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fideracy 
with Ho 
cenus. 
to ChaUl. 
enters ^ith him, which Was done accordingly t 
into a Con- Whilft they were confulting by what 
means belt to annoy their Enemies with 
their joint Fleets, News was brought, that 
Laurence d" Almeyda was with a tew Ships 
come to an Anchor before Chaul^ and had 
landed his Men (as being quite ignorant 
of the arrival of the Egyptian Fleet in 
thofe parts. ) One Niz.amaluc reign'd at 
f/)cPorcu- that time at Chaul^ for the great Perfons 
guefe oi^Decan having imprifonM their King, 
t^^i^u"'!!" divided his Kingdom among them- 
felves, whereof this part was fallen to his 
fliare. Ntzamaluc^ tho no great Friend 
to the Chriftians, yet for Intereft fake 
had order'd his Subjefts to maintain a 
good Correfpondence with the Portuguejh 
trafficking in thofe parts ^ which Almeyda 
being not ignorant of, he thought he 
might ftay here with fafety enough, till 
lie had the opportunity of convoying 
the Portuguefe Merchant Ships to Cochin. 
It was indeed rumour'd abroad, that the 
Egyptian Fleet had been feen on that 
Coaft I, but the Portuguefes imagining that 
the fame might be occalion'd by the ar- 
rival of certain Ships coming about 
that time of the year from Mocha., they 
made no great account of it : One of the 
Vol. m. 
Ship's Grew at length efpy'd a confidera- 
ble Fleet from the top of the Main-raaft^ 
but could not difcern their Strength, till 
at laft they began to fufpeft the truth 5 
for Hocemis was advancing that way, 
and Jazy preparing to follow him, in 
order to attack the Portuguefes. Certain 
Intelligence being at laft brought to Al- 
meyda, that the Enemy was at hand, he 
order'd his Men aboard, which was 
fcarce done when they faw the Egyptians 
advancing againft them, Thefe Barba- 
rians had flatter'd themfelves with hopes 
to furprize the Portuguefes, but thefe 
having juft had time enough to put them- 
felves in a good pofture of Defence, 
receiv'd their Enemies fa warmly, that 
they thought fit to ftay for the arrival 
of Jazy-, however, they charged one 
another (but at a diftance) all that 
day, but towards night Hocemu retreated 
with his Veflels to the other Bank of 
the River among the Sands, for his 
greater Security's fake. 
The Night being fpent on the Ponu- j-j,, yox 
guefe fide in preparing for the Combat tugueles 
againft next day, when Almeyda being Ho 
ignorant of the Confederacy betwixt Ho- '^^""^ 
cmw and T'l-y, attacked the firtl: wirh 
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