The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes.

  • Teonge, Henry, 1621-1690.
Date:
1825
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Credit: The diary of Henry Teonge, chaplain on board His Majesty's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, anno 1675 to 1679 / Now first published from the original MS. with biographical and historical notes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tripolines, to counteract their attack, manned three galleys and a brigantine, which ‘were at that time in the harbour. On the approach of these the boats were obliged to retire on board the frigates.* In the morning the galleys and brigantine were discover- ed towing the Saitee towards Tripoli. Sir John Narborough weighed anchor, and standing in shore with the rest of the ships under his command, suc- ceeded in cutting off the galleys from the port. One of them being forced on shore near Tajura, was set on fire by the Turks themselves; the others, flying to the eastward, were driven on shore by the Newcastle. The boats having been twice repelled by the Moorish soldiers, who put off from the shore to defend them, Sir John Narborough went in his barge to en- courage his people on the third attack, which was successful. The Dey, intimidated by an attack so undaunted, and which presaged but little security to any of his vessels in a similiar situation, began now to make serious overtures for peace. On the 14th of January, a still more formidable and decisive attack was made on the Tripoline shipping, by the boats of the squadron under the command of Lieu- tenant, afterwards Sir Cloudesley Shovel.” * This affair is noticed by the Chaplain, in his Diary, p. 62.