296 VALENTYN’S ACCOUNT OF MALACCA. 
We took in this battle 4 galleons, almost without a loss 
worth mentioning ; the only deplorable casualty that happened 
being, that 75 men of our people (among whom were Kuaas 
Janssoon Me knap, skipper of the Witte Leeuw, the super- 
cargo JAQUES DE CoxLenair, and the subfactor Hans van 
Hacen) who went on board the Santa Cruz with the 
intention of plundering, were blown up in her and perished 
miserably. 
Three more ships of the enemy which ran aground were 
destroyed by fire. 
The whole fleet of this Viceroy Don Martin ALFONSO DE 
Castro (youngest son of Don Antonio DE Cascats) which had 
arrived only the year before, consisted of 18 galleons, 4 galleys, 
1 caravel and 23 barges, manned byes 70 Europeans, of 
whom 2,954 were soldiers and 730 sa ilors, besides the black 
crews who numbered many more; and it was with this fleet 
and these troops that he intended to conquer the whole of 
Southern India and to punish all the refractory princes and 
States. 
The following are the names and particulars of the vessels of 
the said fleet : 
lst—The Nossa Senhora de Conception of 1,000 tons, 
Captain Manvrt pe Mascarenuas, with 24 guns and 
180 European soldiers, besides a number of European 
and black sailors. On the 29th of October this galleon 
was destroved by fire off Malakka, either by Marr ier 
or by the Viceroy himself for fear that we should do it. 
2nd—The San Salvador of 900 tons, Captain ALVARO 
DE CARVALHO, with 18 guns and 186 European soldiers, 
besides the European and black sailors. Mr. Mate- 
LIFF burnt this galleon on the 18th of August off Cabo 
Rachado. 
38rd—The San Nicolas of 800 tons, Captain Don FEr- 
NANDO DE MascCARENHAS, with 19 brass and 3 iron guns 
and 180 soldiers; Mr. Materirer defeated this galleon 
off Malakka on 22nd October, in which engagement all 
