Chapter III

Respecting the Affairs of Khair-ad-din, from the time
of his being made Capudan of the Fleet 49

The First Expedition of Khair-ad-din Pasha ib.

Khair-ad-din’s Expedition against Tunis, and the Attack
of the Infidels upon that City 50

Khair-ad-din’s Return to Algiers 52

Capture of the Castle of Minorca 53

Cause of the Cowardice of the Infidels 54

Return of Khair-ad-din to the Porte ib.

The Expedition to Puglia 55

Sultan Soleiman’s Expedition to Corfu ib.

Account of the Treachery of the Venetians 56

Siege of Corfu 57

Attack of Khair-ad-din upon the Venetian Islands 58

The Capudan Pasha’s Present to the Sultan 59

Third Expedition of Khair-ad-din Pasha ib.

The Grand Battle of Khair-ad-din Pasha 61

The Number of the Infidel Ships 62

Attack and Flight of the Infidels 63

Capture of Castel Novo by the Infidels 65

Expedition of Soleiman Pasha to India ib.

Expedition of Khair-ad-din to Castel Novo 67

Attack of the King of Spain upon Algiers ib.

France craves Assistance of the Porte 68

Death of Khair-ad-din Pasha ib.