The Hottest Of The Battle
Was About Gaining And Defending The Bridge, Which Enterprise Albuquerque
Undertook In Person, And Where The Enemy After A Vigorous Defence, In
Which Great Numbers Of Them Were Slain, Were Forced To Leap Into The
River, Where Many Of Them Were Drowned.
The prince and the king of
Pahang bravely opposed another party of the Portuguese who endeavoured
to force their
Way to the bridge to join the viceroy, and at the same
time King Mahomet came out on a large elephant, attended by two others
having castles on their backs, whence numbers of darts were launched
against the Portuguese. But the elephants being soon severely wounded,
turned and fled through among their own men, trampling many of them to
death and making way for the Portuguese to join those who had possession
of the bridge. At this place Albuquerque fortified himself, and as
considerable harm was done to his men by poisoned arrows discharged from
the tops of the adjoining houses, he caused them to be set on fire.
After bestowing great praises on his captains for their courageous
behaviour, and perceiving that his people began to grow faint by long
exertions, excessive heat, and want of food, he withdrew to the ships
towards night. Ten of the Portuguese died in consequence of their wounds
from the poisoned arrows. The loss of the enemy was not known. The king
of Pahang withdrew to his own country, under pretence of bringing a
reinforcement, but never returned.
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