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in escaping himself in a small craft, the only one left of the 
whole fleet, after losing more than 8,000 men. (*) The loss of 
the Portuguese on the other hand was not more than 20 men 
killed though they had many wounded in this severe engage- 
ment. The Portuguese Governor Patatyn and his Captain 
ANDRADO were much praised by ALBUQUERQUE for their gal- 
lant behaviour. 
Once again Malakka ran the risk of being reconquered by - 
the Malay kmgs. TanHar Mapseuis (fuanno Maseuis ac- 
cording to Portuguese historians) a Moor from Bengal, was 
the Beem or of this new plot. Being on good terms with 
one Pernr Person, a friend of the Governor, he had arranged 
with his adherents that he should first kill "PERSON, and this 
was to be the signai for a general massacre. A few days after- 
wards having been thyited to dinner by PErson, he tried to 
-execute his plot, but instead of killing Person, he only wouid- 
ed him; this of course caused an Sloan hd frustrated all 
their plans. (*) 
(+) Farta ¥ Sovza’s account agrees as to the completeness of 
Pati Unus’s defeat, but differs in his account of his fleet, concern- 
ing which he rem: —“ Several of his ships were equal in size to 
“the largest Portuguese galleons, and the one destined for himself 
“was larger than any ships then built by the ee ae 
again : :—‘‘ After a furious battle cf some endurance, Unus fled, and 
‘was pursued all the way to Java, where he preserved his own vast 
‘vessel as a memorial of his escape, and of the grandeur of his 
ae ae and not without reason, as a merchant of Malakka engaged 
“to purchase it of Percy for 10,000 ducats if taken.” 
(2) Barta y Sovza’s account of this affair is as follows :— 
‘King Mahomet had not yet lost all hope of recovering Malakka, 
“to which he now drew near: and having in vain attempted to 
“succeed by force, he had recourse to stratagem. For this pur- 
‘pose he prevailed on a favourite officer named Juay Maxtur: Z 
“to imitate the conduct of Zoprrus at Babylon. Being accord- 
“ingly mutilated, Juan fled with some companions to Malakka, 
“giving out that he had escaped from the tyrannical cruelty of 
“his sovereign. Ruy ps Brrro, who then commanded in the 
‘“‘ citadel of Wialatien credited his story. and reposed so much con- 
“ fidence in his fidelity that he was admitted at all times into the 
“fortress. At length, having appointed a particular day for the 
