ch the king of Pedir was on board, was in the first
squadron, and with him were three Turkish gallions.

That fury, which transported the barbarians, caused them, at the first
sight of the Portuguese navy, to discharge against it their whole
artillery; but they aimed so ill, that they did them little or no
mischief. Immediately after, the two admirals met, and stemmed each
other. They engaged on either side with so much resolution, that the
advantage was not seen, till a shot was made from the vessel of John
Soarez, and out of the cannon called the camel It took place so justly,
that Soora's vessel sunk to rights. The three gallions which were in
front with him, on the same time, immediately changed their order, and
left off fighting, to save their general, and the principal lords of his
retinue. But these gallions, which were across the stream, and took up
half the breadth of it, stopped their own vessels, which followed file by
file; insomuch, that those of the second rank striking against the first,
and those of the third against the second, they fell foul on each other,
with a terrible confusion.

The Portuguese seeing the army of the enemy, on a heap together, without
being able to disengage their ships, encompassed them, and battered them
with their cannon. They discharged every tier, three rounds successively,
and so to purpose, that they sunk nine great ships, and disabled almost
all the rest. Then four of the Portuguese foysts set upon six Mahometans,
which the cannon had used more favourably than the rest; the soldiers
boarded them with their swords in their hands, and calling on the name of
Jesus, in less than half an hour they destroyed above 2000 men. The
fright and the disorder of the enemy was redoubled, at the sight of this
slaughter, and at the thundering of the guns, which did such dreadful
execution; insomuch, that the Achenois leaped into the river of their own
accord, chusing rather to die in that manner, than by the hands of the
Christians.

Their general being taken up, when he was just drowning, and drawing new
courage from despair, endeavoured to have heartened up the remainder of
those who were about him. But having himself received a musket-shot, he
lost all manner of resolution, and made away with only two vessels. The
five hundred gentlemen Orobalans were either slain or drowned, with all
the Janisaries. None escaped, but those who followed Soora in his flight.
On the side of the Christian