twenty-one sail of the line to mediate a peace. As the Spanish
General, De Lede, who was besieging Messina, refused to accede
to a truce, Byng went in pursuit of the Spanish fleet of twenty-
seven sail, and falling in with it off Cape Passaro, attacked it,
and either destroyed or captured the greater portion of it.
Castañeta, the Spanish Admiral, was amongst the prisoners.
4 3 . N aval A c t io n o f f Ca p e P as sa r o . h au^ d 1 7 1 8 .
Within two laurel wreaths are the busts of carolvs v i . d .
G . ROM . IMP . SEMP . AVG. and GEORGTVS . D . G . MAG . BR . FR .
e t . h ib . r . ; between them is a winged caduceus rising from
the hull of an antique galley decorated with flags. Leg. v e t a n t
f o e d a r i f o e d e r a . (They forbid treaties to be violated.)
43. Naval Action off Cape Passaro.
Rev. Jupiter on his eagle and Neptune in a conch attack a
fleet. Leg. sic m o to s f a s e s t c o m p o n e r e f l v c t v s . (Thus is
it right to calm the troubled waves .-—comp. Virg. Aen. i. 1 3 9 .)
Ex. Chronogrammatic. h I s p a n o rV M C L a s s I s a I o V e e t n e p -
tV n o D e L e t a . (The Spanish fleet destroyed by Jupiter and
Neptune, m d c l l v w i h = 1 7 1 8 .)
1‘7. (See Woodcut.)
MB. M. Hunter, At. Vienna, At. Very rare.
This medal was executed at Nuremberg by Georg Wilhelm
Vestner.
The Spanish attack upon Sardinia, Sicily, and the dominions
of the Emperor was in direct violation of the Treaty of-Utrecht.
The Quadruple Alliance between the Emperor, England, France,
and Holland had for its express object the preservation of that
treaty from violation. As the eagle is the symbol of the Emperor,
he is represented as Jupiter, while the King of England,
as ruler of the seas, is symbolized by Neptune. Though the
forces of the Emperor took no part in this battle it was a compliment
to represent him as an active participator.
4 4 . N a v a l A c t i o n o f f C a p e P a s s a r o . # Á^ t , 1 7 1 8 .
Bust of the Emperor Charles VI., r., laureate, in mantle
fastened with brooch on the shoulder. Leg. im p . ca e s . carol .
vi . a . p . f . p . p. (The Emperor Charles VI., august, pious,
prosperous, the Father of his country.) Below, r . (Benjt
Richter.) i—
Rev. A naval trophy on the prow of a galley; in the centre is
an eagle with streamers above a trident. Leg. b e l l v m i t a l i c v m
p r o p v l s a t v m . (The Italian war repelled.) Ex. c l a s s e h o s t .
o p e b r i s a n . f o e d e r . d e l e t a . 1 7 1 8 . (The fleet of the enemy
destroyed by the force of the British Allies.)
1 *1 5 . Van Loon, Suppl. iii. 2 8 .
Vienna, AT. At. Very rare.
This medal was executed by BenjFRichter, medallist to
Charles VI. The eagle and the trident symbolize the Emperor
and George I.
4 5 . N a v a l A c t i o n o f f C a p e P a s s a r o . , j o ^ j | i r t ’ 1 7 1 8 .
An eagle destroying seven smaller birds.1 Leg. nvnca n a d ie
contra sv s e ñ o r . (Never any one against This Lord.) Ex.
Within arabesque, * , the mark of Georg Wilhelm Vestner.
Rev. A naval action off the coast of siracvsa and the port of
MESSINA. Leg. v ic to r ia naval contra lo s e s p a ñ o l e s . (The