The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-08

At Marseilles he embarked for Italy. But the ship
meeting with much foul weather. rabbe of pilgrims
board, hourly cursed him for Hugonot, rallied at
Queen Elizabeth and his whole nation, and they
should never have fair weather as long as he in
the ship. At last the passions of these pious Chris
tians rose SO high, that they threw him overboard
trusting, we may suppose, in the merit and superero-
CATION of that holy pilgrimage to expate the trfing
offence and peccadillo of murder. However, Smith,
by the divine assistance got safe to small unnhab-
tied island against Nice in Savoy. From thence he
was, the next day, taken off by French Rover who
treated him very kindly and with whom he therefore
made the tour of the whole Mediterranean, both
the Mahometan and the Christian coast. At length
after desperate battle, having taken very rich Ven
etian ship, the generous Frenchman sat him ashore
with his share OF the prize; amounting to five hun
dred sequlns in SPECIE and box OF rich commodi-
ties worth near much more. And now out of Gu
riosity ranging all the regions and princpalities of
Italy, he at length went to Vienna, and entered him
self gentleman volunteer, in count Meldrtchs regi-
ment against the Turks.
He had not been long in the Christian army, be-
fore he was distinguished for a of great per-
sonal bravery and in the sieges of Olumpagh and
Alba RECALLS, he the author of some stratagems
which showed happy talent for war, and did signal
service 10 the Christian He thereupon inn
mediateiy advanced to the command of troop of
horse and was, soon after, made seargeant-maor of
the regiment, post at that time next to the lieuten-
ant-colonel. But count Medritch, Transyvanian
nobleman by birth, afterwards passed with his regi-
ment, out of the Imperial service into that of his nat
raj prince, Sgsmond Bathori, Duke of Pennsylvania
And here, endeavorng to recover some patrlmonial
lordshps then in the possession of the Turk, he laid
siege to strong town, chiefly inhabited by renega-
does and banditti.' Whilst their works advance
ing slowly, and with great difficulty, Turkish officer
issued out of the town. and challenged any christian,
of the dignity of captain, 70 single combat. Ma
ny eager of the honor of humbing this haugh-
ty Mussulman but it at last decided, by lot, in
favor of Captain Smith. Accordingly, the ramparts
of the town being filled with fair danes and men in
arms and the Christian army drawn up in battalla,
the combatants entered the field, well mounted and
richly armed to the sound of hautboys and trumpets
where, at the first encounter, Smith bore the Turk to
the ground; and went off triumphan:y with his head.
But the infde garrison being enraged at this, he af
forwards engaged two other officers; and being
great master of his arms and the management of his
horse, he carried off their heads in the manner.
After which, being attended with guard of six thou
sand men, with the three Turkish horses led before
him, and before each Turks head upon a spear, he
conducted to the generals pavilion; who receiy-
ed him with open arms, and presented him with a
fine horse, richly caparisoned and with cimeter and
belt worth three hundred ducats Soon after the duke
himself, coming to view his army gave him his pic
ture set in god-settled three hundred ducats upon
him, as yearly pension, and issued his letters patent
of noblesse giving him three Turks heads in shield
for his arms-which coat he ever afterwards bore
and it was admitted and recorded in the Heralds of
free i'm ENGLAND nv Sir William, Serar Carrier nrn.