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dominalioD of Malacca, Alphonzo de Sosa arrited 

 with re-inforcemetits aod reiievexi the city. De- 

 fensive measures were now exchanged for oflen- 

 sive operations. The new commander, in his 

 tum» blockaded the Lacsamana in the Moar river; 

 and, leaving a suflScient force .to maintain the 

 blockade, sailed with the remainder of his fleet 

 for Falaang, He found the roads full of shipping, 

 amongst which were several Javanese trading 

 vessels of considerable size, theae he destroyed 

 along with those of Pahang, inflicting a Revere, 

 but not uncalled for, retaliation on the^e nations 

 for their treachery. Still sweeping on like a 

 ruthless meteor, he appeared suddenly before the 

 town of Patani with fire and sword, indificrimi- 

 nately murdering the inhabitants, and reducing 

 every building to a heap of ashes. 



This summary proceeding appears to have had 

 a withering and intimidating effect upon the con* 

 federate native princes ; for a period of peace, 

 A.i>. 1626. Hef. amounting to nearly three years, 

 seems to have ensued, which was 

 first interrupted by the Portuguese themselves, 

 who, under Mascarenas, the Grovernor General of 

 India, sailed against Bintang with a fleet of twen- 

 ty one ships, having on board four hundred Por- 

 tuguese and six hundred Malay auxiliaries. The 

 Lacsamana, with bis wonted gallantry, boarded 

 one of the Portuguese gallies, and was on the 

 point of capturing it, when Mascarenas, in person, 

 came to the aid of the vessel, and succeeded in 

 repelling the attack. 



The Governor General now stormed the capital 

 of Bintang; and, notwithstanding that the works. 



