C. 1514. S. 1436. H . 9 m
Ninachetuan, a Pagan Malay of Malacca, burns
himself publicly on a funeral pile, on account of the
ingratitude of the Portuguese.
The Raja of Campar in Sumatra, exercising the
functions of Bandahara, or first minister of Malacca,
is unjustly put to death by the Portuguese, in
consequence of which they are execrated, and the
eity is deserted.
C. 1516. S. 1438. H. 922.
Mahomed, ex-king of Malacca, and king of
Bintan and Jehor, blockades Malacca.
C. 1517. S. 1439. H. 923.
Mahomed, ex-king of Malacca, attacks that place
a second time—is beaten off, but returns to the
blockade.
C. 1518. S. 1440. H. 924.
Mahomed, ex-king of Malacca, continues the
blockade of that city, which is defended successfully
by seventy Portuguese.
C. 1519. S. 1441. H. 925.
Mahomed, king of Bintan, continues his blockade
of Malacca, but the garrison being reinforced
by Garcia de Sa, they attack Mahomed’s entrenched
camp, which they take, and that prince retires
again to Bintan.
The king of Achin, taking advantage of the distressed
state of Malacca, attacks the Portuguese
factories within his dom inions, and makes prisoners
or puts to death the Europeans.
c . 1521. S. 1443. H. 928.
George Albuquerque, governor of Malacca, attacks
Passe in Sumatra, Jeinal the king of which is
killed in the storm.—He restores to the throne
the legitimate king who had fled to Hindustan,
imploring the assistance of the Portuguese.
George de Britto, with a squadron of nine ships,
touching at Achin on his way to the Moluccas, is
induced from avarice, and- at the instigation ©f %
shipwrecked Portuguese named Borba, who had in
his distress been kindly treated by the king, to attack
a temple reputed to contain great riches, in
which he is defeated and slain.
Antonio de Britto succeeds to the command of
the squadron destined for the Moluccas, and, proceeding
to Malacca, unites with George Albuquerque
in an attempt against Bintan, with eighteen
vessels and six hundred soldiers. They attack that
place, and are disgracefully defeated by the celebrated
Laksimana, who pursues Albuquerque,
after his coadjutor had proceeded in his voyage to
the Moluccas, and takes one ship of his squadron.
The Spaniards, conducted by Magellan, arrive
in the Moluccas by the Straits bearing his name.
That great navigator is killed in an affray with the
people of the tittle isle of Maktan, one of the
Philippines.
Antonio de Britto, as governor of the Moluccas,
touches at Java on his way to these islands. He