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and t he Sedee landed at Midnight, and the Redoubt, where ever feen, and was fo much in the General’s Favour, that 
he landed, fired a great Gun to give the Alarm, and fo he had not fo much as a Reprimand for his Cowardice and 
deferred their Poft, and the Sedee took Boffeffion of it. Misbehaviour. This Relation I had, fays Captain H. from 
AtOne in theMorning the Caftle fired threeKJuns togive a Gentleman voluntier, who always kept near the Captain, 
the General Notice, which brought fuch Fear on thofe that while he could keep Pace with him. 
lived fecurely in their Houfes without the Caftle, that the When the General left Surat ^ there were feyeral Gentle- 
poor Ladies, both white and black, ran half naked to the men in it, fome in the Company’s Service., and feme pii 
Fort, and only carried their Children with them ; but they vate Perfons, who were all imprifoned, and put in Irons, 
were all obliged to wait without the Wall, till Day-Flight except Mr. Boucher and his Dependants, who were pro- 
relieved them. Next Morning the Sedee marched to Maf- tedled by his Phirmaund. Thofe imprifoned were feverely 
fagun , a fmall Fort of fourteen Guns, and about a random ufed, being obliged to pafs through the Streets with Irons 
Shot diftant from the Caftle. On the Enemy’s Approach, about their Necks, for Spe&acles to pleafe the Mob. Cap- 
the Fort, though fituated on a Point of Rocks, where the tain Johnfon and Captain Teaman , though particular Mer- 
Sea defended three Quarters of it, was alfo defer ted in fuch chants, were obliged to adft their Parts in the Tragi-Co- 
Precipitancy that eight or ten Chefts of Treafure, which medy, and continue Prifoners, where Captain Johnfon 
generally contain one thoufand Pounds each, and four died •, but Captain Teaman got his Liberty at the End of 
Chefts of new Arms, were left behind, though the Seamen the. War, which was about the Beginning of June. 1690. 
that were fent in Boats to bring them off proffered to carry I will now return back to the Year 1686, when Sir John 
them along with them; but the commanding Officer Weyborn was fent from England with a Commiffion of 
thought them not fit to be trailed with Money and Arms, Judge- Admiral from the King, and he had likewife ano-^ 
and fo they were left for a Prefent to Sedee: Tacoup, with ther Commiffion from the Governor of the Company, 
fourteen Cannon, two Mortars, with fome Powder, Shot, which they made him believe was alfo from the King, to 
and Shells. Bat why that Treafure, and thofe Arms and condemn and hang thirteen of the Inhabitants of 67 . Helena , 
Ammunition were depofited in Mazagun, few could account where, in a Tumult caufed by the Oppreffions of the Go- 
fer •, and the Reafpn why they were left to the Enemy was vernor of that Eland, one Johnfon , the Second, was killed, 
as wonderful: But it is plain, that the old Way of fiftiing Sir John Weykcrn took his Paffage to India on board the 
in troubled Waters was known at Bombay, and the Officer Ship London, and in his Way called at 67 . Helena, and 
was never called to account for his Overfight. Sedee Ta- hanged up the thirteen proferibed Perfons without Form or 
coup , finding no Oppofition, fent a Party of Men towards Procefs, for which the Company paid dear afterwards ; and 
Mahim to plunder the poor Peafants, and to take the Fort, fo had Sir John , had he lived. But he finding , the illegal 
which he thought might be defer ted as the reft had been. Proceedings of Mr. Child to be infupportable, and meeting 
and was not in the leaft out of his Conjecture ; for the Gar- with many Affronts (from that Man without Manners) died 
rifon had embarked in Boats, and came by Sea to Bombay at Bombay about two Months before the Sedee came on it. 
before they faw an Enemy ; the Sedee taking Poffeffion of He was much lamented by all honefl Men that knew him, 
Mazagun , hoifted his Flag there, and made it: his head He was Captain of the Happy Return , who accompanied 
Quarters. The following Day fome of the Enemy ap- the Gloucejler , when £he was bringing the Duke of Tork 
peared on Mazagun Hills, which grieved our General’s to Scotland, and loft by the Way. It was Captain Weyburn 
righteous Soul to fee Infidels come 10 near him in a hoftile that fent his Barge to wait on the Duke, and brought him 
manner. fafe on board the Happy Return , who carried him forward 
He called a Minion of his own, one Captain Pean, who to Scotland , for which good Service he was knighted; he 
was no better Soldier than himfelf, and ordered him to take was ever after a great Favourite with King James , who 
two Companies, each containing about feventy Men, and feeing he could not be brought into his Meafures, put that 
march to thofe Hills, and drive the Enemy out of Sight; he Employment on him to dilmifs him with Honour : And 
ordered one Monro , who had been a Soldier at Tangier , to now the Sedee being Mailer of the whole Iffand, except the 
be his Lieutenant, In Tangier he had received a Wound Caftle, and .about half a Mile to the Southward of tha 
in his Heel that fpoiled his running, and accordingly they Caftle he raifed Batteries on Dungree-Hill , which over- 
marched in good Order within Shot of the Enemy, who looked the Fort Wall, and difturbed the Garrifon very 
Ihewed their Heads above the Surface of the Hill, but much; then he put four great Guns. in the Cujlom-Houfe„ 
did not offer to advance, or expofe their Bodies ; feveral commonly called the India-Houfe , and raifed a Battery at 
Gentlemen Voluntiers took their Arms, and accompanied the Moodies-houfe, within two hundred Paces of the Court, 
the little Army. The Lieutenant advifed the Captain to and another in the Lady’s Houfe, that he had been fo unkind 
march up the Hill in Platoons to feparate the Enemy’s to, fo that it was dangerous to go out or in at the Caftle 
Forces. The Captain, who took it as an Affront to be ad- Gate, till we got up an half Moon over it. AH Men were 
vifed, told his Lieutenant, that when he had the Command then preffed into the Company’s Service, and our Author 
in his own Hands, he might ufe it as he thought fit : But among the reft. 
as it was intrufted to him, he would ufe it according to We paired, fays he, the Months from April to September 
his own Mind, and fo ordered his Men to fpread as much very ill, for Provifions grew fcarce, by the Addition of three 
as they could ; and when they faw the Enemy open in the thoufand Sovajees that were employed as Auxiliaries in the 
Plain, to difeharge all at once amongft them, which he military Service of the Company. When the Winter 
faid would terrify them. Monro oppofed his Scheme, and Months were over, in September we went to Sea with our 
told him of the Danger he would bring himfelf and them fmall Ships to cruize on the Mogul’s Subje&s, and had 
'into, if the Enemy fhould attack them, whilft their Arms pretty good Succefs. I was employed in that Service, and 
were reloading ; but nothing could difiuade him from his had the Command of a fmall Privateer of feven or eight 
Project, and fo commanded his Men to fire, as he had Tuns, with twenty fighting Men, and fixteen Rowers. In 
directed. The Sedees being ten to one in Numbers, and three or four Months I brought nine Prizes into Bombay , 
better Runners than our Men, and better acquainted with laden moil with Provifions and Cloaths for the Enemy’s 
clofe fighting with Sword and Target, took hold of the Army, which was now encreafed to forty thoufand ; but 
Opportunity, and advanced with all their Speed, which the we were not allowed any Plunder, but were rather plun- 
Captain perceiving, betook himfelf to his Heels, and was dered ourfelves'j for when we brought our Prizes in, our 
the foremoft Man to the Pcrtugueze Church, where he Chefts were feverely fearched, and if we had faved any of 
t ook Courage to look behind him, to fee what was become our Pay, it was feized for the Company's Ufe, a 3 Money 
of his Men. Poor Monro thinking to ftop the Enemy’s we had found in the Prizes, which made us carelefs in pur- 
Carrier by a Parc of the Wing that he commanded, found fuing the Enemy at Sea : Except when Hunger pinched we 
himfelf deferted by all but thirteen or fourteen flout Fel- never looked out for Prizes; by which Indifference of ours 
lows, who were foon furroimded by the Enemy, and cut to many of the Enemy efcaped that we could have taken. 
Pieces. -Pean had not flopp’d at the Portugueze Church had The ill Succefs we had affiore with the Enemy made our 
he not found a Party of one hundred Men that lay there General fick ; and in December he difpatched two Factors 
ready to fupport or receive him, as his Cafe ftiould require, to the Mogul’s Court, with a Surat Merchant called Meer 
l ie. was a Fellow as well made for running as any that was Mczamie , he was our Friend, and had fome Intereft at 
Court, 
