The winde no sooner came good, but away pack the Gallies with all the hast they could.
This occasion Octauius tooke of taking armes against him: and preparing a mighty fleet, encountred him at Actium, who also had assembled to that place a great number of Gallies of his own, besides 60.
And carelesse both of fame and armies losse My oared Gallies follow’d with his Ships Companion of my flight, by this base parte Blasting his former flourishing renowne.
They set forwarde in the latter ende of the thirteenth yeere of the Kings reigne, and came to Genoa, where they remayned not verie long, but that the gallies and other vessels of the Genouois were ready to passe them ouer into Barbarie.
Sidenote: The Inuentorie of our ships and goods sunke and taken by the gallies of Alger.
For long since one Frenchman entered the riuer with a small barke which was betrayed, surprised and taken by two gallies of the Portugals.
I heard at Argier of seuenGallies that were at that time cast away at a towne called Formentera: three of them were of Argier, the other foure were the Christians.
In these tvvo Gallies vvere planted three or foure hundred small shot, and on the land in the garde onely of thys place, three hundred shot and pikes.
At Charleston armed galliesfrom Virginia were to be joined.
To prevent difference among officers of the respective States whose gallies would be employed, Captain John Barry was appointed to command the naval part of the expedition.
Norandine, A valiant merry Dane, Commander in chief of the Gallies of Malta.
Next; condemn'd to the Galliesfor pilfery, to the Buls pizel.
Away to prison with 'em, see 'em safe; You shall find we have Gallies too, and slaves too.
Six fresh Gallies I in St. Angelo from the promontory This morne descride, making a Girdle for him, But our great Master doth intend relief This present meeting: will you walk along?
Langeron, who has newly received Orders from Court, to take as many Slaves out of theGallies as he shall judge necessary for the Service of the City, promises him a hundred for this Enterprize.
The 9th, they send to the Council of Marine a Copy of the Act, specifying the Conditions on which the Officers of the Galliesgranted those Soldiers, and the Slaves; another to the Marshal de Villars, and a third to the Grand Prior.
For the moone in the same night was at the full, & therefore caused a spring tide, which furthered the force of the tempest, to the greater perill of those ships and gallies that lay at anchor.
Many of the gunboats, however, were simply large gallies propelled with oars, and therefore confined in their operations to bays and inland waters.
A fleet of fifteen armed gallies was fitted out to attack the frigate of Cockburn's fleet that lay nearest to Norfolk.
Being got about thirty Days’ voyage towards Smyrna, where I design’d to make my Escape, we espied seven or eight Venetian Gallies at Anchor under the Shoar.
The Turks had a great Tooth for these Gallies, but knew not how to come to them, not being able to adventure so far as Gallies safely may.
At length one of the Gallies being within Musquet-shot, we fired upon him, and soon made him strike.
After this, the duke of Bedford sailed vp to Harflue, & refreshed the towne both with vittels and monie; notwitstanding certeine other French gallies did what they could to haue letted that enterprise.
The Turke hath here fiue hundred Ianisaries, besides other souldiers continually in garison and pay, but his chiefe strength is of gallies which are about fiue and twenty or thirty very faire and furnished with goodly ordinance.
Hereupon the townsemen of Bantam very secretly provided certaine gallies and fustes in great hast, and sodainly assailed the Portugales before they were well aware of them: for which cause finding but small resistance, they tooke 3.
Portugale gallies with certaine shippes, and slewe about 300.
The others were two snows, a bark, and two row gallies of thirty-six oars a-piece.
Only, my good Carlo, do just run up the leads of the palace, and try whether you can’t see the gallies coming at a distance.
There are many shoals interspersed among these islands, but there is a channel through among them, through which gallies and rowing vessels may pass at full sea.
Besides this, there runs between the gallies and the strand, an entrenchment like a ridge or long hill, making the place very strong and defensible.
They accordingly made the attempt, but were so warmly received by De Sousa and his gallies as to be beat off with considerable loss.
Being desirous to secure Aden, the Pacha caused 100 pieces of cannon of different sizes to be landed from the fleet, among which were two passe-volants that had been taken out of the Venetian gallies at Alexandria.
These were called triremes, and were indéede gallies that had thrée rowes of ores on euerie side; for the word Nauis is indifferentlie applied so well to the gallie as ship, as to the conuersant in histories is easie to be found.
Above an hundred workmen were instantly employed on every vessel; and in four days time the seven gallies were in condition for fighting.
The Gallies Haue sent a dozen sequent Messengers This very night, at one anothers heeles: And many of the Consuls, rais'd and met, Are at the Dukes already.
Indeed, they are disproportioned; My Letters say, a Hundred and seuen Gallies Duke.
We came in sight of Acheen on the 6th October, and got into the bay on the 12th, where twelve of their gallies set upon us.
The town is under the government of the Turks, who punish the Arabians severely for any offence, having gallies for that purpose, otherwise they would be unable to keep them in awe and under subjection.
At the same time, seven gallies of Tidor were rowing between us and the shore to assault the Ternaters; and seeing them in danger, our general lay to, to see what was the matter.
Many gallieswere manned and brought out of the river, and rode at anchor about half a mile from our ships.
The gallies have no ordnance; yet with these he holds all his neighbours under subjection.
Next day, the 2d September, there came eleven gallies to take our ships, having Portuguese in them, as we thought.
I was carried in one of the emperor's gallies to the court of Osaka, where the emperor then resided, being about eighty leagues from where our ship lay.
There were two gallies riding under the fort, which, on their boat putting off, fired two blank shots.
The name of the captain of these gallies was Mami, and that of the captain of the town was Mahomet Bey.
This King of Acheen is able to send a great force of gallies to sea, if he may have four or five months warning to make them ready.
Shortly after we got near the coast of Tidor, we saw, between Pulo Canally and Tidor, two gallies or coracoras belonging to Ternate, making great haste towards us; and waving for us to shorten sail and wait for them.
I can resolve you, slaves freed from the Gallies By the Viceroy of Sicilia.
And the Gallies new rig'd and train'd up, And at two dayes warning fit for the service.
Soon after this the fort on Red Bank, (which had bravely repulsed the Enemy a little time before) was avacuated, the Gallies ordered up to Bristol, and the Capts.
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