at many things of value with her, which she would have been
plundered of if I had not been so careful of her.

We had now wealth enough not only to make us rich, but almost to have
made a nation rich; and to tell you the truth, considering the costly
things we took here, which we did not know the value of, and besides
gold and silver and jewels,--I say, we never knew how rich we were;
besides which we had a great quantity of bales of goods, as well
calicoes as wrought silks, which, being for sale, were perhaps as a
cargo of goods to answer the bills which might be drawn upon them for
the account of the bride's portion; all which fell into our hands, with
a great sum in silver coin, too big to talk of among Englishmen,
especially while I am living, for reasons which I may give you
hereafter.

FOOTNOTES:

[6] From _The King of the Pirates_.

BARBAROSSA--KING OF THE CORSAIRS[7]

E. HAMILTON CURREY, R.N.

At the coming of spring Barbarossa was at sea again with thirty-two
ships ready for any eventuality, his crews aflame with ardor for revenge
against those by whom they had been so roughly handled. He chose for the
scene of operations a place on the coast of Majorca some fifteen miles
from Palma; from here he commanded the route of the Spaniards from their
country to the African coast, and it was against this nation that he
felt a great bitterness owing to recent events. Eagerly did the corsair
and his men watch for the Spanish ships, the heavier vessels lying at
anchor, but the light, swift galleys ranging and questing afar so that
none might be missed. Very soon the vigilance of the Moslems was
rewarded by the capture of a number of vessels, sent by Bernard de
Mendoza laden with Turkish and Moorish slaves, destined to be utilized
as rowers in the Spanish galleys. These men were hailed as a welcome
reinforcement, and joyfully joined the forces of Kheyr-ed-Din when he
moved on Minorca, captured the castle by a surprise assault, raided the
surrounding country, and captured five thousand seven hundred
Christians, amongst whom were eight hundred men who had been wounded in
the attack on Tunis--all these unfortunates were sent to refill the
bagnio of Algiers.

This private war of revenge was, however, destined soon to come to an
end, as Soliman the Magnificent in this year became involved in disputes
with the Venetian Republic, and recalled "that veritable man of the
sea," as Barbarossa had been described by