136 PORTUGUESE HISTORY OF MALACCA. 



enemy was repulsed with great loss. He continued, however, 

 before the town for three weeks, aud then retired, having lost 

 330 men, while 18 of the Portuguese were slain. On the 

 arrival of reinforcements, having been much injured by fre- 

 quent inroads from the fort of Muar, not far from Malacca, 

 the Portuguese took that place by assault, killing most of the 

 garrison, which consisted of 800 Moors, and after securing the 

 spoil burnt Muar to the ground. There were 300 cannons at 

 this place, some of which were brass. Nothing more of any 

 note happened this year, except that Diego Pacheco with 

 most of his men were lost in two ships, which went in search of 

 the Island of Gold, which probably is Japan. 



In the year 1519, Antonio Correa concluded a treaty of 

 amity aud commerce with the king of Pegu, which was 

 mutually sworn to between him and the king and ministers, 

 assisted by the priests of both nations, Catholic and Pagan. 

 The heathen priest was called the grand Raulim, who, after 

 the treaty or capitulation was read, made according to their 

 custom in the golden mine, began to read from a book, and 

 then taking some yellow paper, a colour dedicated to holy 

 purposes, and some sweet-smelling leaves impressed with cer- 

 tain characters, set both on fire ; after which, holding the 

 hands of the minister over the ashes, he pronounced some 

 words which rendered the oath inviolable. The metropolis of 

 the kingdom is called Bagou, corruptly called Pegu, which 

 name is likewise given to the kingdom. It has the Bay of 

 Bengal on the west, iMam on the east, Malacca on the south, 

 and Arracan on the north. This kingdom is almost 100 

 leagues in length, and in some places of the same breadth, not 

 including the conquered provinces. The land is plain, well 

 watered, and very fertile, producing abundance of provisions 

 of all kinds, particularly cattle and grain. It has many tem- 

 ples, with a prodigious multitude of images, and a vast number 

 of ceremonies. 



At this time George Albuquerque was sent to Suma- 

 tra, on purpose to restore a king of Pisang, (*) who had been 



( x ) Ptisei. Albuquerque, on his way to Malacca, had met him 

 going to Java, and promised to aid in restoring him to his kingdom. 



