at Byzantium I am able to give you." The that belonged to the publick, he only accepted foldiers having prefented him with the fheep of them to return them again, and set fail prefently after; and the army, having fold the corn they had with them, marched through

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thing on the road to carry into the territories of their friends, they refolved to march back one day and a night; which furnished them with a good number of flaves and cattle; and,. after fix days march, arrived at Chryfopolis, where they itaid feven days to fell their booty. fporus, in order to enter Byzantium; but THEY were now preparing to cross the BoPharnabazus, who was then in that city, and was fcarcely recovered from the panick which they had thrown him into, had taken care to infpire the Lacedemonians, as well as their Admiral, with fuch jealoufies about them, that they were, with great difficulty, admitted into the city; and had likewife engaged them to difpatch the whole Greek army as faft as poffible into Greece, not thinking himfelf fafe fo long as they continued in the neighbourhood

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generals to Byzantium, and there promifed, that, if the Greeks came over, they hould have pay; and Cleander, when they were arrived, caufed it to be proclaimed, that he would review them, and order provifions to be found them for their march; but, instead

of paying them, Anaxibius ordered them to march out of the town with their arms and baggage, as if he defigned to mufter and dif mifs them; at which the foldiers expreffed no

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fmall difcontent and reluctance, because they had no money to buy provifions on their route. However, they obeyed, and were no fooner got out of the city, with Xenophon and the other generals at their head, than the gates were immediately fhut. Here the generals were told by Anaxibius, that they might now proceed on their march, and supply themselves with provifions from the Thracian villages, where they would find plenty, and then con tinue their route into the Cherfonefus, where Gnifcus was ordered to pay them.

THE foldiers, being acquainted with this piece of Lacedemonian treachery, failed not to refent it as it deferved, and ran forthwith to their arms. Immediately the city-gates were affaulted with hatchets, and other inftru ments, by fome; others haftened to the fea, and got over the mole into the town; whilst a third party, who had tarried behind when the army marched out, broke the bars, and fet the gates open; upon which those without rushed in, and ran through the streets, as if they had taken the place by affault. The inhabitants, feeing this, fled, fome to their houfes, others to the fhips, expecting every minute to be plundered and undone. Eteonicus, who had the care of the gates, fled likewife to the citadel, and the Admiral to his fleet in a fishing-boat; and, not thinking the citadel's garrifon to be ftrong enough to oppofe them, fent likewife for that of Chalcedon to their affiftance. Xenophon, who faw the tu mult, and dreaded the confequence of their plundering that metropolis, made all poffible hafte to gather together the foldiers; who did

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not then stay till he fpoke; but told him, that he had now a fair opportunity of making his and their fortunes, by making himself master of the city, galleys, money, and people. To this he only anfwered, for the prefent, that he would follow their advice: but, added he, if this is your defire, place yourselves in your ranks immediately, and handle your arms. He caufed the other chiefs to give the like orders to the reft; who readily obeyed: and, being ranged in proper order, and filence commanded, he spoke to this effect to them:

"I am not at all furprised at your refent"ment for being fo bafely impofed upon; but, if we wreak our revenge, not only on "the Lacedemonians who have done it, but "on the city, which is altogether innocent, "confider what must be the confequence of "it: the former will declare us the enemies' "of Sparta, and its allies; and what hath

lately happened in Greece, will easily tell us "what we are to expect. When Athens declared against that republick, we had then 400 galleys, either in our fea-ports or arfenals; we had vaft fums in our treafury, be"fides a yearly income of no less than 1000 talents, payable by our citizens and foreigners; our dominions extended a great way, particularly over the islands of the Egæan fea, as alfo over feveral rich cities on the coafts of Greece and Afia: notwithfanding all which advantages, we were, as you all know, fubdued by the LacedemoniAnd what have we not to fear from power, now they are united with the "Achæans, and have raifed it on the ruins of "Athens,

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"Athens, and its allies? Shall we now bring "all the Greeks upon us, who are not yet out "of the reach of the barbarians, and efpecial"ly of the Persians, our most inveterate foes? "Should all thefe join forces against us, are 86 we in a condition to withstand them? For "Heaven's fake, let us not go mad, and perish "with dishonour, by being declared enemies "to our parents, friends, and relations; for "these all live in the cities that will wage war "against us; and not without reafon, if, af

ter we have declined feizing on any of the << towns of the barbarians we have vanquished, we should now plunder the very first ci66 ty of Greece we are arrived at. As for my"felf, may I be buried ten thousand fathom "deep, before I fee you guilty of fuch a deed! "If you are Greeks, I advise you to try, by 66 your obedience to the mafters of Greece, "to obtain juftice. Should they even refuse "it, we ought not, wronged as we are, to "deprive ourfelves of the poffibility of re"turning home: rather let us depute fome "proper perfons to affure Anaxibius, that 66 we did not enter the town with any ho"ftile views, but to obtain what hath been. promifed to us and, if we fail in this, "let him fee, that we are ready to leave it "again, not becaufe we have been over"reached, but because we are willing to "obey."

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His advice was immediately followed; and proper officers deputed to the Admiral; who promised, that they fhould have no cause to repent of their fubmiffion; and that he would fend forthwith an account of it to Sparta; to

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to the end that orders might be given from thence, that they might be fupplied with every thing on their march, and meet with the kinder reception in their country. Upon this, the army readily marched out of Byzantium; after which, Anaxibius caufed it to be proclaimed through the city, that, if any foldier was found tarrying in it, he fhould be fold for a flave.

WHAT further relates to the remainder of the Greek army, the differences among their generals, and the various ways which each took, according to his different views and intereft, being fomewhat foreign to our defign we shall omit, for fear of drawing to too great a length; though Xenophon hath left. us a diffufe account of it in the laft book of his retreat. We have hitherto followed them through their greatest difficulties and dangers, and through all the countries of their enemies, into the territories of their friends; whence fome imbarking on merchant-veffels, arrived safe at their respective homes; whilft others entered themselves into foreign fervice. Of these last was Xenophon; who, being earnestly invited by Seuthes King of Thrace, then at war with his rebellious fubjects, chofe to enter into his fervice, with as many of his men as were willing to follow him. The ill returns he and they met with from that ungrateful prince, notwithstanding all his vaft promifes to them, will be feen at large in other history. All that we fhall fay of it here, by way of conclufion to this account," and to Xenophon's glorious life and actions, is, that Seuthes not only broke his word:

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