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^505, prevaled on the reigning prince to permit him to build a Seized by Al- 



fort not far from the city. This gave him the command of the 



commerce, notwithilanding the city remained under the line 



of its antient rulers, who very frequently were engaged in wars 



with their European neighbors. The EngUjh had their factories 



here, but, I believe, have long fince deferted the place. As to 



the Portuguefe, they became fo diftreffed, by the union of the 



Dutch with the Zamorin, that they blew up their fortrefs, and 



entirely quitted the neighborhood. It was afterwards either 



undermined with the fea, or overthrown by an earthquake, for 



Hamiltoii fays, that in 1703 his fhip, which drew twenty-one 



feet water, flruck on its ruins. 



Ayder Alii advanced towards this town. It was voluntarily BvAvDERALii, 

 furrendered to him by the Za77iorm, who proftrated himfelf at 

 his feet, and prefented him with two bafons of gold, one filled 

 with pieces of gold, the other with pretious llones ; and two 

 fmall cannons of gold, with golden carriages of the fame metal. 

 Ayder raifed him from the ground, and promifed to rertore to 

 him his dominions, on condition of paying a fmall tribute. The 

 two princes parted, feemingly in perfecSt amity. The next day 

 the palace appeared on fire. In defiance of all attempts to fave 

 it, it was wholly deftroyed, and with it peridied the prince, his 

 family, and vaft treafures. The Zamorin had juft received let- 

 ters from the Hindoo Rajahs of Travancore and Cochin, bit- 

 terly reproaching him with betraying his country to the Maho^ 

 metansj and becoming apoftate to his religion, declaring him 

 degraded and expelled from his call. So affefted was he with the 



difgrace. 



