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fer, for him to withdraw until he had confefled him, and 

 given the army abfolution before the adion with the In- 

 fidels. 



The battle was fought on the 30th of Augiift with great 

 fury and obftinacy on both fides. The Portuguefe had ftrew- 

 ed, early in tlie morning, all the front of their line with 

 gun-powder, to which, on the approach of the Turks, they 

 fet fire by trains, which burnt and difabled a great many of 

 them; and things bore a profperous appearance, till the Moor- 

 ifli general ordered fome artillery to be pointed againft the. 

 AbyfTmians, who, upon hearing the firft explofion, and fee- 

 ing the effecT: of fome balls that had lighted among them, , 

 fled, and left the Portuguefe to the number only of 400^ 

 who were immediately furrounded by the Moorilh army. 

 Nor did Gragne purfue the fugitives, his affair being with 

 the Portuguefe, the fmallnefs of whofe number promifed 

 they would fall an eafy and certain facrifice. He there^ 

 fore, attacked their camp upon every fide' with very little, 

 fuccefs, having loft moft of his bcft officers, till, unfor^ 

 tunatcly,Don Chriftopher, fighting and expofing liimfelf eve- 

 rywhere, was fingled out by a Tmkifii foldier, and lliot 

 through the arm. Upon this all his men turned their 

 thoughts from their own prefervation to that of their ge- 

 neral, who obftinately refufcd to fly, till he was by force, 

 put upon a htter, and fent off, together with the patriarch: 

 and queen. 



Night now coming on, Don Chriftopher had got into a 

 wood in which there was a cave. There he ordered himfclf 

 to be fet down to have his wounds dreiled ; which, being 

 done, he was urged by the queen aiid patriarch to continue 



his 



