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12 BATTLE IN THE HARBOUR [iV fighting ; for the Lacedaemonians in their excitement and desperation did, as one may say, carry on a sea-fight from the land, and the Athenians, who were victorious and eager to push their good fortune to the utmost, waged a land-fight from their ships. At length, after giving each other much trouble and inflicting great damage, they parted. The Lacedaemonians saved their empty ships, with the exception of those which were first taken. Both sides retired to their encampments ; the Athenians then raised a trophy, gave up the dead, and took possession of the wrecks. They lost no time in sailing round the island and establishing a guard over the men who were cut off there. The Peloponnesians on the mainland, who had now been joined by all their contingents, remained in their position before Pylos. 15 At Sparta, when the news arrived, there was great CoHstematioii at constematioH ; it was resolved that the Sparta. Finding thai magistrates should go down to the iiot/n'iip- can be done, j r ^u 1 ^l ., e* / ; camp and see lor themselves ; they f/ie Spartans make a ' ' •' truce and send ambas- could then take on the spot any mea- sadors to ask for peace, sures which they thought necessary. Finding on their arrival that nothing could be done for their soldiers in the island, and not liking to run the risk of their being starved to death or overcome by force of numbers >», they decided that with the consent of the Athenian generals they would suspend hostilities at Pylos, and sending ambassadors to ask for peace at Athens, would endeavour to recover their men as soon as possible. 16 The Athenian commanders accepted their proposals, and Terms of the truce, a truce was made on the following con- The Lacedaemonians (iOVS ' leirsh!'psVLTtoli!e . ' The Laccdaemonians shall deliver Athenians while the into the hands of the Athenians at Pylos truce lasts. ^q ships in which they fought, and shall also bring thither and deliver over any other ships of war which are in Laconia ; and they shall make no assault ■ Omitting f] after fiiaaOivrai.