He next sailed to Algiers, and compelled the dey to make peace, and to restrain his piratical subjects from further violences on the English.

He presented himself before Tunis; and having there made the same demands, the dey of that republic bade him look to the castles of Porto-Farino and Goletta, and do his utmost.

Blake needed not to be roused by such a bravado: he drew his ships close up to the castles, and tore them in pieces with his artillery.

He sent a numerous detachment of sailors in their long boats into the harbor, and burned every ship which lay there.

This bold action, which its very temerity perhaps rendered safe, was executed with little loss, and filled all that part of the world with the renown of English valor.
The other squadron was not equally successful.