194. Journ. of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. [July & Aug., 1915. 
in important situations in the Court, each being a Captain 
of 1000 or 2000 horse. The eldest was Chancalono, the next 
Mahamede Soltio, the third Jancalischou, who is blind of one 
eye, a great soldier, and very free-handed. Of all three Caliche 
was the youngest; at present he would be about 70; and, 
when Hecbar conquered Cambay, he was given the Fort of Sur 
rate, as was told in the first Decade. From this and other 
properties he had acquired, he had amassed, so one of his 
household told me, more than 20 millions of gold in precious 
stones and specie. He is now in Laor, where the Court is, 
p 
and plied it with musketry for some time until D. Manoel 
Menezes arrived. They boarded her almost at the same time 
[P. 172] and put all the Moors to the sword in a very shotl 
time. They took the pardo to Bac4! with all its lading. 
iogo Lopes Coatinho collected his vessels and passed 
on to Surrate, where, close to the bar, was anchored 4 fine 
peace, which they did, starting for Goga. Our Fleet enterel 
the river, and in the Milk-women’s Channel (? Canal das 
teiras) saw Caliche’s vessel. It too was a very fine one an 
was close to the steep bank of the stream; it stood high withit 
keel on the ground, and a great number of lances wet? 
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high tides was approaching, he returned to Surrate 
the ship. Entering the river and selecting a spot when fot 
could see everything, he wrote to the Viceroy and osteo 
more vessels, for the ship was large and powerful, and it to 
be a disgrace if she sailed away, because the Fleet was 
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