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the prefence of an indignant multitude, whilft he called heaven to wh- 
nefs his innocence, and diredl it's vengeance againft his interelbed accu- 
fcrs* This iniq,uitous and impolitic proceeding had fuch an effed upon 
the minds df the people, that all of any p roper tj* or repute, forfook 
the place, execrating the government of the Portuguefe. The confe- 
quences of this general odium reduced thcra to extreme difficulties for 
proviiions, which the neighbouring countries refufcd to fupply them 
with, and but for fome grain at length procured from Siak, with much 
trouble, the event had proved fatal to the .garrifon. 
Fernando Perez d'Andrade, in his way to China, touched at Pafay, 
in order to take in pepper. He found the people of the place, as well 
as the merchants from Bengal, Cambay, and other parts of "India, much 
difcontented with the mcafures then purfuing by the government pf 
Malacca, which had ftationed an armed force to oblige all veffelsto reforc 
thither with their merchandize, and take in at that place, as an empo- 
rium, the cargoes they were ufed to colledt in the ftraits. The kiqg, 
notwithftanding, received Andrade well, and confentcd that the Portu- 
guefe Ihould have liberty to ered a fortrefs in his kingdom. 
Extraordinary accounts having been related of certain iflands abound- 
ing in gold, which were reported by the general fame of India, to lie 
off the fouthweft coaft of Sumatra, a Ihip and fmall brigantine, under 
the command of Diogo Pacheco, an experienced feaman, were fent in 
order to make the difcovery of them. Having proceeded as far as 
Day a, the brigantine was loft in a gale of wind. Pacheco flood on to 
Baroos, a place much noted for it's gold trade, and for gum benjamin 
of a peculiar fcent which the country produced. It was much fre- 
quented by veflels, both from the neighbouring ports in the ifland, 
and from thofe in the Weft of India, whence they \vere fupplied with 
cotton cloths. The merchants, terrified at the approach of the Portu- 
guefe, forfook their ftiips, and fled precipitately to the fliore. The 
chiefs of the country fent to enquire the motives of his vifit, which he 
informed them were to eftablifli friendly connexions, and to give them 
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