A true relation of the great victory obtained by the King of the Abissines, called Prester John, against the Turks. In taking the flourishing city of Habalee, and destroying 10,000 Ottomons [sic]. As also, a coppy of a letter from on board of his Majesties ship the Pearl, (riding then at Lisbon) from a gentleman to his brother in London, giving an account of several remarkable passages and rencounters against the Sally men. Miles, John, fl. 1684. 1684 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B04361 Wing M2048 ESTC R180593 53981550 ocm 53981550 180287

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 eng Prester John. Naval battles -- Mediterranean Sea -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2010-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-06 Sampled and proofread 2010-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A TRUE RELATION Of the Great VICTORY Obtained by the King of the Abiſſines, called, PRESTER JOHN AGAINST THE TURKS. In taking the Flouriſhing City of Habalee, and deſtroying 100000. Ottomons. AS ALSO, A Coppy of a Letter from on Board of His MAJESTIES Ship the Pearl, (riding then at Lisbon) from a Gentleman to his Brother in London, giving an Account of ſeveral remarkable paſſages and Rencounters againſt the Sally Men.

FRom Venice they Write that they had a certain Relation by a Turkiſh Ship from Alexandria, That Preſter John, King of Abiſſines, (having been informed of the Chriſtian Succeſs over the Turks:) had forthwith ſent his Nephew Prince Joſephat, and his Son Steven Tingel, with an Army of 400000. Men to Beſiege the Great and Famous City Habalee: (in which were 4000 Canons and 18000 Men, the Turkiſh Governor, having refuſed the Surrendring thereof, with an anſwer he would Defend it to the Laſt) Prince Joſephat, made himſelf Maſter thereof in the ſpace of 14 Hours, and put all the Garriſon to the Sword, and found therein 100000 Millons in ready Coin, beſides more precious Things of a double Value: (all the Merchants of Aſia, Perſia and Egypt, having their Stor-houſes there.) After which Victory, the Cities Leobin, two days Journey from Habalee and Dama-Gazon. Surrendred themſelves: and the Victorious Prince with his Army proceeded. and Burnt 3000 Villages: which gave ſuch a Dread to all Egypt, that 600000 of the Inhabitants Fled to the City Grand-Cario, Diſtant 6 Dayes Journey from Corbint: which Prince Joſephat has ſince Beſieged. And we expect by the firſt to have Advice of its being Surrendred or taken. Preſter John, hath in the mean time ſent to acquaint the King of Perſia with his happy Victory: (having ſince the firſt Siege before Habalee, Deſtroyed 100000 Ottomons.) And deſires him alſo to Advance his Arms againſt the Turks: to which there is no doubt but the Zophi will agree.

The LETTER. SIR,

AFter my Departure from London, I have with a fervent deſire Expected an Anſwer, upon ſo many Letters as I have ſent you by all Opportunities, but conſidering the uncertainty of the Poſt, reciprocally I aſcribe my Unhappineſs thereunto, but cannot miſs this Opportunity once more: (if you will be pleaſed to forgive the reiteration of my troubleſome Lines) to wiſh your Health and Proſperity, and acquaint you with mine, which Bleſſed be God continues good, and withal give you a brief Account of thoſe Paſſages I have hitherto met with in my Voyage, viz.

After the Domoliſhing of Tangier, in which I was no leſs Active than in hazard (of which Mr Faulkner has given you an Account) to have loſt my Life, tho Eſcaping with a dangerous wound and Bruiſe by Blowing up of the Caſtle: in which mutual Danger two Gentlemen belonging to our Ship, were Kill'd: our Ship, with four others were left behind; with Order to Cruize thoſe Seas, and Attaque ſuch Sally men of War, with which we ſhould meet or have advice of, accordingly we put to Sea the 4th of June, ſetting forth for Lisbon, the place of our Rendevouze, and the ſame Day came in ſight of a Sail which we gave Chaſe putting out French Colours, and coming up to her within a League, made her our Enemy; whereupon ſhe turned and ſteared her Courſe before the Wind, which in perſuite of her, we did alſo, and the next Day came within Shot of her, and then knew her to be the Admiral of Sally: we Fired at her and ſpoiled her Top-Gallon Sheets, but ſhe would not anſwer us, but uſeing all means to eſcape by the darkneſs of the Night got from us, but the Sapheir Frigot finding her at Anchor at the Bar of Sally (where ſhe could not paſs by reaſon of the lowneſs of Water) Sunk her, took the Captain and forty Moors out of the Water, beſides 40 Engliſh ſlaves: and afterwards forcing the Captain to tell them where ſhe would find any more of the Sally he bid her ſtear 30 Leagues of Sally. where ſhe would find a Sally man of War, with a Dutch Prize which he had taken: which the Sapheir doing according to the Captains Words found, Fought, and took them, and brought them to Cadize, and we daily Expect them here. The Dutchmans Ship was laden with Sugar and Oyl. The Sally Man, had 18 Guns, and the other 16. Since which we had the Chance to meet with the biggeſt Sally men of War on the ninth of June in the morning, who at firſt came up towards us, ſuppoſing us to be a Merchant-Man, but finding to the Contrary, turned her Courſe, and by Rowing, (it being Calm) outrun us, but a freſh Gale of Wind ariſing, in the morning following, about two a Clock we came up with him, and about Day-light Fought him for two Hours at a Diſtance, and it proving calm loſt him out of our ſight, and all hopes of taking him: notwithſtanding, which, we fetched him up on the 10th about Mid-night, and for fear of looſing him, came on and fired a Broad-ſide to awaken him, he anſwered us in like manner, and bid us Strike, promiſing good Quarters; but after 7 hours ſharp Fight, we maſtered him, having only on killed, with the Boat-Swain. They had 150 Moors, and 38 Engliſh Slaves, 4 French men, and 6 Dutch men on Board. There were fifty Killed and Wounded. The Captain was a very Stout Man, but Died of his Wound: he was ſo Couragious that we Shot his Main-top and Miſſen-top Maſts and the Main, and Fore-Yard away before he would Strike. And all our Maiſts were diſabled, She had 24 Guns, and ſix Patterreries: and ſo ſerved us for Breakfaſt, the Morning of the Eleventh of June. He confeſſed that 2 or 3 Dayes before he had taken 3 Prizes and conveyed them to Sally. So being loath to trouble you any further, I ſhall conclude with my hearty Wiſhes to proſper you and your Family (to which I deſire my Love to be remembred) and remain till Death.

From a board the Pearl, July the 23d. ſent by the Swain Friget, by one which was retaken from a Sally man of War. Your affectionate Friend John Miles.

Edinburgh, Re-Printed by John Reid, and are to be ſold be James Mein on the South-ſide of the Croſs, Anno DOM. 1684.