Chap.XIL Malabar and Goromandel. 
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Baldaus. 
Signior's Order, to punifli the King for thought himfelf fecure againfl: any At- 
his being a Friend to the Ponuguefcs. tempts of the Portuguefes. 
Dm being one of the chiefeft places of But D'^Almeyda the Portuguefe Admiral, 
the Indies^ we thought it would not be appearing with his Fleet ( aboard where- 
unacceptable to the Reader to infert the of were 1 300 European Land Souldiers, 
entire Hiftory thereof here. We will befides 400 Malabar s') fent fome of his 
now proceed to the Defcription of the Gallies to make a falfe Attack upon the 
Daman. Other places: Daman was one of the Caftle, whilft he took this opportunity 
moft; antient and noted Places of the of landing his Men at fome diftance from 
Kingdom of Ciim^'^i, which, as we told thence. The Iw^/i^iKj perceiving their Er- 
you before, was taken and deftroy'd by ror, march'd with all poffible fpeed out " 
Chaul. Martina Al^honjb de Soz,a. As to Chaul of their Gates againft the Portuguefes^ 
Bazain. and Baz^atn^ there is fcarce any thing re- whom they gall'd foiely with their Ar- n taken by 
markable to be faid of them, except rows ^ but thefe advancing with Sword in /^k Porcu- 
what has already been mention'd in the hand againfl: their Enemies, made fuch g"cfes. 
account of Diu. a havock among them, that they were 
A Vcfcrip- Dabul is a City feated at 17 deg. 45 glad to retreat towards the City, and 
tiin o/Da- min. of Northern Latitude upon a moft being clofely purfued by the Portuguefes^ 
pleafant River, arifing out of the Mountain thefe enter'd pell mell with them^ ani 
BallaguattCj about two Leagues from the made a great ftaughtef, killing all they 
Sea, in former times much frequented by met with, without fparing Men, Women 
Foreign Merchants, and famous for its or Children. They got here a confidera- 
Traffick and Riches. Sabajus (a declared ble Booty, tho a great part of the befi 
Enemy ot the PoctM^Mf/w ) had furround- Moveables were burnt with the City 
ed this City with a Wall, and fortified which was fet on fire by the Pon"«^Kc/a, 
the Harbour thereof with a ftrongCaftle, Wc have hitherto given you an ac- Limits of 
which being garifon'd with 6000 Men, count of the moft confiderable Cities of the' K'mg- 
( among whom were 500 Turks') \it the Kingdom of Decan^ bordering to '^"""'/i^'^- 
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