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Being come back to his chief Camp, he ordered four thoiifand of his savagy re- 
Men to follow him without noifc, and the reft to remain encamped, and '"f'""^ '° 
to make during his abfcnce as much rioife as if all were there, to the end ^^"^P* 
none might fafpeft the cnterprife he was about, but think he was ftill in 
one of his Camps. Every thing was put in execution according to his or- hzckto^llnat 
ders. His march was fecret enough, though he haftened it to furprife Sur- with four thou- 
rat i and he came and Encamped near Brampour-gate. To amufe the Go- 
vernour who lent to him, he demanded guides under pretence of marching 
to another place-, but the Governonr without fending him any Aniwcr, 
retired into the Fort with what he liad of the greateft value, and fent far 
affiftance on all hands. Moft of the Inhabitants in confternation forfook The Plunder 
their Houfes and fled into the Country. Sivagfs Men entered the Town '"S î»?'-^?-. 
and pltmdered it for the fpace of four days burning feveral Houfes. None 
but the Engltjh and Dutch laved their quarters from the pillage, by the vi- 
gorous defence they made,and by means of the Cannon they plantecl, vAikh 
Sivagy would not venture upon, having none of his own. 
Nor durft he venture to attack the Caitle neither, though he knew very 
well that the richeft things they had were conveighcd thither, and efpecial- 
ly a great deal of ready Money. He was affraid that attack might coft him, 
too much time, and that afTiftance coming in might make him leave the 
Plunder he had got in the Town -, belides, the CalHe being in a condition 
to make defence, he would not have come ofï fo ealily as he had done elfe- 
where. So that he marched off with the Wealth he got : And it is believ- 
ed at Surrat that this Raja carried away in jewels. Gold and Silver ,to the va- 
lue of above thirty French Millions-, for in the Houfe of one Banian hQ of Pearls 
found twenty two Pound weight of firrung Pearls, befides a great quantity houfe of 
of others that were not as yet pierced. ©ne Bani/iTi. 
One may indeed wonder that fo populous a Town fliould fo patiently 
fuffer it felf to be Plundered by a handful of Men -, but the Indians for the 
moft part are cowards. No fooner did Sivagy appear with hi^ fmall body 
of Men, but all fled, fome to the Country to fave themfelves at Barocbe^ 
and others to the Caftle, whither the Governour retreated with the firil. 
And none but the Chriftians of Europe made good their Poll and preferved The Chriftians 
themfelves. All the reil: of the Town was Plundered, except the IVlona- Em-ope de- 
ftery of the Capucws. When the Plunderers came to their Convent, they |5"^ed ti^em- 
paft it by-, and had Orders from their General to do fo, becaufe the firft //^"^^^'"^ 
day in the Evening, Father Ambrefe^ who was Superiour of it, bei'ig mo- The câpucins 
ved with compaffion for the poor Chriftians living in Surrat^ went to the efcaped. 
Raja2Xià fpake in their favour, praying him at leaft not to fuffer any vio- 
lence to be done to their Perfons. Sivagy had a refpe£l for him, took him 
into his prote£î:ion, and granted what he had defired in favour of the 
Chriftians. 
The Great Mogul was fenfibly affected with the Pillage of that Town, 
and the boldnefs of Sivagy ^ but his Affairs not fuffering him to purfuc 
his revenge at that time, he diffembled his refentment and delayed it till 
another opportunity. 
In the Year One thoufand fix hundred fixty fix, Auran-jZeb refolved to Am-an-zeb 
difpatchhim, and that he might accompifli his defign, made as if heap- sivagy 
proved what he had done, and praifed it as the a£tion of a brave Man, re- that he may 
jeding the blame upon the Governour of Surrat^ who had not the courage ^'/^"^'^ ^® 
to oppofe him. He expreffed himfelf thus to the other Rajas of Court, 
amongft whom he knew Sivagy had a great many Friends \ and told them 
that he efteemed that Raja for his Valour, and wilhed he might come to 
Court \ faying openly that he would take it as a pleafure if any would let 
him know fo much.Nay he bid one of them write to him,and gave his Royal 
Word that he fhould receive no hurt -, that he might come with all fecurity, 
chat he forgot what was paft, and that his Troops fhould be fo well treated, 
that he fhould have nocaufe to complain. Several Rajas wrote what the 
King had faid, and made themfelves in a manner fureties for the perfor- 
mance of his word ^ So that he made no difficulty to come to Court, and 
to bring his Son with him, haying firft ordered his Forces to be always up- 
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