The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Story of the Barbary Corsairs, by Stanley Lane-Poole and Lieut. J. D. Jerrold Kelley This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Author: Stanley Lane-Poole Lieut. J. D. Jerrold Kelley Release Date: July 28, 2007 [EBook #22169] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF THE BARBARY CORSAIRS *** Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net 1The Story of the Nations THE STORY OF THE BARBARY CORSAIRS BY STANLEY LANE-POOLE. AUTHOR OF “THE LIFE OF LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE,” “TURKEY,” “THE MOORS IN SPAIN,” ETC., ETC. WITH THE COLLABORATION OF LIEUT. J. D. JERROLD KELLEY, U.S. NAVY NEW YORK G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS LONDON: T. FISHER UNWIN 1890 2COPYRIGHT BY G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS 1890 Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London BY T. FISHER UNWIN Press of G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS New York THE STORY OF THE NATIONS 12MO, ILLUSTRATED. PER VOL., $1.50 THE EARLIER VOLUMES ARE THE STORY OF GREECE. By Prof. JAS. A. HARRISON THE STORY OF ROME. By ARTHUR GILMAN THE STORY OF THE JEWS. By Prof. JAS. K. HOSMER THE STORY OF CHALDEA. By Z. A. RAGOZIN THE STORY OF GERMANY. By S. BARING-GOULD THE STORY OF NORWAY. By Prof. H. H. BOYESEN THE STORY OF SPAIN. By E. E. and SUSAN HALE THE STORY OF HUNGARY. By Prof. A. VÁMBÉRY THE STORY OF CARTHAGE. By Prof. ALFRED J. CHURCH THE STORY OF THE SARACENS. By ARTHUR GILMAN THE STORY OF THE MOORS IN SPAIN. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE THE STORY OF THE NORMANS. By SARAH O. JEWETT THE STORY OF PERSIA. By S. G. W. BENJAMIN THE STORY OF ANCIENT EGYPT. By GEO. RAWLINSON THE STORY OF ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE. By Prof. J. P. MAHAFFY THE STORY OF ASSYRIA. By Z. A. RAGOZIN THE STORY OF IRELAND. By Hon. EMILY LAWLESS THE STORY OF THE GOTHS. By HENRY BRADLEY THE STORY OF TURKEY. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE THE STORY OF MEDIA, BABYLON, AND PERSIA. By Z. A. RAGOZIN THE STORY OF MEDIÆVAL FRANCE. By GUSTAVE MASSON THE STORY OF MEXICO. By SUSAN HALE THE STORY OF HOLLAND. By JAMES E. THOROLD ROGERS THE STORY OF PHŒNICIA. By GEORGE RAWLINSON THE STORY OF THE HANSA TOWNS. By HELEN ZIMMERN For prospectus of the series see end of this volume. G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS, NEW YORK AND LONDON 3ALGIERS, 1700. (From a Map in the British Museum.) [Pg vii] CONTENTS. 4INTRODUCTION. I. PAGESTHE REVENGE OF THE MOORS. 3-13Centuries of piracy, 3—The Moslems take to the sea, 4—African fleets, 7—Effects of the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, 8—The delights of piracy, 9—Retaliation of the Moors, 10—Don Pedro Navarro, 12—The building of the Peñon de Alger, 13. II. THE LAND OF THE CORSAIRS. 14-27The Barbary Peninsula, 14—Command of the narrow seas, 15—Barbary ports and havens, 16—Character of the country, 20—North-African dynasties, 21—Relations between the rulers of Barbary and the Christian States, 22—Piracy discountenanced, 24—Christian Corsairs, 25—Growth of sea-roving, 26—The coming of the Turks, 27. PART I. THE CORSAIR ADMIRALS. III. URŪJ BARBAROSSA. 1504-1515 31-44Lesbos, 31—Birth of Urūj and Kheyr-ed-dīn Barbarossa, 31—Arrival of Urūj at Tunis, 32—Capture of Papal galleys, 35—The [Pg viii] epithet Barba-rossa, 36—Galley slaves, 39—Jerba, 40—Unsuccessful siege of Bujēya, 40—Doria besieges the Goletta of Tunis, 43—Second attack on Bujēya, 44—Urūj becomes king of Jījil, 44. IV. THE TAKING OF ALGIERS. 1516-1518 45-52Death of Ferdinand, 45—Algerines appeal to Urūj to deliver them from the Spaniards, 46—His doings at Algiers, 49—Defeat of a Spanish armada, 50—Victory over the prince of Tinnis, 50—Great authority of Urūj, 51—Expedition of the Marquis de Comares, 51—Death of Urūj Barbarossa, 52. V. KHEYR-ED-DĪN BARBAROSSA. 1518-1530 53-60Departure of the Spanish troops, 53—Character of Kheyr-ed-dīn, 53—Policy towards the Sultan, 54—Is made Beglerbeg of Algiers, 54—Disaster to Don Hugo de Moncada, 55—Kheyr-ed-dīn’s cruises and his captains, 56—“Drub-Devil” at Majorca, 57—Defeat of Portundo, 58—Storming of the Peñon de 5Alger, 59—Kheyr-ed-dīn’s fleet, 59. VI. THE OTTOMAN NAVY. 1470-1522 61-75Rise of the Turkish navy, 61—Rivalry of Genoa and Venice, 62—The fleet of Mohammed II., 65—The Knights Hospitallers, 66—Ship building at Constantinople, 66—The Battle of Zonchio, 68—Fall of Lepanto, 71—Decline of Venice, 71—Siege of Rhodes, 73—Kheyr-ed-dīn summoned to the Porte, 75. VII. DORIA AND BARBAROSSA. 1533 76-83Andrea Doria, 76—Change of sides, 77—The two rivals, 78—Doria’s conquest of Coron, 78—Relief of Coron, 81—Kheyr-ed-dīn sails to Constantinople, 82—Is made Admiral, 83—Building galleys, 83. VIII.[Pg ix] TUNIS TAKEN AND LOST. 1534-1535 84-93Kheyr-ed-dīn ravages the coasts of Italy, 84—Giulia Gonzaga, 84—The Benī Hafs of Tunis, 85—Conquest of Tunis by Kheyr-ed-dīn, 86—Charles V. goes to Tunis, 86—Defeat of Kheyr-ed-dīn, 89—Brutality of the Imperial troops, 90—Joy throughout Christendom, 91—Kheyr-ed-dīn’s expedition to Minorca, 93. IX. THE SEA-FIGHT OFF PREVESA. 1537 94-104Kheyr-ed-dīn and Venice, 94—Venetian provocations, 95—Doria off Paxos, 95—Kheyr-ed-dīn lays waste the Apulian coast, 96—Siege of Corfu by the Turks, 96—Abandoned, 97—A raid among the isles of Greece, 97—Rich prizes, 97—Kheyr-ed-dīn sails to combat Doria, 98—Battle off Prevesa, 101—Doria’s galleasses, 102—Hesitation of the Christians, 103—Doria’s seamanship and Kheyr-ed-dīn’s audacity, 104. X. BARBAROSSA IN FRANCE. 1539-1546 105-111Kheyr-ed-dīn 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 112-123Barbarossa’s successors at Algiers, 112—Charles V. resolves to destroy piracy, 113—The expedition to Algiers, 113—Stormy voyage, 114—The 6Christian fleet, 114—Landing at Algiers, 117—Effects of the rains, 118—Repulse of the besiegers, 118—Panic in the