Ghap.VIII. Malabar and Coromandel. 
589 
Jazy for- 
iijks him 
felf. 
Nonnius 
Acunia 
goes for 
Diu. 
Hif Ren- 
Sail for 
©abuL 
Projed till the next year, againft which 
time he expedted f<ime confiderable Re- 
inforcement. 
Sequeria was no fooner departed, but J^- 
zjy irabrac'd this opportunity of ftrength- 
ning himfelf on all tides he "added feveral 
new Works to the place, and ereded a 
Caftle in the midfl of the Entrance of 
the Harbour, and betwixt that and the 
City, defended it with a ftrong Chain : 
He kept feveral Ships loaden with Ballaft 
ready to be funk upon occafion, to ftop 
up the Paflage on the other fide, and or- 
der'd vaft pieces of Stones and Rocks to 
be funk under the Walls, to prevent the 
Portuguefes Gallies from approaching near 
to them : He alfo for the better Defence 
of the Harbour hir'd 180 Brigantines,and 
fome Merchant-men, man'd with Arabi- 
ans, Perfians and Turks (profefs'd Ene- 
mies of the Chrifdans) leaving in the 
mean while no (lone unturn'd to thwart 
the defign'd Project of the Portuguefes at 
the Court of the King of Carnbdja. 
Neither were the Portuguefes idle on 
their fide, but having made what Prepa- 
rations they thought fit for fuch an Un- 
dertaking, Nonnius Acunia the chief Com- 
mander of the Portuguefes in the Indies^ fet 
forward in order to put it in Execution : 
But being refolv'd to make ufe both of 
Cunning and Force at the fame time, he 
had by Prefents engag'd feveral bold and 
cuning Fellows, who were to pafs to 
Diu in the Quality and Habit of Mer- 
chants, but in efFeft to ferve for Spies, 
and to give notice of v^/hat they thought 
worth his knowledg. Thus prepar'd, the 
time and place of the Rendevouz of the 
whole Fleet being appointed at Chaul^ 
he fet fail from thence with 300 Sail 
great and fmall, well provided with Ar- 
tillery and Ammunition, having aboard 
3000 Portuguefes^ as many Malabars^ and 
2000 Canarines^ for Dabul, a fmall City in 
the Confines of Cambaja ^ where the Por- 
tuguefesy being much animated by the Pre- 
fence and Speech of a certain Francifcan 
Frier, named Anthony Petron, declar'd 
that they would not defift, till they had 
forced the Barbanans from their ftrong 
Holds in thofe parts. But finding the 
Place deierted by its Inhabitants, they 
fteer'd their courfe towsLvds Betel ( a fmall 
rocky lile not above a League in compafs, 
feparated from the Continent only by a 
narrow Strait) about 80 Leagues from 
Diu. The Situation of this Ifle being 
fuch, by reafon of the Rocks which in- 
clofe the Ifle near the Ibore, that it might 
eafily be made deffiniible by an indiffe- 
rent Force, the King of Cambaja had not 
long before fent thither a certain Com- r^J\^ 
mander, a Turk by Birth, with 2000 Baldccu-. 
Soldiers, and 1000 Workmen, to eredl ^^r\j 
certain Fortifications there ^ but h 3 VI 02 
not had fufficient time to bring them into 
fuch a condition as to be able to refill 
fuch a Force as this, they thought it their 
fafeft way to capitulate. 
The Commander in chief (having ob- ^^s^ci bc^ 
tain'd a Pafsport for that purpofc) hadf".,.;^J: 
an Interview with the General, ■j.'iJfcam^- 
offering to furrender the Hie, under con- bajans. 
dition that they might have liberty to 
depart with all their Baggage and Goods. 
Nonnim allow'd the firft, but would not They offo 
confent to their taking the leaft: thing 
away with them, excenc what they had 
1 T-? • 1 Vi. A r Conditions, 
about them. This harm Anlwerwasno 
fooner known in the iile, but they re- 
folv'd to abide the utmoft extremity, 
rather than comply with it. The King's 
Treafurer found means to have a Boat 
built, wherewith he tranfported all the 
King's Mony and Goods to the Continent : 
Many of the Garifon enraged with Re- 
venge and Defpair, brought all their ^ ^'^J^ ^■'> 
Horfes, beft Moveables, Wives and CK\\- f ^'^l' 
dren together, and burnt them and them-^^ 
felves. There were about 700 left, moft 
of them Votaries, refolv'd to die with 
Sword in hand : Thefe like mad Men fell 
upon the Portuguefes with more fury than 
efi'eft i for the Portugwfe General having 
repulfed them, attack'd the next night by 
the light of the Moon their Intrenchments 
with fo much Vigor, that after a moft 
obftinate Refinance ( in which the T urki/Ij 
Commander was kili'd ) they left tiiem 
to the Portuguefes^ fome running to the 
Rocks, from whence they precipitated 
themfelves into the Sea ^ other-s endea- 
vouring to efcape the Sword by hiding 
themfelves in the hollownefi^es of the 
Rocks, but being difcover'd, fome of 
them v/ere cut to pieces, the refl made 
Slaves. A certain A/oor having nothing The For- 
left but his Sword, and feeing his Com- tuguefes 
rade ilain juit by his fide, and a Portu. 
guefe advancing with his Pike towards 
him, in order to kill him, ran defpcrate- 
ly towards him, and thrufting himfelf 
upon the Portuguefe''s Launce, at the fame 
time kiird his Enemy with his Sword, fo 
that they both died upon the fpot. 
The Portuguefes loft in tliis Adion a- 
bout 17 Peribns of Note, and had 150 
wounded, many of whom died .ifter- 
wards. Nonnius thought fit to tiirry here lo/y cftJr 
eight days, in liopes of receiving Ibnie Ponu- 
Intelligence from his Spies -at Diu :, this s'-'Sfo 
prov'd of great advantage to thofe of 
DiUj for in the mesn while Mufiapha and 
Sopha-i- 
