In the fort thirty-nine men;
in the ship left to defend Cochin twenty-five; in the caravel which
accompanied him in the expedition to Cambalan twenty-six; into one
boat twenty-three; and in the boat along with himself twenty-two;
making his whole effective force 135 men; seventy-one only of which
went along with him to defend the pass. - Astl. I. 56.
[3] A very short space before these are only stated as twenty; but the
numbers and names in the text seem much corrupted. - E.
[4] In a former note we have given a list of the names and circumstances
of the English ordnance near this period. In that list the saker is
described as a light cannon of only 5-1/2 pound ball, now looked upon
as one of very small importance; we may therefore conclude that the
other cannon used on the present occasion could hardly exceed
_falcouns_, or two-pounders. - E.
[5] Such is the unintelligible expression in Lichefilds translation. In
the account of this war compiled by the editor of Astleys Collection
from the Portuguese historians, the enemy are said to have lost in the
former part of this battle, twenty paraws sunk, 180 persons of note,
and above 1000 common men; while in the second attack, nineteen paraws
were sunk, sixty-two fled, and 360 men were slain. In this account, a
third naval engagement is mentioned, in which sixty-two paraws were
sunk, and sixty fled; after which 15,000 men were defeated by land,
and four towns were burnt by Pacheco.