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absolutely necessary to make a vigorous sally, andcompletely raze those works of his before Candiacould be tenable. Well this sally Noailles wasdetermined to execute immediately, and by Frenchtroops; no others would be permitted to join them.In vain Morosini and others entreated Noailles toreflect well whether it would not be better to waitfor the other succours expected in a few days;above all Mirandola’s corps of considerable renown.However, the French not only refused to wait, butinsisted on no one’s being allowed the honour ofaccompanying them. So to it they went, mostwilful men, and advancing in high style, had somegreat success immediately. But the blowing up ofa small powder magazine was mistaken for a mine;so thinking the field of battle was all mined, everyeffort of their oflicers was unable to prevent a panicterror, and they bent and retreated with the loss ofmany, and amongst them the lamented Duke ofBeaufort; a French grenadier declaring he saw hisgrace slightly wounded, a short time before theblowing up, and that he then sent one of his gentle-men to have his horse brought to him, he havingleft it under one of the batteries; but that in theinterval the confusion had ensued and the Turk camerushing on, cutting everything to pieces. Nomore was ever seen of Beaufort, but hopes were