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the grand master and council went in public processionto church to thank the Almighty donor of all goodgifts. But besides our wounded (so dangerously,that one of them died in the boat to Borgo),several of our knights were slain, and three hun-dred of our gallant troops.

So with shame and disappointment the Paynimfolded the imperial standard, and left us acknow-ledged victors—“for to-day” (muttered the mali-cious Paynim )—“ but to-morrow shall be yourlast.” 1

It being necessary to replace our losses, and thegrand master declining any but volunteers, theNeapolitan knights stood forth instantly in a body,priority of courage highly praised at the time; andthe heroic example was followed by various of themost renowned knights of nearly every nation.From all which offerers, thirty knights were se-lected ; to whom were added from the men of Borgowhat made up the three hundred; and all wereboated to St. Elmo, while Marshal Couppier withthe cavalry from Citta Yecchia created a most op-portune diversion by attacking the rear of theTurks. Since their universal opinion imputedtheir ill success to three things: 1. That the

Giaours had still one heavy gun left. 2. The

1 Bosio: par. iii. 564.