The History of the Portuguese, During the Reign of Emmanuel, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The History of the Portuguese, During the Reign of Emmanuel, Vol. 2: Containing All Their Discoveries, From the Coast of Africk to the Farthest Parts of China; Their Battles by Sea and Land, Their Sieges, and Other Memorable Exploits: With a Description of Those Countries, and a Particular Account of the Religion, Governme It will therefore be highly conducive to your safety, and redound greatly to your honour, if you immediately attack Goa, and thus prevent the enemy´s designs from being put into execution. Moreover, you have at present an excellent opportunity, for Zabaim, since the decease of his father, has been engaged in war with several tributary princes on the continent, who have revolted from him, and he has therefore been obliged to send over great part of his forces to reduce the revolters to obedience.´ Timoia at the same time declared he would give the Portuguese all the assistance in his power, and assured them he would fight for the honour of Emmanuel with the utmost chearfulness. Albuquerque being influenced by these arguments, called a council of his officers, who unanimously agreed to follow the advice of Timoia. Albuquerque sent Timoia to attack a strong fort in the town of Zintacora, whilst he and his fleet failed for Goa: but scarce had he reached that place when Timoia arrived with the news of his having destroyed the fort. The pyrate´s fleet confided of fourteen large ships, compleatly furnished with all manner of warlike stores. The city of Goals situated on the point of an island, called Ticuarin, formed by a river running into the sea in two different branches. This island is about twenty-three miles in compass. The city is fortified with walls and towers, which are furnished with great abundance of warlike engines. The buildings are magnificent; the air and temperature of the climate is agreeable; and the harbours are so convenient, that many merchants settled here, and it was then one of the most celebrated marts in India. The inhabitants were men of a warlike genius; and Zabaiam following his father´s example, greatly encouraged the exercise of arms, and generally kept in his pay many foreign soldiers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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