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modation and alliance, offering to rcftore not only this vellelj but alfo 
the artiUcry which he had taken at Pafay, Tbefe terms appeared to the 
governor too advantageous to be rejcdtcd. Conceiving a favorable idea 
of the king's intentions, from the confidence which Caldeira, who was 
deceived by the humanity fiiewQ to the wounded captives^ appeared to 
to place in his fincerity, he became deaf to the repreftfntations that were 
made to him by more experienced pcrfons, of Abraham's infidious cha* 
raster, A mefl'agc was fent back agreeing to accept his friend fhip on 
the propofed conditions, and engaging to withold the promifed fuccours 
from the king of Aru; Caldeira, in his way to Achecn, touched at an 
illand where he was cut off, with thofe who accompanied him. The 
embafladora from Aru being acquainted with this breach of faith, reti- 
red in great difguft, and the king, incenfcd at the ingratitude fhewn him, 
concluded a peace with Acheen ; but not till after an engagement between 
their fleets had taken place, ia which the vidtory remained undecided.* 
In order that he might karn the caufes of the obfcurity in which his 
negotiations with Malacca rcfled, Abraham difpatched a fee ret mcffen- 
ger to Senaia Raja^ Bandata of that city, with whom he held a corref-- 
pondence; defiring alfo to be informed of the ftrength of the garrifon* 
Hearing in anfwtr, that the governor newly arrived was inclined to 
think favorably of him, he immediately fent an ambafiiidor to wait on 
him, with afTurances of his pacific and friendly difpofition who returned 
in company w ith perlbns empowered on the governor's part, to negotiate 
a treaty of commerce- Thefe, on their arrival at Acheen, were loaded 
with favors and coftly prelencs; rbe news of which quickly flew to 
Malacca ; and the bufinefs they came on being adjufted, they were fuffer- 
cd to depart ; but they had not failed far before they were overtaken by 
boats fent after them, and were ftript, and murdered. The governora 
who had heard of their fctting out, concluded they were loft by accident. 
Intelligence of this miftaken opinion was tranfmitted to Abraham, who 
therenpon had the audacity to requeft that he might be honored with 
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