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which were by no means contetnptible, w-re 

 defended by the Lacsamana \i\ person with seven 

 thousand men. carried ihen> with the hiss oUhree 

 men, whilst that of the Tanquished amounted, 

 according to the Portuguese account, to four hun- 

 dred killed, two thousand prisoners, and ihree 

 htmdnd pieces of ordnance.* This disparity of 

 numbers is totally incredible, especially when we 

 consider that the party which suffered so severely 

 was 6ghting under cover, an advantage of which 

 the assailants were destitiue. unless a wanton and 

 indiscriminate massacre ensued after the stormuig 

 of the works. The town was given up to pillage 

 and finally razed to the ground, king Mahomet 

 retiring to the main land, where he re-estabFish- 

 ed himself, but soon after died, his end being 

 hastened by his misfortunes. For the three years 

 succeeding the demise of this unwearied enemy, 

 the Portuguese appear to have been at peace, but 

 we now find the king of Achin, a. d. im. Heg. 

 Ala-ed-dia Shah, who this year 

 ascended the throne, plotting with some of the in- 

 habitants of Malacca for the inassacre of the Por- 

 tuguese, The conspiracy was detected in time 

 by the Governor and the principal intriguanti 

 executed The king of Achin, nevertheless, con- 

 trived to lull the suspicions of the a, d. isso. Heg. 

 Portuguese who in consequence 

 despatched an embassy to him. By a piece of 

 foul Ueachery on the part of the Achineae the 

 ship which conveyed the ambassador and his 

 suite was attacked and captured and every one 



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 Fortugi^ M,Lri«.*> compiiz.* «tbiag but swiXb mi vr^i piece*. 



