[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) › 43.7 # Travels in India (Tavernier) 43.7 Travels in India (Ball) 43.7 - **Language:** English ### [43.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43.7) and our Captain, who feared the same thing, commanded his crew to return into our vessel, where he ordered the English to follow ten by ten, and then immediately drew off. The courage of the crew being revived, they found means to put out the fire of the English vessel, in which ten or twelve of our sailors were left ; but our Captain, who had acquired much glory in this action, died at the end of two or three days of his wounds. In the meantime another of our vessels vigorously attacked a large English ship of about thirty guns which held aloof, and had already damaged it badly, when the vessel upon which I was went to assist in sending it to the bottom, by giving it a whole broadside, which completely disabled it from further defence. The English Captain seeing himself lost, immediately ran up the white flag and asked for quarter, which was granted him. The carpenters did their best to close up the holes made by the cannon, the vessel having been pierced in many places ; but seeing themselves deserted by the sailors, who rather than aid them preferred to drink the Shiraz wine, of which they had a quantity in the bottom of the hold before being taken by the Dutch, they left their work and went to drink with them. - [Previous: 43.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43.6) - [Next: 43.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43.8) - [Up: 43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.43.7) · Pramāṇa