| Description | |
Three corsairs attacked the ship. They were large, described by one witness as having between 36 and 40 guns each. One bore the sun on its flag, another the moon, and the third a horseman. A fierce battle ensued which lasted for 5 hours, damaging masts, sails, rigging, and ropes. Several sailors were killed and others injured, including the captain who lost his leg. The ship was low on ammunition and would certainly have been taken if the armed escort had not arrived and saved the ship. |
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| Voyage: | 10031 (click here to view all of the events on the voyage) |
| Date (From source): | 01-11-1669 |
| Date (Location): | Zante |
| Date (Extra information from the source): | Before this date |
| Date (Normalised): | 01-11-1669 |
| Event Location: | La Sapienza |
| Latitude: | 36.772592 |
| Longitude: | 21.706962 |
| Approximate range from these coordinates: | 100 km(s) |
| Reliability (of these coordinates): | High certainty (Click here for an explanation of event reliability) |
| Recorded by: | |
| Vessel(s): |
Principe Enrico Casimiro ((Vessel)),
Captain Cornelio di Enrico Fijeloos |
| Voyage description: | Leathers, wax and other cargo from Ismir to Amsterdam. Corsair attack. |
| Transcription: | Sopra sapienza fù assalito da tre navi potentissime turchirche corsare da Barbiera e con frequenza de cannonate combattendo dalla mattina per cinque hore continue restò la mia nave danneggiata come si vide particolarmente negl’arboro* Vellame, sartiame e di sott’acqua et morsiro* molti marinari e molti restorno feriti; restò molto confuso anco per la diminutione della polvere e balle consumate in quel crudelissimo conflitto nel quale per certo fin al fine non havere potuto superar la furia delli Barbari se dal valore del comandante della nave Armata non fussi agiutato e data la fuga alli prefati barbarelli, cosi maltrattato arrivassimo* qui al Zante |