§8.102.1οἱ δὲ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐν τῇ Σηστῷ δυοῖν δεούσαις εἴκοσι ναυσὶν ὄντες, ὡς αὐτοῖς οἵ τε φρυκτωροὶ ἐσήμαινον καὶ ᾐσθάνοντο τὰ πυρὰ ἐξαίφνης πολλὰ ἐν τῇ πολεμίᾳ φανέντα, ἔγνωσαν ὅτι ἐσπλέουσιν οἱ Πελοποννήσιοι.
Meanwhile, the Athenians at Sestos, who had eighteen ships, when the beacon-watchers signaled to them and they perceived many fires suddenly appearing in the enemy's territory, realized that the Peloponnesians were sailing in.
καὶ τῆς αὐτῆς ταύτης νυκτὸς ὡς εἶχον τάχους ὑπομείξαντες τῇ Χερσονήσῳ παρέπλεον ἐπ’ Ἐλαιοῦντος, βουλόμενοι ἐκπλεῦσαι ἐς τὴν εὐρυχωρίαν τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ναῦς.
And during this very same night, sailing as fast as they could and keeping close to the Chersonese, they coasted towards Elaeus, wishing to sail past the enemy's ships into the open water.
§8.102.2καὶ τὰς μὲν ἐν Ἀβύδῳ ἑκκαίδεκα ναῦς ἔλαθον, προειρημένης φυλακῆς τῷ φιλίῳ ἐπίπλῳ, ὅπως αὐτῶν ἀνακῶς ἕξουσιν, ἢν ἐκπλέωσιν·
They eluded the sixteen ships at Abydos, although a guard had been ordered beforehand in anticipation of the arrival of their friends, to keep a sharp look-out on them in case they should try to escape.
τὰς δὲ μετὰ τοῦ Μινδάρου ἅμα τῇ ἕῳ κατιδόντες, τὴν δίωξιν εὐθὺς ποιουμένων οὐ φθάνουσι πάσαις, ἀλλ’ αἱ μὲν πλείους ἐπὶ τῆς Ἴμβρου καὶ Λήμνου διέφυγον, τέσσαρες δὲ τῶν νεῶν αἱ ὕσταται πλέουσαι καταλαμβάνονται παρὰ τὸν Ἐλαιοῦντα.
But descrying the ships with Mindarus at dawn, and these latter immediately giving chase, they did not succeed in escaping with all their ships; most of them indeed fled to Imbros and Lemnos, but the four of their ships that sailed last were overtaken near Elaeus.
§8.102.3καὶ μίαν μὲν ἐποκείλασαν κατὰ τὸ ἱερὸν τοῦ Πρωτεσιλάου αὐτοῖς ἀνδράσι λαμβάνουσι, δύο δὲ ἑτέρας ἄνευ τῶν ἀνδρῶν· τὴν δὲ μίαν πρὸς τῇ Ἴμβρῳ κενὴν κατακαίουσιν.
And one of these, which had run aground near the temple of Protesilaus, they captured together with its crew, and two others without their crews; the remaining one they burned empty near Imbros.