat (as the Event afterwards shewed) ’twas altogether necessary for him to do it; So that he, seeing to what Straits he was brought, resolved to put all upon hazard, and accordingly he bent his Bridle, to turn his Horse towards that inconvenient Place; when, behold! one of the _Sanziacks_, that was near him, whose Name I remember not, taking Notice of the extream Danger he was running into, leap’d from his Horse, and taking the _Bashaw_’s Horse by the Bridle, _Sultan_, says he (for so the _Turks_ call the great Dignitaries among them) _Here you see into what a Jeopardy you were like to cast both yourself and your whole Army; you don’t consider what an incommodious Place this Marish is: The ~Christians~ are ready on the other side with Arms in Hand and Courage in their Hearts, to receive us, when we are half drowned and half covered with Mud; and thus they in good Order will assault us, being disordered and out of our Ranks, and will make use of all our Imprudence, to obtain a most assured Victory over us: Nay, rather moderate your Anger, and return to yourself and reserve so many brave Men, with yourself for the Service of your Prince, and for better Times._ Upon this Speech, _Haly_, as if he had recollected himself, drew back; and there was not any _Turk_ amongst them, but was forced to confess, that the whole Army was sav’d by the Advice of that _Sanziack_. When this matter was carried to _Constantinople_, though the _Vizier_ and the Chief _Bashaws_ could not deny the Thing, yet they thought it dangerous to suffer the Example of so audacious a Fact in the _Sanziack_ to pass unpunished: ’Tis true, they did mutteringly commend both his Fidelity and his Prudence; yet to suffer Disobedience to a superior Officer to pass without due Punishment, they thought it a dangerous Case in Military Discipline, so that he was called back to _Constantinople_, and there was cashiered for a Time; and when this Offence was sufficiently punished, as they thought, they bestowed upon him as good a Command; so that every Body saw his Punishment was inflicted rather for the preservation of the Discipline of War, than for any dire Merit of his Offence. _Haly_, a while after, having lost a great Part of his Army, by the Charges and Ambuscades of the _Hungarians_, made an ignoble and shameful Retreat to _Buda_, where for very Grief he breathed out his hateful Soul.