Venice : an historical sketch of the republic . By daybreak they were at theChioggia port. One side of this outlet, the Pelestrina side,was already in their hands; the other, the Sottomarinaside, was held by the Genoese. Pisani landed troops, whoengaged the enemy at that point, while his sailors pro-ceeded to sink two barges in mid-channel, upon which thelighter boats heaped stones. The loss on the Sottomarinapoint was heavy, but in a short time the Chioggia port waseffectually closed. Brondolo presented greater deep water w-as there divided into two channels, one ofwhich ran
Venice : an historical sketch of the republic . By daybreak they were at theChioggia port. One side of this outlet, the Pelestrina side,was already in their hands; the other, the Sottomarinaside, was held by the Genoese. Pisani landed troops, whoengaged the enemy at that point, while his sailors pro-ceeded to sink two barges in mid-channel, upon which thelighter boats heaped stones. The loss on the Sottomarinapoint was heavy, but in a short time the Chioggia port waseffectually closed. Brondolo presented greater deep water w-as there divided into two channels, one ofwhich ran close under the Sottomarina shore, the otherunder the mainland shore. Both banks were held by theenemy. The fire, therefore, upon those who were workingto block the channels, was near and deadly. But FedericoCorner, to whom Pisani entrusted the operation, Brondolo port also was closed. Pisani turned andsailed up the Canal di Lombardia, blocking that also behindhim with sunken ships. Then he passed out into the open ooo zo o<.
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