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A Befcriftion 0/ G E Y L O N. 
Px-A-^ them^ the faid Guardian having receiv'd 
Bald<£us. Wounds by Mofquet-Balls. The 
Dutch forcing their way into a narrow 
Street, were there met by Manoel Fefnan- 
des de Miranda, who tho forely wounded 
yet continued fighting with his Sword and 
Buckler, till exhaufted of his Strength 
by the Lofs of Blood, he was ready to 
drop, and would infallibly have died up- 
on the Spot, had not Francifco de Lemos 
carried him ofE In his Place fucceeded 
Diego Leitaon de Souz,a^ who difcharging 
a Mufquetoon on the Corner of a Street 
among the Dutchj made them halt ^ the 
fame was done by Father Damian Fieira 
the Jefuit, who with another Mufquetoon 
made fuch a Havock among the Enemy, 
that thefe two flopped their farther Pro- 
grefs, till j^ntonio de Leaon appear 'd at 
the Head of a good Troop of Souldiers ^ 
ht being provided with another Mufque- 
toon, charged the Enemy fo briskly 
(as they were endeavouring to break into 
thebackfideof fome Gardens) that they 
wereforc'd to retreat back into the nar- 
row Street, where he maintain'd the 
Fight (tho his Mulquetoon,by reafon of its 
being too frequently charged, ftruck him 
down to the Ground) till Amhonio de 
Melo de Cajlro came with his whole Com- 
pany to his Relief, when after fome firing 
Qiiarter being offered to the Remnants 
of the VutchjtheY accepted of the fame ; fo 
that 74, thomoft of them wounded, were 
made Prifoners of War, whereof 8 only 
returnM into the Dutch Camp afterwards, 
the reft- dying in the City, many where- 
of were converted to the Catholick 
Faith, by the indefatigable care of the 
Jefuits, and efpecially of Damian Vie- 
ita. 
This was the Succefs of the general 
Airault begun early in the Morning, and 
not ended till two in the Afternoon, du- 
ring which the Governor Jnthonio de 
Souaa Coutinho, and Francifco de Melo de 
Cajlro, kept in Perfon the Guard with 
fome other Officers of Note in the Mar- 
ket-place, from whence they difpatch'd 
their Orders, as Occafion requir'd. The 
City-Major Admoel Marques Goriart, did 
likewife appear in all Places where the 
Danger was molt preffing and Cafpar Fi- 
gueira was very careful in fending what 
Succours he could fpare from the Baflion 
of St. John. In ftiorr, the Streets, Brea- 
ches, the Lane and Ditch were all tain- 
ted with the Blood of the Hollanders^ and 
She Ground cover'd with Colours, Arms, 
Drums, Scaling-Ladders and dead Car- 
cafes, their Lofs being computed at no 
kfs than looo Men, and among thera 
many brave Officers. On our fide we^"/'""" 
had not above 30 Men killed, tho the ^'^^ 
Enemy to dilTemble their Lofs, gave us a 
general Salvo of at leaft 1000 Mufquets. 
The next day Father Damian rieira going 
without the Walls in order to bury the 
Dead, was faluted by three Firelocks 
from the Enemy, which made him retire, 
and defer his charitable Refolution till 
the next following Night. We obferv'd 
a black Flag in one of their Works, as a 
Signal, that they would give Quarter to 
no body without exception, the fame 
Order having been given them likewife 
before the AlFault begun. We got no 
lefs than 30 pieces of Cannon out of the 
Ship that lay under the Water- Fort, 
which were planted on our Works. Some - 
Refrefhments were alfo diflribnted a- 
mong the Soldiers, tho to confefs the 
Truth, the Publick Stores being very 
low, every one provided for himfelf, as 
well as he could, without any regard to 
the poor Soldiers, However about 18 
days after. Father Damian (by Order ^^'^^^ ''''"s- 
from the General) went with fome Dwfcfc '-^ _ 
Prifoners aboard the Veflel, where they g DurS 
found fome Casks of Wine, and fome Vtm. 
Meat and Bacon. 
In the mean time the Enemies were not 
idle, but daily encreafed their Works ; 
they made a Covered Way within 40 
Paces of St. John's Baflion from Weft to 
the Eaft, in form of a Redoubt, upon 
which they planted fix great Guns, viz., 
three againfl the Baflion of St. John^ and 
the other three againfl that of St. Ste- 
phen. From thence they carried on their 
Trenches to the Sea-fide from South to 
North, ciofed with another Redoubt, 
which being provided with two pieces of 
Cannon, much annoyed the Wall betwixt 
the Baflion of Courcvs and St. John. This 
made the Governor Co«fm&o order fome 
of the Citizens to raife a kind of an En- 
trenchment of about two Foot thick and 
three high behind it. From the fecond 
Redoubt the Enemy carried on their 
Trenches into the open Field, and at 
lafl added a third Redoubt, from whence - 
they could batter the Wall betwixt the 
Baftions of St. John and St. Stephen., which 
being likewife forc'd to be flrengthened 
by fome Works of Earth and Fafcines, 
no body, not even the Governor himfelf, 
were fparing in laying hand to fo ufeful 
a Work, which being 400 Ells in lengthy 
each Divifion had its fliare allotted, in. 
order to bring it the fooner to perfefti- 
on. 
Domingo Coelho d^ Alhy afiifted h^Caj- 
pard^ Aranja Pereira^ John 4* Jndrade Ma- 
* ahado,. 
