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he was often forced to quit his armament, in order to pro- cure money and provisions for the subsistence of his soldiers. This it was which gave occasion for the last accusation which was made against him. For Lysander, beins; sent from Lacedtemon with a commission to be admiral of their fleet, and being furnished by Cyrus with a great sum of money, gave every sailor four obols a day, whereas before thej^ had but three. Alcibiades could hardly allow his men three obols, and therefore was con- strained to go into Caria to furnish himself with money. He left the care of the fleet, in his absence, to Antiochus, an experienced seaman, but rash and inconsiderate, who had express orders from Alcibiades not to engage, though the enemy provoked him. But he slighted and disre- garded these directions to that degree, that, having made read}- his own galley and another, he stood for Ephe.sus, where the enemy lay, and, as he sailed before the heads of their galleys, used every provocation po-ssible, both in words and deeds. Lysander at first manned out a few ships, and pursued him. But all the Athenian ships coming in to his assistance, Lysander, also, brought up his whole fleet, which gained an entire victory. He slew Antiochus himself, took many men and ships, and erected a trophy. As soon as Alcibiades heard this news, he returned to Samos, and loosing from thence with his whole fleet, came and offered battle to Lysander. But Lysander, con- tent with the victory he had gained, would not stir. Amongst others in the army who hated Alcibiades, Thra- sybuliis, the son of Thrason, was his particular euem}'-, and went purposel}" to Athens to accuse him, and to exa.s- perate his enemies in the city against him. Addressing the people, he represented that Alcibiades had ruined their affairs and lost their ships b}- mere self-conceited neglect of his duties, connnittiug the government of the