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Corsair Conflict and Mercy Beside a Captive Lineup
News from Naples and Constantinople recounts a naval chase where Cavalier Signilano’s galley captured a rover after a fierce fight. Two captives, including the corsair’s sister, were treated civilly and prepared as gifts for the Dey. Casualties numbered 33 alive from 60 aboard. wounds to the commander noted. Reports also mention plague measures in Constantinople, Franco-Spanish diplomacy, and European monarchs debating peace and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Capri
Peluccas
Distin
Ion
Rover
Menchil
Constantinople
Porte
Persia
Mirweis
Derbenc
Caspian Sea
Mirineis
Georgia
Count Collyer
Republick
Algiers