[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier) › [Travels in India (Ball)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball) › 147.1 # Travels in India (Tavernier) 147.1 Travels in India (Ball) 147.1 - **Language:** English ### [147.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.147.1) The King felt compelled to defend himself against these enemies whose power he feared, and with the vessels of Macao, which were in the roads, sought for some time to resist the Dutch attack. The combat being obstinate on both sides, the Dutch divided their fleet, and while thirteen vessels devoted themselves to the Portuguese, the remainder incessantly battered the fortress, which was carried without much resistance. It is said that on this day the Dutch fired more than 7000 cannon shots, and that the King was so much terrified that he ordered the Portuguese not to fire any more, so as not to further irritate the enemy. The Prince Patinsaloa died during this engagement, and this was a great loss to the King of Macassar, who had become formidable to his neighbours by the diplomacy of this minister, upon whom he entirely relied. As the vessels of Macao found themselves surprised and unprepared for defence, it was not difficult for the Dutch fleet to destroy the Portuguese; they burnt three of their vessels, sent two to the bottom, and took from them a quantity of costly goods; thus it was that the Dutch reimbursed themselves profitably for the cost of the deputation to China. - [Previous: 146.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.146.6) - [Next: 147.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.147.2) - [Up: 147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.147) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.147.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.147.1) · Pramāṇa