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when Mr. Mare rizr got the news that a strong Portuguese 
fleet was approaching. 
No sooner had Maretier received that intelligence than he 
gave orders to move the artillery back again from Campo Klin 
and to re-embark all the baggage. Five or six days before, 
having made a general inspection of his troops, he found they 
still numbered 1,200 men, among whom were some 32 wounded 
and 162 sick. Yet, he sailed with these troops on the 17th 
August, and about noon fell in with the Portuguese fleet, 
which he fired upon until nightfall. He found that the fleet 
consisted of 16 heavy galleons, 4 galleys, 1 caravel, and 14 
other craft, manned by 3,754 Huropeans and about twice as 
many natives, with which it was intended to conquer Atjeh, 
Malakka, Djohor, Pahang, Patani, Bantam and Amboina. 
On the 18th the Nassau, before she could weigh anchor, 
was boarded by one of the enemy’s vessels, whereupon the ships 
Orange and Middelburg hastened to relieve her; but in their 
hurry these two very awkwardly contrived to get entangled 
with each other. Atvaro CarvatHo, the Portuguese Vice- 
Admiral, perceiving this, at once boarded the Middelburg, at 
the same time Don Enrique pe Nortnua’s galleon boarded 
the Orange on one side whilst Don Duarte Dre GusERRa’s gal- 
leon attacked it right forward on the bows. 
The Mauritius, seeing this, went immediately for Don Duarte, 
whereupon a fierce battle ensued, in which the Portuguese, 
as well as our men, fought valiantly. 
At last the Mauritius, set fire to Don Duartn’s galleon and 
thus freed itself, but the Middelburg remaining entangled with 
Atvaro CarvALHo’s and Don Dvuarrte’s galleons, all these 
three vessels were destroyed by fire, though most of the crew 
of the Middelburg were rescued. ALvARo CarvaLHo and 40 
or 50 of his crew, who tried to save themselves in one of the 
boats of the Middelburg, were all killed by the crew of the 
Orange ; even CaRVaALHo was not spared, though Mare.izr did 
his utmost to rescue him. MareE.ier, who with his vessel the 
Orange had boarded Don Enriqu¥ pe Norinua’s galleon and 
had possessed himself of her two flags, summoned him to 
haul down and to surrender. Norinua, lowering his last flag, 
conveyed the impression that he was about to surrender, and 
