tu^uefes out of thefs Parts, flnce which 
time they have now and then attempted 
the Dutch^as they did with the Ship called 
the Dolphin^ but got nothing but Blows. 
Their Chiefs are Mahometans^ and the 
Soldiers partly Moors j partly P^igans. 
Cananor lies about 40 Leagues to the' 
North of Cochin^ having a fpacious and 
fecure Harbour *, the Country thereabouts 
abounding in Peppery Cardamom^ Ginger^ 
Mirabolans^ Tamarinds^ &c. Peter Alva- 
YU5 Capralvs^ Commander in Chief of the 
fecond Fleet Cent by Emanuel King of 
Portugal into the Indies^ after having giv- 
en a Vifit to the King of Cochin^ and the 
Great Satntmryn^ came alfo to Cananor^ 
where being kindly received, the King 
fent an Ambaflador along with him to 
tke Poi' ^-he King of Portugal. Almeyda did e- 
tLiguefei red here (with the King's Confent) a 
build a {[j-ong Fort, for the Security of their 
Cananor Commerce ; whichibeing afterwards moft 
^ vigoroufly attack'd by thofe of Calecut and 
Cranganor^ was bravely defended by Lau- 
rence de Britto to his Immortal Honour, 
And upon this occafion it will not be be- 
yond our purpofe, to give you the Reafons 
which induced the Moors to enter upon 
this Wsr, which was accompanj'd with 
many molt remarkable Aftions. 
The Pomt^-M£/c5 having made themfelves Rcajm 
Mailers at Sea, not only on the Coalt of why tk 
<iy£thiopiay but alfo of India and -^^^'^^'^"^y^^llf^^l^ 
would not permit the Inhabitants of thefe ^" HrJ"'" 
Countries to fend out their Ships, with. 
with the 
out Pafsports obtain'd from them ^ for Porcu- 
which purpofe they kept a ftrid eye over g"efo. 
all theMalabars^ in a moft peculiar man- 
ner. A certain Portugucfe^ Captain of 
a Man of War, having attack'd a \/efiei 
of Cananor, which he fuppofed to ha'/e 
come from Calecut without a Pafs ^ he 
caufed the Mafter thereof, and another 
Perfonof Note onboard her, tobefovr- 
ed up in a Cloth, and fo threw tliem 
verboard ; which being done not far from. 
Cananor^ the dead Carcafeswere caft a- 
fhore there. The Inhabitants knowing 
the Perfons, and underftanding their 
Fate, werefo exafperated at the Portu- 
guejes^ that they cry'd uut for Vengeance^ 
and aflaulted the Fort : Almeyda offer'd 
them Satisfadion, and cafhier'd the Cap- 
tain, but m vain, the .Moors continuing 
obftinate, and rcfolving to revenge the 
Death of their Countrymen upon the Po, - 
tugucjes in r'^e ^-'crt. Leu- 
