Shivaji and His Times c12.s7.2

c12.s7.2

But the hope of hindering the Maratha fortification of the island without fighting proved futile, and the English ships were withdrawn (January, 1680) from Khanderi, which, after "holding out [against the Siddis and the English] to the admiration of all," was freed from enemy vessels by the coming of the monsoons, and remained in Shiva's hands. (F. R. Surat 108, Bombay to Surat, 1 Jan. 1680.)