A History of the Mahrattas v1.c13.42

v1.c13.42

Whilst this report was current, he secretly drew together a large fleet,² suddenly set off for the coast, embarked from Malwan, made a descent on the rich town of Barcelore,³ about 130 miles below Goa, and sailed back as far as Gocurn with four thousand men, before it was fully ascertained that he had quitted his capital. There, having dismissed the greater part of his fleet, he paid his devotions at a temple in the neighbourhood, and afterwards, having divided his troops into parties, scoured the whole country, and acquired immense booty from several of the rich mercantile towns in that neighbourhood ; Carwar¹ stood on the defensive, and Sivajee had only time to exact a contribution² ; after which, having dispatched his troops by land, he hastily re-embarked on his return to Raigurh.³