The Half Galley
Left An Anchor And Three Cables At This Last Anchorage, And One Galley
Ran Aground But Was Got Off.
After advancing only 10 miles, we came to
anchor in 8 fathoms with good ground, and remained two days.
Proceeding
85 miles along the coast on the 26th, we came to anchor in a road-stead.
[Footnote 244: In Ramusio this distance is made 60 miles. - Astl. I. 100.
e.]
[Footnote 245: Only 40 miles, in the copy published by Ramusio. - Astl.
I. 100. f.]
SECTION X.
Conclusion of the Voyage to Suez, and return of the Venetians to
Cairo.
On the 27th of May we proceeded on our voyage, sailing W.N.W. At noon we
were abreast of Tor or Al Tor, and continued our course for two
hours after night-fall, when the wind came foul, on which we lay too
till day-light, when the Moorish captain set sail again, and the other
gallies weighed anchor and hoisted their foresails. After running 100
miles we came to shoal water where we cast anchor in 6 fathoms, and
remained five days waiting for a fair wind. Leaving the bank on the 3d
of June, and holding on our course, we cast anchor sometimes on the
western coast[246] and sometimes on the eastern, having contrary winds,
and on the 15th we arrived at Korondol, where Pharaoh and his host
were drowned, and where are the baths of Moses as they are called. We
took in water at this place, where we staid two days. The 16th, the
fleet sailed from Korondol, and continuing its course for two days
together, we arrival at Suez on the 17th of May 1589, whence we had set
out on the 27th of June in the former year.
[Footnote 246: In the original called the Abyssinian coast, but
certainly that of Egypt. - E.]
On the day of our arrival, we began to draw the barks on shore. The 2d
of June we began to haul up the large galley, and next the half galley
of the Pacha, all the rest being unrigged and drawn up successively. On
this occasion the whole labour rested on the Christians, who acted as
porters and worked all the tackle for unloading, cleaning and unrigging
all the vessels: In short the entire fatigue lay upon their shoulders.
On the 16th, the Lemin[247] came and paid off all the seamen,
Christians as well as Turks, giving 180 maidans to each. The 19th of
August, the Emin, accompanied by seven boats, went to Tor to pay off
the gallies which remained behind, taking with him all the best and
strongest of the Christian mariners to navigate these gallies to Suez,
as they were in a manner disarmed, many of their crews having died and
others run off. At Tor all were paid off, and the Christians were
distributed among the gallies, which they brought up to Suez on the 20th
of October, and were all drawn up by the Christians, who worked hard
both day and night.
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