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Gragne, mounted on a bay horfe, advancing too near 

 Don Chriftopher's line that he might fee if in any part it 

 was acceffible to his cavahy, and being known by his drefs to 

 be an officer of diftini5lion, he was fhot at by Peter de Sa, a 

 Portuguefe markfman, who killed his horfe, and wounded 

 the rider in the leg. This occafioned a great confufion, and 

 would probably have ended in a defeat of the Moors, had 

 not the Portuguefe general alfo been wounded immediately 

 after by a Ihot. Don Chriflopher, to Ihew his confidence of 

 victory, ordered his men forthwith to pitch their tents, upon 

 which the Moors retired with Gragne (whom they had 

 mounted on another horfe) without being purfued, the A- 

 byflinians having contented themfelves with being fpedla- 

 tors of the battle. 



Don Christopher, with his army and the emprefs, now 

 entered into winter-quarters at AfTalo ; nor did Gragne de- 

 part to any diflance from him, but took up his quarters at 

 Zabul, in hopes always to fight the Portuguefe before it was 

 poillble for them to efifed: a jundion with the king. The 

 winter paiTed in a mutual intercourfe of correfpondence and 

 confidence between the king and Don Chriflopher, and in 

 determining upon the befl fcheme to purfue the war with 

 fuccefs. Don Chriflopher and the queen were botli of opi- 

 nion, that, confidcring the fmall number of Portuguefe firfb 

 landed, and their diminution by fighting, and a ftrange cli- 

 mate, it was riflving every thing to defer a jundion till the 

 winter was over. 



The Moorifli general was perfectly of the lumc opinion ; 

 therefore, as foon as the king began his march fromDcmbea, 

 Gxagnc advanced to Don Chriftopher's camp, and placed him- 



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