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combat Doria, 98--Battle off Prevesa, 101--Doria's galleasses, 102--Hesitation of the Christians, 103--Doria's seamanship and Kheyr-ed-d[=i]n's audacity, 104.
X.
BARBAROSSA IN FRANCE. 1539-1546 105-111
Kheyr-ed-d[=i]n retakes Castelnuovo, 105--Is invited by Francis I. to come to Marseilles, 106--Attacks Nice, 109--Winters at Toulon, 109--Ransoms Dragut, 110--Returns to Constantinople, and dies, 111--His tomb at Beshiktash, 111.
XI.
CHARLES AT ALGIERS. 1541 112-123
Barbarossa's successors at Algiers, 112--Charles V. resolves to destroy piracy, 113--The expedition to Algiers, 113--Stormy voyage, 114--The Christian fleet, 114--Landing at Algiers, 117--Effects of the rains, 118--Repulse of the besiegers, 118--Panic in the camp allayed by the Emperor, 119--The Storm, 119--Charles orders a retreat, 120--The remnant of the army sails away, 121--Another tempest, 122--Total failure of the expedition, 123.
XII.
DRAGUT RE?S. 1543-1560 124-140
Dragut or Torgh[=u]d the Rover, 124--His captivity, 127--His lair at Jerba, 128--The city of "Africa," 128--Early siege of "Africa" by the Duke of Bourbon, 131--Retreat, 133--"Africa" (Mahd[=i]ya) taken by Dragut, 133--Retaken by Doria and Garcia de Toledo, 134--Dragut's escape from Jerba, 135--He joins the Ottoman navy, 136--Attack on Malta, 136--Siege and conquest of Tripoli, 137--Christian fleets assemble for recapture of Tripoli, 138--Disaster at Jerba, 139-140.
XIII.
THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA. 1565 141-159
Activity of Maltese galleys, 141--Fortifications of Malta, 142--Description of Malta, in 1565, 143--The Turkish forces, 144--Jean de la Valette, 145--Arrival of Dragut, 146--Siege of Fort St. Elmo, 147--Fall of St. Elmo, 149--Death of Dragut, 149--Siege of Fort St. Michael, 150--Ten assaults, 155--A false alarm, 157--Last assault, 158--Arrival of relieving army, 158--The survivors of the siege, 159.
XIV.
LEPANTO. 1571 160-178
Results of the siege of Malta, 160--Ochiali, 161--The Turks lay siege to Cyprus, 162--Jealousies among the Christian admirals, 163--Cyprus occupied by the Turks, 164--Efforts of Pope Pius V., 164--Don John of Austria, 167--Muster of the Christian fleets, 167--The Turkish armada, 173--Meeting of the hostile fleets, 173--Giovanni Doria's tactics, 175--Marshalling of the Turkish array, 175--Beginning of the battle, 176--The victory, 177--Cervantes, 177--Subsequent career and death of Don John, 178.

PART II.
THE PETTY PIRATES.
XV.
THE GENERAL OF THE GALLEYS. 16th-18th Centuries 181-199
The last of the great Corsairs, 181--Ochiali, 182--Pashas of Algiers, 185--Renegades succeeded by Turks, 185--Beys of Tunis, 186--Blackmail levied on the Christian Powers, 186--Deys of Algiers, 187--Violent deaths, 187--Morocco, 188--Sal[=e] rovers, 188--Delgarno, 188--Chevalier Acton, 191--Mur[=a]d Re?s, 192--'Ali Pichinin, 194--Defeated by Venetians, 194--His slaves, 195--His theology, 199.
XVI.
GALLEYS AND GALLEY SLAVES. 16th Century 200-225
The Renegade Corsairs, 200--Their cruises, 201--Description of different classes of galleys, 205--Furttenbach's account, 206--Rig and armament, 213--Galley-oars, 214--Sufferings of the slaves, 215--The boatswains, 216--Christian galleys, 217--Ship's company, 218--Barbary galleot, 218--Building, 219--Strength of Algerine fleet, 219--Captains, 220--Launching a galley, 220--The rowers and owners, 221--Soldiers, 221--Food, 222--Auguration, 222--Time of cruising, speed, and manoeuvre, 222-223--Ports of refuge, 223-4--Mode of attack, 224--Division of spoils, 224--Return to port with a prize, 225.
XVII.
THE TRIUMPH OF SAILS. 17th Century 226-234
European ship-builders in Barbary, 226--The galley superseded by the galleon or ship, 229--Depredations of the Algerine sailing-ships, 229--Fighting a Turkish caramuzel, 231--Raids on Madeira, Denmark, Iceland, and Ireland, 232--Losses of the French, 234.
XVIII.
THE REDEMPTION OF CAPTIVES. 17th and 18th Centuries 235-255
Slaves on shore, 235--Dan's account, 236--Cruelty the exception, 241--Government slaves, 242--Sale of captives, 243--Pitiful history of four Knights of Malta, 244--Cervantes in captivity, 246--Attempts to escape, 247--The Order of the Redemption, 251--Father Dan and the mission of Sanson le Page, 252--Arrival of the new Pasha at Algiers, 253--The Bastion de France, 254--Father Comelin, 255.
XIX.
THE ABASEMENT OF EUROPE. 16th to 18th Centuries 256-273
Arrogance of the Barbary States, 256--Humiliations imposed upon foreign envoys, 257--Extortion of blackmail from European Powers, 259--Treatment of consuls, 260--Piracy on the high sea, 265--Mr. Spratt's captivity, 266--Ransoms by English government, 267--Adventures of captives, 267--Admiral Blake at Porto Farina, 269--False passes, 270--Failure of all remonstrances, 271-3.
XX.
THE UNITED STATES AND TRIPOLI. 1803-5 274-291
Piracy on American ships, 274--Threats of the Pirates, 275--Squadrons sent to refuse tribute, 276--Commodore Preble, 276--Tangiers brought to reason, 277--The loss of the Philadelphia, 279--Decatur succeeds in burning her, 287--Attack on Tripoli, 289--Treaty signed, 290.
XXI.
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS. 1816 292-300
Proceedings of the Mediterranean fleet, 292--American treaty with Algiers, 293--Lord Exmouth's expedition, 293--His success at Tunis, 294--Princess Caroline, 295--Bombardment of Algiers, 297--Treaty ineffectual, 299.
XXII.
THE FRENCH IN AFRICA. 1830-1881 301-310
French quarrel with Algiers, 301--Duperré's expedition, 302--Surrender of Algiers and departure of the last Dey, 302--Cruelties in French occupation of Algiers, 303--'Abd-el-K[=a]dir leads the Arabs, 305--His victories and reverses, 306--His submission and exile, 306--Subsequent French policy in Algiers, 307--The invasion of Tunis, 307--Perfidy of the French Government, 308--A reign of terror, 309.
INDEX. 311

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
ALGIERS, 1700 Frontispiece
GALLEON OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 5
CARAVEL OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY 11
THE BARBARY PENINSULA 15
A MAP OF THE KINGDOMS OF BARBARY 17
TUNIS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 33
GALLEY OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 37
J[=I]JIL, 1664 41
ALGIERS IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 47
OBSERVATION WITH THE CROSSBOW 55
AN ADMIRAL'S GALLEY 63
GALLEASSE 69
ANDREA DORIA 79
TUNIS, 1566 87
COMPASS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 99
OBSERVATION WITH THE ASTROLABE 104
GALLEY AT ANCHOR 107
SIEGE OF ALGIERS, 1541 115
CASTLE OF JERBA 125
SIEGE OF "AFRICA," 1390 129
GREEK FIRE 131
MEDIEVAL FIREARMS 132
MEDIEVAL PROJECTILES 132
SKETCH OF THE PORT OF MALTA IN 1565