596 
A Defcriftion of the Coafti of 
HojlHhiei 
rW<y\ what quantity of Rice, Fieih and dried 
'Buld^m. Fi(h he could get of the Portuguefes^ he 
Tent Advice of his approaching danger 
to B^zain^ Chaul and Goa. I'his hap- 
pen'd ia the year 1 546. Sofav took for a 
pretence the new Wails that were to be 
erected at one end of the City^ which 
being bui!t too near the Poirtuguefs For- 
Bmiks out trefs^ thcfe ftopc the Progrefs thereof* 
im open which foon gave occaiion Co open Hofti- 
Hlies. MafcarenhAi to animate his Sol- 
diers told them, That they ought to 
" remerabet the brave Adions of the 
Portuguefes m this very place, where 
" they had fruflrated the Defigns of the 
*' Turk}^ of which the fame Sofar who 
now came to attack them had bora his 
" fhare-,, that God would certaitiiy pu- 
n(Oi tfic breach of Faith of this 
Wretch \ and that they ought not to 
•^•^ be dtfraay'd at the Wiater-fcafofi, 
" there being 00 queftion but that the 
" Pm'tugtiefe$ by their Skiil in Maritime 
" Affairs, would overcome thefe Dtffi- 
cukies, and faccour them in due time. 
The next thing he did, was to take care 
of aH the Pofe', the Water- Redoubt he 
committed to the care of Mttrtl'dn Car- 
mlha with 30 Meoj and the Defence of 
the fliore tov^ards Cambaia to JacobQ 
LetL 
Sofar by this time had begun to carry 
on his Approaches a good way, and ply'd 
the place warmly with his Cannon, hut 
could not without much difficulty at- sofar ^- 
tempt an Aflauit by reafon of the Ditch, tacksil^ 
which being iniarg'd of late, was as 
broad again now as it was in Syivcria his 
time '-i howev^er he ceaied not to play with 
his Cannon, efpecially in the night time i 
and being fenfible of what advantage it 
would be to him if he coyld make him- 
felf Mafter of the Harl>oiir, by taking 
the Water- Redoubt, he contrived UkIi 
another Engine or Fireibip as the T urki 
had made u(e of in the former Siege, 
v^hich they intended to fet on fire, and to 
carry with the high Tide under the Fort : 
But the Portuguifci having receiv'd Intel- 
ligence of this Defign, fenc out Jacoho 
Lett with 20 Men to burn her, which he 
did with incredible Bravery, and the loft 
of one Man only, being forc'd to carry Sofaf j 
the VelTel through the Enemy's Fire on f '^-/^^ 
both fides, till he brought her within a 
certain diftance of the Fort, where Ihe 
vm fet on fire, and confequentiy So/^y's 
Projed vaoiili'd iato {vmik. 
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