GAZETTE du 4/12/1694: small 4to. 8 pages with contemporary news mainly about the Ottoman / Christian League war. The war continues in Transylvania, Ukraine and Croatia (2 pages with detailed operations). The great news come from Venice that celebrates the CAPTURE OF CHIOS island by the Venetian armada. Zeno, the Venetian admiral, has sent a special envoy Riva to announce the news. Meanwhile 6.000 Turks gather in Smyrna under Beker Pasha, the Pasha of Rhodes and the Mufti of Chios that managed to escape. Zeno receives noble titles, special privileges (described) and a sword with diamonds (after the Turkish recapture of Chios in early 1695, Zeno will be imprisoned and loose everything). The Turks after the loss of Chios tried to counterattack also in the Morea. A Turkish army arrived in the Isthmus and try to enter into the Venetian Morea. General Trantendorf, the Venetian commander, had resisted in the first attack, but the Turks with the second effort overcome the Venetian defense and enter Morea. Several other news. Very good condition.