Storia do Mogor 335.1.6

335.1.6

A few days before the arrival of the European [ships] at this port (Surat), as I have stated above, the town was surrounded by the Shiva Ji [the Mahrattahs] with a force of 20,000 horsemen. They made considerable efforts to take the place, but they did not succeed, being driven away by the Europeans residing there. The Shiva Ji [Mahrattahs] returned, after having pillaged the suburbs and burnt [154] all that they could, to such an extent that they ruined the province and killed in it over three millions of people. At this period there appeared five Arab vessels from Mosquat (Masqat), and they went about ravaging and pillaging everywhere in the territory of Dumar (Daman), as they had done previously in the island of Salseita (Salsette), between the town of Bassahim (Bassain) and the island of Bombay. They stayed seven days, and stole all they could find, and with their plunder loaded fifteen ships. The more valuable part of the merchandise belonged to the Jesuits. Along with the goods they carried off all the best-looking among the natives of the country. This they did by reason of the violent resistance that had been offered to them.