Storia do Mogor 89.2

89.2

The Mahomedans did all they could to catch the pirate ship, under the belief that she could not escape, when, much to their surprise, the pirate, with great determination and courage, veered round, and, getting amongst the attacking vessels, most dexterously discharged its guns and threw them into disorder. Thus, some dispersed one way and some another. The pirates captured one ship, and after stripping it, set it on fire, consuming both the vessel and all those that were in it. Nor were they satisfied with this vengeance. Knowing the little acquaintance with sea-life and the little handiness at sea possessed by the Mahomedans, they sailed to the latitude of Dio (Diu), near Surat, and waited for the royal ships. These were on their way from Mecca with high-placed lords and ladies, besides faqīrs. There was also much coin, chiefly Venetian, vulgarly called zequinhos (sequins). It turned out as they had hoped, for when the two ships arrived, they attacked them and overcame one of them, when they not only took its valuable cargo, but dishonoured the ladies aboard of it.