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and in order to show the enemy that they feared them little, 

 next day, which was that of the apostle, he sent to attack 

 the enemies' tranqueiras Manoel Mexia and Pero arache with 

 some lascarins, who in the daybreak watch went and hid 

 themselves behind some clumps of briars that were in front 

 of the island of Antonio de Mendoga, the captain remaining 

 in the bastion of Madre de Deus to come and help in any- 

 thing that might take place : and these sallying forth from 

 the fortress at daybreak rushed with great impetus upon the 

 tranqueira that was in that part, and speedily put to flight 

 those that were in it, remaining in possession of the tranqueira, 

 which 1 in a very short space of time they entirely dismantled, 

 because they carried with them for that purpose many 

 hatchets; and with the greater part of the timber they 

 returned in perfect safety. 



Diogo da Silva modeliar was in ambush at the Quarry 

 hill with his lascarins, without making any move all this 

 time ; and at the cries from the tranqueira many of the 

 enemy hastened to the succour, and arrived just at the time 

 that our people had retired, wherefore they deployed along 

 the foot of the Quarry hill until they came to place themselves 

 in our entrenchments. Diogo da Silva modeliar, who was 

 now at their rear, rushing out of the ambuscade with loud 

 cries, fell upon the enemy so suddenly, that they first knew 

 of his presence by the corpses that they saw ; and they soon 

 killed many, and cut off the heads of four, elevating one 

 upon a spear, because it was the head of a well-known modeliar 

 of theirs. With this sudden onslaught the enemy were put 

 to the rout, and our people returned in safety. 



These two affairs took place in sight of Raju, who stormed 

 with passion, and told his people to go and bring him the 

 head of that Moor, for so he called Diogo da Silva 2 , who 

 was soon recognized, and was much feared by all. His 

 people seeing him so enraged, a body of them, more from 

 shame than willingly, descended to the plain with firelock 

 shots and flights of arrows after our people who were retiring ; 

 and as they were in the open, and the day was now clear, 

 the artillery of the fortress made very fair play amongst 

 them, whereby many were left stretched there. In order 

 to detain them longer, Joao Correa, whilst the artillery was 

 being reloaded, ordered a company 3 of soldiers to go out 

 by the gate of Sao Joao to engage them from a distance and 



1 The printed edition omits the words "speedily which." 



2 See supra, p. 276, note 2 . 



3 The manuscript has copia (large number) instead of companhia. 



