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nor prevent a long and cruel war beiween them.'^* A Dutch fafl:ory 
at Job or was involved in tbc confequences of this war, and feveral of 
that nation were amongft the prifoners. ^ 
In 1 6i 5 the king of Acheen failed to the attack of Malacca in a fleet 
which he had been four years employed in preparing. * It confiHed 
of above five hundred fail, of which an hundred were large gallics, greater 
ii,^. than any at that time built in Europe, carrying each from fix to eight 
hundred men, with three large cannon and feveral fraallcr pieces. * 
Thcfe gallies the orang cayos Were obliged to furnifii^ repair, and man, 
at the peril of their lives. The foldiers ferved without pay, and carried 
three months provifion at their own charge J In this great fleet there 
were computed to be fixty thoufand men, whom the king commanded 
in perfon. His wives and houfehold were taken to feaw^ith him. Coming 
in fight of the Portuguefe fliips in the afternoon, they received many fiiot 
from them, but avoided returning any, as if from contempt* The next 
day they got ready for battle, and drew up in form of an half moon. 
A defperate engagement took place^ and lafted without inter miffion till 
midnight, during which the Portuguefe admiral was three times boarded, 
and repeatedly on fire. Many veffels on both fides were alfo in flames, 
and afforded light to continue the combat. At length the Achenefe 
gave w^ay, after lofing fifty fail of diflcrent fizes, and twenty thoufand 
men. They retired to Bencalis, on the eaflern coafl of Sumatra, and 
fliortly afterwards failed for Acheen, the Portuguefe not daring to pur* 
fue their victory, both on account of the damage they had fullained, 
and their apprehcnfion of the Hollanders, who were expedted at Malacca. 
The king propofed that the prifoners taken, ihould be mutually given 
up, which was agreed to, and was the firft inftance of that a^t of hu^ 
manity and civilization between the two powers. * 
« Cotle^oa of Dutch voyage*. 
• Tlie drle of Eiaitg de Paiooan k tommon amongK the Malays, and is the fame with that 
which in a fomer note p» 476, i* corruptly fpclt Jtanderpatmn. The chief of Borneo -proper 
is always fo ftyled. 
* C. Bcft. Faria y Soafa. ^ BcauUcu. Faria y S^ufa. J BcauJieu, * Faria y SouTa, 
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