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A sarther Difcovery os I^dja. 4*3
The. Rains being over, great preparations arc making toga against Chap. I.
the obstinate -Pagans, the Emperor .marching out'pi juan djmtd ^5^V^j
10000 strong, besides Ordnance, Elephants, and other'Warlike PJP^'L
provisions. ctaflise the
r Ptgaii,.
At the bpginning of September. th&Jitdda,b Fleet, [reigned with The muni os
Keligion a.n.d Pelf, made ibis, Port, bringing Fifty Leques worth.'of. t^^add"b
Rupees in Cassi, which is so many Hundred Thpuiand: It could not
be improved till the Governor had released the Shrosss or Bankers,
whom he had clapp'd up on pretence of Conspiring with the late
Governor to Cheat the King, by Coining more Money than had been
accounted for; but intercesiion being made by our President, they
were set at liberty, for that our Company's Bullion was also coming
srom England, the Ships being arriv'd at Bomlaim; and these are
they that try and set the value on all Metals.
Our EngUJh Ships had no sooner lest the Port at Bomlaim, but that sev* Seizes
Seva Gl had pastcd several Hundred Men on Henry Kenry, a Rock in ntmytemj.
the Mouth of the Bay, on pretence of hindring the Syddy's Men go-
ing in and out; whereupon a small Bark, with an old Captain, be-
ing sent to demand their Business there, and he landing with his
Men imprudently, were all cut osF by the Barbarians.
After this AdHon, Seven Prowes and one small Ship (the Pink) The &«•&»-.
were ordered to lie at an Anchor and block up the Avenues before mx ieveit'
the Rock; which scen by the Barbarians on Shore, the first fair
Wind they Manned out Forty Gallics, at whose approach our Prowes
ssed all but one, which was easiSy vanquished; and the Pink feign-
ed a fear Ukewife, whereat they being encouraged , Boarded her
with a terrible noise, who cleared her Decks with her small shot,
and blew some Hundreds up from her Prow and Poop, and then
plying her great Guns, on those who were Board and Board, sunk Four
of their Gallies, and put the rest to ssight; which made them more
asraid than at the first onset, being glad to bear away with the rest;
however they in this skirmish succoured the Besieged with Five
Boats laden with Provisions. • t
A Month after they appeared again with all their strength, and Their Fleet
the Engl/Jh being recruited with another small Ship, engaged them, ^vemw
and gave them the rout, following them into their own Harbours,
where they got hastily aihoar and drew up their Vessels under some
small Guns planted tosecure them.
Whilst our Fleet were busy in this Enterprise, and left some Boats
to ssint up the River Tu/J, the Syddy came before Henry Kenry,
where he lies with his Fleet, who, ihould he get Footing there,
would be as bad a Thorn as Seva Gi.
In the mean while that the Mogul Marched againsl the Rajhpoots, TheeMesr.
his eldest Son came to Brampore with a mighty Army; for all that SVrin^™"
Seva spoils the Country at hispleasure, knowing well the Sultan Army to
will not break his Forces to hazard a Battel till he sees how his Father &a>»pre.
speeds, that he may be the better able to promote his own Interest for
the Crown: On which scorc it is unhappy both sor the Husbandman
and
The. Rains being over, great preparations arc making toga against Chap. I.
the obstinate -Pagans, the Emperor .marching out'pi juan djmtd ^5^V^j
10000 strong, besides Ordnance, Elephants, and other'Warlike PJP^'L
provisions. ctaflise the
r Ptgaii,.
At the bpginning of September. th&Jitdda,b Fleet, [reigned with The muni os
Keligion a.n.d Pelf, made ibis, Port, bringing Fifty Leques worth.'of. t^^add"b
Rupees in Cassi, which is so many Hundred Thpuiand: It could not
be improved till the Governor had released the Shrosss or Bankers,
whom he had clapp'd up on pretence of Conspiring with the late
Governor to Cheat the King, by Coining more Money than had been
accounted for; but intercesiion being made by our President, they
were set at liberty, for that our Company's Bullion was also coming
srom England, the Ships being arriv'd at Bomlaim; and these are
they that try and set the value on all Metals.
Our EngUJh Ships had no sooner lest the Port at Bomlaim, but that sev* Seizes
Seva Gl had pastcd several Hundred Men on Henry Kenry, a Rock in ntmytemj.
the Mouth of the Bay, on pretence of hindring the Syddy's Men go-
ing in and out; whereupon a small Bark, with an old Captain, be-
ing sent to demand their Business there, and he landing with his
Men imprudently, were all cut osF by the Barbarians.
After this AdHon, Seven Prowes and one small Ship (the Pink) The &«•&»-.
were ordered to lie at an Anchor and block up the Avenues before mx ieveit'
the Rock; which scen by the Barbarians on Shore, the first fair
Wind they Manned out Forty Gallics, at whose approach our Prowes
ssed all but one, which was easiSy vanquished; and the Pink feign-
ed a fear Ukewife, whereat they being encouraged , Boarded her
with a terrible noise, who cleared her Decks with her small shot,
and blew some Hundreds up from her Prow and Poop, and then
plying her great Guns, on those who were Board and Board, sunk Four
of their Gallies, and put the rest to ssight; which made them more
asraid than at the first onset, being glad to bear away with the rest;
however they in this skirmish succoured the Besieged with Five
Boats laden with Provisions. • t
A Month after they appeared again with all their strength, and Their Fleet
the Engl/Jh being recruited with another small Ship, engaged them, ^vemw
and gave them the rout, following them into their own Harbours,
where they got hastily aihoar and drew up their Vessels under some
small Guns planted tosecure them.
Whilst our Fleet were busy in this Enterprise, and left some Boats
to ssint up the River Tu/J, the Syddy came before Henry Kenry,
where he lies with his Fleet, who, ihould he get Footing there,
would be as bad a Thorn as Seva Gi.
In the mean while that the Mogul Marched againsl the Rajhpoots, TheeMesr.
his eldest Son came to Brampore with a mighty Army; for all that SVrin^™"
Seva spoils the Country at hispleasure, knowing well the Sultan Army to
will not break his Forces to hazard a Battel till he sees how his Father &a>»pre.
speeds, that he may be the better able to promote his own Interest for
the Crown: On which scorc it is unhappy both sor the Husbandman
and