Storia do Mogor 354.5.2

354.5.2

As he was coming out they stopped him and attacked. He tried to set fire to one of the ships, but his attempt did not succeed, for the ship escaped and he only damaged himself. The two ships, finding they had cut off his retreat, fought him most vigorously. On his side Monsieur Bono [Bouynot] made a stout resistance, and used his utmost efforts to get away into the open sea and continue his voyage. But he was not able to proceed farther as his ship was not well found, and was defended by only two hundred fighting men of different nations. Thus he was obliged to beat a retreat, and, using judgment and courage, he went back into the port of Bengal [? Hugli], disembarked his cargo at the French factory, and there laid up his ships till the times permitted of his departure. [125] I will insert what is commonly said by all the Hindus, though for myself I do not believe it will happen as they assert. In all their prophecies and documents, it is said that after the death of King Aurangzeb the line of Tamur-i-lang's descendants will cease to rule, and that once more the Hindus will reign over Hindustan as they did of old time. They tell, however, a fable, which is very widespread in the empire, and is as follows :