consisted of a numerous fleet and sixty thousand 

 men, but was defeated before he could effect 

 a landing. He appears to have been ronsiidera- 

 biy dispirited by the issue of thi^ attack as he 

 made but one other atten^pt on Malacca, and that a 

 A, n. ifm, Mtf. final one, thirteen years afterwards, 



and in this he not only t(*tally loift 

 his fleet and army hut had the mortification of 

 having his Lacsamana taken prisoner. He j^tib* 

 A. 0. 1635. He|. pequenily wreaked his vengeance 



on the natiim, by imprisoning their 

 ambassador, and murderinrf all the Fortnguese in 

 the vicinity of hi$ court. 



A. D. im, iieg. A few years after this occur- 

 fence, the Dutch determined to 

 al tempt the conquest of Malacca, and the king of 

 Achiu sent twenty five gallics to assist them. 



The town however did not fall into their hands 

 un,til 1642, after it had sustained a siege and a 

 blockade of five months. This was a fatal blow 

 to the Portuguese who never recovered their foot- 

 ing in this quarter of the globe. 



As it will now be necessary to treat of the in- 

 terior states of the Peninsula, viz. Rumbow, 

 Sungei Ujong, Johol, and Naouing, which, al- 

 though they were established shortly after Ma* 

 lacca was iounded, were up to tbii* period unmix- 

 ed with ita politics, I must nov-^^ commt ncc ano- 

 ther chapter. 



