The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c12.126

v1.c12.126

In the meanwhile a fleet came from Goa, commanded by the Governor-General, Dom Nuno da Cunha, who proceeded personally to chastise the Muhammadans. About this St. Francis Xavier wrote from Tuticorin to St. Ignatius ten years later; "When the Governor received this information, he went personally with his fleet to chase the Moors (the Muhammadans), and overtaking them, made a great slaughter. He dispersed all, and captured all their boats without exception, and even those which they had taken from the Christians of this country¹. He gave back all these boats to the Christians. To those who had none nor means to acquire them, he handed over the boats captured from the Moors. It was certainly a great victory, and of happy remembrance. There are no Moors at all in that country at present"².