124 VALENTYN’S DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA. 
loss and disgrace, (1 ) he abandoned his plans for a long time. 
In 1521 Garcia Dp Sata was succeeded by another Governor 
During his governorship Gores ALBUKIRK and ANTONIO 
Brit came this way for the purpose of besieging Bintam, but 
it did not come to anything. (”) Garcra DE Sara in that year 
(1521) resigned the sovernorship to Grorce ALBUKIRK, who 
was thus the sixth Portuguese Governor. In 1522 the people 
of Bintam again came forth against Malakka with eighty ves- 
sels, but GrorcE ALBUKIRK having been already informed that 
the Laksamana of Djohor was coming with a numerous and 
powerful fleet, despatched a strong Portuguese fleet to meet 
him, and a fierce fight ensued. Sixty-five Portuguese were 
killed, and their Teele were compelled to retreat to Malakka : 
the Laksamana likewise quietly withdrew. 
Meantime several Portuguese, who had landed at Pahang in 
ignorance that the King there was son-in-law to the King of 
Djohor were murdered ; many others were compelled by the 
King of Djohor to embrace the Mahomedan faith, while those 
who refused todo so were tied to the mouth of a cannon and 
blown to pieces. 
About this time also a force from Bintam appeared before 
the town (Malakka) took Stmon pe Breo and thirteen Por- 
tuguese by surprise, slew them ail, and burnt their vessels. 
Garctas Henrix who, on his return from the Moluccas, was 
eruizing off the island of Bintam, was drawn into an ambus- 
cade by the vessels of the Laksamana, lost both his vessels,’ 
and was obliged to retreat to Malakka after making a gallant 
defence, in which almost all his men were killed. 
All these small advantages gained over the Portuguese 
made the King of Djohor so proud, that he again entertained 
the idea of aitaclne) Malakka by sea and land and making a 
(2)) PaRra y Souza says the King of Bintang (Bentan) which 
is practically the same thing, and that the Portusues se succeeded 
in taking the Malay Fort at Moar with 800 cannon. 
(2?) Farta y Souza deseribes Bentan as “‘having two strong 
“castles and its rivers staked to prevent the access of ships. so 
“ that it was considered almost impregnable, and though Auxpu- 
* oueRQUE went with 1S vessels and 690 men, he was ‘obliged to 
“retire,” 
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