Storia do Mogor 288: Tuesday, 22th February, 1698.

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This morning Selimon Cawn marcht towards Mange Copang and as we believed he intended to goe to the Sea side, and that way to come on the back of Tevenapatnam ; to prevent which the Governr., Messrs. Ingram, Farmer and Games, sent out Mr. John Berlu and Ensign Henry Kerr, with 50 Souldiers, with which party Mr. Edmund Bugden went Volunteer; The Enimy marcht boldly towards them, haveing the advantage in numbers ; the Horse took particular care to be out of Gunshott, and rather appeared only to force on their foot, who spent great numbers of shott in vain, for their powder being weak, did not wound one of our men ; Our people killed 4 or 5 of theirs, besides what wounded, and one of their footmen had his leg shott off by a field peice, which was sent upon the plain from Tevenapatnam gate, but notwithstanding all that we could doe, their flying partys continued to burn all our out-towns and great part of Mangee Copang, and perceiveing them to goe towards the water side, on the back of Tevenapatnam, we ordered our men to withdraw att 12 a' Clock at noon ; They were much wearied in being engaged and continuing in open field till this time.
About one o'clock this afternoon, we perceived the Enimy to begin to return to the same quarters as they were at last night. This afternoon the Governr. and Councill orderd all the horse to be gott ready, and to borrow as many as to be had. This evening received a letter from Abdall Labby, in answer to the Presidts. sent the 19th Inst, disapproveing of Selimon Cawns actions, and adviseing of our opposeing him in all his ill designs.
This night dispatch't a generall letter to Madrass, adviseing the necessary, as also sending to Porto Novo to take the Ships there, but that we should be glad if there may not be a necessity for it, being senceable nothing but necessity should cause us to carry on a quarrell with the Mogulls subjects.