Albuquerque, Who Had Exerted Himself During The Whole
Action With Equal Courage And Conduct, Now Came Up With The Reserve,
And
the Moors were completely defeated, flying in all directions from the
city and endeavouring to escape to the continent,
But through haste and
confusion many of them perished in the river. After this decisive
victory, it was found that of 9000 men who defended the city, 6000 had
perished, while the Portuguese lost fifty men. Medeorao[122], or
Melrao, nephew to the king of Onore, who commanded the three ships
sent by Timoja, behaved with great courage and fidelity on this
occasion; Timoja came himself to Goa with a reinforcement of 3000 men,
but too late to assist in the attack, and was only a witness to the
carnage which had taken place. The booty in horses, artillery, arms,
provisions, and ships, was immense, and contributed materially to enable
Albuquerque to accomplish the great designs he had in contemplation.
[Footnote 122: This person is afterwards named by Faria Melrao, and is
said to have been nephew to the king of Onore; the editor of Astley
calls him Melrau. Perhaps his real name might have been Madeo row,
and both he and Timoja may have been of the Mahrana nation. - E.]
The Portuguese who were slain in this brilliant exploit were all
honourably interred; those of the enemy were made food for the
alligators who swarmed in the river. All the surviving Moors were
expelled from the city, island, and dependencies of Goa, and all the
farms were restored to the gentiles, over whom Timoja was appointed
governor, and after him Medeorao, formerly mentioned.
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