butthethirteenGenoesegalleys，thathadbeensunkortaken，werecompensatedbyadoublelossoftheallies；offourteenVenetians，tenCatalans，andtwoGreeks；^!andeventhegriefoftheconquerorsexpressedtheassuranceandhabitofmoredecisivevictories。Pisaniconfessedhisdefeat，byretiringintoafortifiedharbor，fromwhence，underthepretextoftheordersofthesenate，hesteeredwithabrokenandflyingsquadronfortheIsleofCandia，andabandonedtohisrivalsthesovereigntyofthesea。Inapublicepistle，^54addressedtothedogeandsenate，Petrarchemployshiseloquencetoreconcilethemaritimepowers，thetwoluminariesofItaly。TheoratorcelebratesthevalorandvictoryoftheGenoese，thefirstofmenintheexerciseofnavalwar:hedropsatearonthemisfortunesoftheirVenetianbrethren；butheexhortsthemtopursuewithfireandswordthebaseandperfidiousGreeks；topurgethemetropolisoftheEastfromtheheresywithwhichitwasinfected。Desertedbytheirfriends，theGreekswereincapableofresistance；andthreemonthsafterthebattle，theemperorCantacuzenesolicitedandsubscribedatreaty，whichforeverbanishedtheVenetiansandCatalans，andgrantedtotheGenoeseamonopolyoftrade，andalmostarightofdominion。TheRomanempireIsmileintranscribingthenamemightsoonhavesunkintoaprovinceofGenoa，iftheambitionoftherepublichadnotbeencheckedbytheruinofherfreedomandnavalpower。AlongcontestofonehundredandthirtyyearswasdeterminedbythetriumphofVenice；
andthefactionsoftheGenoesecompelledthemtoseekfordomesticpeaceundertheprotectionofaforeignlord，thedukeofMilan，ortheFrenchking。Yetthespiritofcommercesurvivedthatofconquest；andthecolonyofPerastillawedthecapitalandnavigatedtheEuxine，tillitwasinvolvedbytheTurksinthefinalservitudeofConstantinopleitself。
[Footnote51:ThesecondwarisdarklytoldbyCantacuzene，l。
iv。c。18，p。24，25，28—32，whowishestodisguisewhathedaresnotdeny。IregretthispartofNic。Gregoras，whichisstillinMs。atParis。
Note:ThispartofNicephorusGregorashasnotbeenprintedintheneweditionoftheByzantineHistorians。TheeditorexpressesahopethatitmaybeundertakenbyHase。IshouldjoinintheregretofGibbon，ifthesebookscontainanyhistoricalinformation:iftheyarebutacontinuationofthecontroversieswhichfillthelastbooksinourpresentcopies，theymayaswellsleeptheireternalsleepinMs。asinprint。—