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Excerpt from The Portuguese in India, Vol. 2: Being a History of the Rise and Decline of Their Eastern Empire
It was the middle Of October when the King Of Achin, pursuant to the conditions and terms Of the recent alli ance, appeared before Malacca with a ?eet of nearly 100 sail and men, together with a vast quantity of ammunition. He landed the. Same night Of his arrival, and set fire to the town of Iller, which would most probably have been totally destroyed but for the occur rence of a sudden and violent downpour Of rain.
The enemy next attempted to burn the Portuguese ships, but, failing in this and other plans, resolved to carry the city by a regular siege. Malacca was then in a miserable condition, with a small garrison, which had suffered much from sickness and famine.
Malacca had, to a'' certain extent, no hopes Of a success ful defence. The enemy were incessantly battering its walls, and had cut Off all communication from without, so that no provisions could be introduced, and the garrison and inhabitants were soon reduced to great misery and want.
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It was the middle Of October when the King Of Achin, pursuant to the conditions and terms Of the recent alli ance, appeared before Malacca with a ?eet of nearly 100 sail and men, together with a vast quantity of ammunition. He landed the. Same night Of his arrival, and set fire to the town of Iller, which would most probably have been totally destroyed but for the occur rence of a sudden and violent downpour Of rain.
The enemy next attempted to burn the Portuguese ships, but, failing in this and other plans, resolved to carry the city by a regular siege. Malacca was then in a miserable condition, with a small garrison, which had suffered much from sickness and famine.
Malacca had, to a'' certain extent, no hopes Of a success ful defence. The enemy were incessantly battering its walls, and had cut Off all communication from without, so that no provisions could be introduced, and the garrison and inhabitants were soon reduced to great misery and want.
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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Frederick Charles Danvers
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ISBN - 9781528183673
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