Theswellingdomesandloftyspiresoffivehundredpalacesandchurchesweregildedbythesunandreflectedinthewaters:thewallswerecrowdedwithsoldiersandspectators，whosenumberstheybeheld，ofwhosetempertheywereignorant；andeachheartwaschilledbythereflection，that，sincethebeginningoftheworld，suchanenterprisehadneverbeenundertakenbysuchahandfulofwarriors。Butthemomentaryapprehensionwasdispelledbyhopeandvalor；andeveryman，saysthemarshalofChampagne，glancedhiseyeontheswordorlancewhichhemustspeedilyuseinthegloriousconflict。^57TheLatinscastanchorbeforeChalcedon；themarinersonlywereleftinthevessels:thesoldiers，horses，andarms，weresafelylanded；and，intheluxuryofanImperialpalace，thebaronstastedthefirstfruitsoftheirsuccess。Onthethirdday，thefleetandarmymovedtowardsScutari，theAsiaticsuburbofConstantinople:adetachmentoffivehundredGreekhorsewassurprisedanddefeatedbyfourscoreFrenchknights；andinahaltofninedays，thecampwasplentifullysuppliedwithforageandprovisions。
[Footnote54:ThebirthanddignityofAndrewDandologavehimthemotiveandthemeansofsearchinginthearchivesofVenicethememorablestoryofhisancestor。HisbrevityseemstoaccusethecopiousandmorerecentnarrativesofSanudo，inMuratori，Script。RerumItalicarum，tom。xxii。，Blondus，Sabellicus，andRhamnusius。]
[Footnote*:ThisdescriptionratherbelongstothefirstsettingsailoftheexpeditionfromVenice，beforethesiegeofZara。
ThearmamentdidnotreturntoVenice。—M。]
[Footnote55:Villehardouin，No。62。Hisfeelingsandexpressionsareoriginal:heoftenweeps，butherejoicesinthegloriesandperilsofwarwithaspiritunknowntoasedentarywriter。]