The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago by John Biddulph
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CHAPTER IX A TROUBLED YEAR IN BOMBAY Loss of the _Hunter_ galley--Quarrel with Portuguese--Alliance of Portuguese with Angria--War with both--A double triumph--Portuguese make peace--Angria cowed--Matthews reappears--Trouble caused by him--He returns to England--Court-martialled--The last of Matthews ... CHAPTER X TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF CONFLICT The case of Mr. Curgenven--Death of Conajee Angria--Quarrels of his sons--Portuguese intervention--Sumbhajee Angria--Political changes--Disaster to _Bombay_ and _Bengal_ galleys--The _Ockham_ beats off Angria's fleet--The Coolees--Loss of the _Derby_--Mahrattas expel Portuguese from Salsette--Captain Inchbird--Mannajee Angria gives trouble--Dutch squadron repulsed from Gheriah--Gallant action of the _Harrington_--Sumbhajee attacks Colaba--English assist Mannajee--Loss of the _Antelope_--Death of Sumbhajee Angria--Toolajee Angria--Capture of the _Anson_--Toolajee takes the _Restoration_--Power of Toolajee--Lisle's squadron--Building of the _Protector_ and _Guardian_ ... CHAPTER XI |
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