Fourth Genoa-Venice War. Carlo Zeno returns triumphantly after eight months of raids in the Mediterranean with fourteen galleys, all in excellent condition. The loot is rich because all Genoese forces were concentrated in Venice, and he was able to plunder Genoese merchant ships almost everywhere between Genoa and Sicily, a route he had made twice. He then advanced eastward to Tenedos, then Constantinople, and finally Beirut, always plundering and burning Genoese ships. Even when informed that he was needed in Venice, he cannot resist the temptation of the presence of the largest of the Genoese cogs in the port of Rhodes and attacks her, plundering her of her enormous booty. The Richignona, carrying 300 men, including 160 wealthy merchants, and a cargo valued at half a million gold ducats, is said to be the most valuable.
