Ghap.lX. 
Malabar and Coromandel. 
Albuquerque with fome Ships before, to 
fecmethe Entrance of the Harbour, fent 
for Janus Sylvcria, who had his Station 
on the other fide of D;m, and follow'd 
liitiifelf with the whole Fleet. 
Tocan the Chief of jD;«, had, upon notice 
that the fortugucfes were arming againlt 
Inm, intrench'd himfelf with a confide- 
rable number of Horfe and Foot at 
Baz.ain. Nonnius on the other hand, be- 
ing well inform'd of the Condition of 
the place by certain Deferters, divided 
his Troops into three Bodies: The Van- 
guard was led by James Sylvcria^ the 
main Battel by Fcrdmami de Za^ the Reer 
being commanded by Nonn'm in Perfon. 
The Vox- As they were advancing towards the 
tiigucfcs Town, they receiv'd feveral fmart Sa- 
attack. it. lutes from the Enemy's Cannon, and 
whole Ihowers of Arrows, Tocan having 
intrench'd himfelf with loooo Men in 
the Out-works j notwithftanding which 
the Portuguefes loft not fo much as one 
Man whillt they were advancing towards 
the Enemy, whom they charg'd fo brisk- 
ly, that they were forc'd to betake to 
their heels *, and the Inhabitants feeing 
themfelves deferted by their Protedors, 
follow'd their Footfteps. Thus this City 
with all its Works fell into the hands of 
Ami take Portuguefes, with the lofs only of fix 
it. Men on their lide^ whereas the lofs of 
the Moors was computed at 550. They 
found in it a confiderable Booty of Pro- 
vifions and Ammunition, as Bullets, Gun- 
powder, and Brimftone. Nomius highly 
extoU'd the Bravery of Sylveria^ who 
commanding the Vanguard, had behavM 
himfelf fo gallantly, that the main Battel 
did not as much as come to the Charge, 
and as an acknowledgment of his Ser- 
vices prefented him and all his Officers. 
After they had deltroy'd all the Fruits 
of the Field round about it, they de- 
ftroyM the City, and demolifli'd the For- 
tifications, as thinking it not for their 
intereft to fpare a fufficicnt number of 
Troops to garifon it. Thus Nonnius ha- 
ving taken an ample Revenge upon the 
Barbarians^ return'd with his Fleet toCo^ •, 
and the Mahometans being convinc'd 
by this as well as the lofs of the Ifle of 
Betel (and afterwards that of Daman) 
of the Strength and Bravery of iht Portu- 
guefes, began to remit much of their 
Fiercenefs, and were at laft forced to 
fubmit to the building of a Fort upon 
the lOe of Dm, as will appear out of the 
fequel of the matter. 
Soza at- A^artmus yJlphonfus Sox.a being come 
taci^s Di^ lately from Portugal ( in the quality of 
Admiral ) to Goa with five ftout VelTels, 
and being join'd by 35 Ships and 600 ^uv^ 
Land-Souldiei s of Nonnius his Squadron, Bdldccus. 
he fet fail for Daman, a City of Cam- O-y-w 
haja, about 1 4 Leagues from Baz.atn : 
This being a Place of no ftrength, the 
Inhabitants had deferted their Habita- 
tions j but the Rasboutes, a daring and 
unruly Generation, being join'd by fome 
Turks to the number of 5000 in all, had 
intrench'd themfelves near the Harbour, 
and defended the Entrance thereof with 
a good number of great Cannon. 
u4lphonfus S0Z.CI took peculiar care in 
taking a view of the poflure of the 
Enemy ^ and as he was going in his Boat 
from the Harbour along the Ihoar, having 
taken notice of a place in the City which 
was but ill guarded, he order'd fcaling 
Ladders to be. hung to the Walls, fo 
that whim they were fcaling the Town 
the Defenders fled, and thereby gave an 
opportunity to the Portuguefes to make Takes avd 
themfelves Mailers of a Gate ; here it dmolijks 
was the Slaughter begun, the Fight being 
carried on with equal Obflinacy for 
fome time, till the Rasboutes being forc'd 
to give way, many of them were cut to 
pieces by the Portuguefes, who loft no 
more than ten Men in this Adion, but 
had raariy more wounded. Three days 
were fpent in demolifiiing the Fortifica- 
tions, and laying the whole City level 
with the ground : Which done, Soz.a 
tnrn'd his victorious Arms towards Diu^ 
and all along the Coaft; of Cambaja. 
Badur liing of Camh.ij a, being extreme- 
ly nettl'd at the fuccefs of the Portuguefes, 
whom he was not in a condition to op- 
pofe, at a time when he faw himfelf in- 
tangled in another War, thought it his 
beft way to fue for Peace with Nonnim 
Acunia, offering not only Baz.ain, but alfo Peace 
the adjacent Ifles (among which were the 
likewife the Salfetcs) and a confiderable 
Trad of Land on the Continent, thereby l"^^""^"'^ 
to engage the Portuguefes in his Intereft ' 
againft his Fnemies, wz.. Cremantina the 
Queen Dowager of Sanga, and the Afo- 
gores, a Warlike Nation defcended from 
the Scythe, who are frequently at War 
with the Perfians : Their King AUramu- 
diiis, who boafled himfelf to be detcended 
from the Great Tamtrlan, having not 
long before made a powerful Irruption 
into Camhaja. 
The Intention of Badur was fiift to 
vanquifli the Queen of Sanga, and .after- 
wards the Mogores: His whole Force 
confifled in 150000 Horfe, and 500000 
Foot, befides 1 5000 hir'd Foreigners, 
200 Elephants train'd for the War, and ffu 
a very good Train of great Artillery 
with 
