Travels of the Abbé Carré in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674 : Volume II. From Bijapur to Madras and St Thom‚. Account of the capture of Trincomalee Bay and St Thomé by De la Haye, and of the siege of St Thomé by the Golconda army and hosti... 9781409417019, 9781409414629

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The Travels of the Abbé Carré in India and the Near East, 1672 to 1674 Volume II. From Bijapur to Madras and St Thom‚. Account of the capture of Trincomalee Bay and St Thomé by De la Haye, and of the siege of St Thomé by the Golconda army and hostilities with the Dutch

Edited by Sir Charles Fawcett with Sir Richard Burn

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COUNCIL AND OFFICERS OF

THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY 1947

EDWARD LYNAM, ESQ., D.Lrrr., M.R.I.A., F.S.A., President. PROFESSOR E. G. R. TAYLOR, D.Sc., Vice-President. EDWARD HEAWOOD, ESQ., M.A., Vice-President. SIR WILLIAM FOSTER, C.I.E., Vice-President.

G. R. CRONE, ESQ. PROFESSOR F. DEBENHAM, O.B.E. DAVID ECCLES, ESQ., M.P.

E. W. GILBERT, ESQ. SIR GILBERT LArrHWArrE, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. Sm HARRY C. LUKE, K.C.M.G., D.Lrrr., LL.D. FRANK B. MAGGS, ESQ. WALTER OAKESHOTT, ESQ. N. M. PENZER, ESQ., Lnr.D., F.S.A. TRACY PHHJPPS, ESQ., M.C., HON. D.C.L. ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY (JAMES PACKMAN, ESQ.). J. A. STEERS, ESQ. REAR-ADMIRAL A. G. N. WYATT. J. N. L. BAKER, ESQ., Treasurer. R. A. SKELTON, ESQ., Hon. Secretary (BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON W.C. i). W. M. WHITEHILL, ESQ., PH.D., F.S.A., Hon. Secretary for U.S.A. (BOSTON ATHENAEUM, BOSTON, MASS.). C. R. H. TAYLOR, ESQ., Hon. Secretary for New Zealand (ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY, WELLINGTON, N.Z.). PROFESSOR G. H. T. KIMBLE, Hon. Secretary for Canada (McGiLL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL). PROFESSOR C. Y. SHEPHARD, Hon. Secretary for British West Indies (IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, TRINIDAD, B.W.I.). THE PRESIDENT

THE TREASURER E. W. Bovnx, ESQ.

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MALCOLM LETTS, ESQ., F.S.A., IV

THE TRAVELS OF

THE ABBE CAERE IN INDIA AND THE NEAR EAST 1672 TO 1674

Translated from the manuscript journal of his travels in the India Office by LADY FAWCETT and edited by SIR CHARLES FAWCITT with the assistance of SIR RICHARD BURN

VOLUME TWO From Bijafw te> Madras md St. Tiume. Account of the capture of Trimomake Bay ami St. Thome by de la Hayef and of the siege of St. Thome ly the Golconda army and hostilities with the Dutch

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INTRODUCTION Brief history of St. Thome; its capture by de la Haye . . xiii, xiv Its siege by the Golconda army and gallant French defence . xiv-xv Dangerous position of the French at St. Thorne* . . . xv-xvi Outline of Carre's journey from Bijapur to St. Thome . . xvi-xix Outline of Carry's account of the French fleet to 14 April 1673 . xx-xxi Outline of Carre's account of events at St. Thome, Madras, Masulipatam, etc., from 16 April to 21 September 1673 . . xxi-xxii Carre's criticism of French mismanagement in the East . . xxiii, xxiv Developments after Carry's departure from Madras .... xxiv CHAPTER

I. JOURNEY FROM BIJAPUR TO GOLCONDA .

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Leaves Bijapur, 317. His appetite revives, 318-9. At Afzalpur, 319. How Afzal Khan murdered his wives and was slain by Shivaji, 319-23. Pilgrims to a saint's tomb at Gulbarga, 323-5. Reaches Golconda and stays with a Portuguese priest near Bhagnagar, 326. Visits Golconda and Bhagnagar, 327-9. French deserter's account of Dutch capture of French ships at Trincomalee, 333-5. Severe treatment of French prisoners at Golconda, 330-2, 337-8, 340-1. Goes to the Dutch factory at Bhagnagar for a passport, 343-4. Loses a stupid Canarin on the way, 343-4. Stays three days with the Dutch, 344-52.

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Leaves Bhagnagar, 353. Crosses the Kistna, 354. Passes Macherla and Murrivemula, 356-7. At Nellore, 358-9. Approaches Pulicat by the Coromandel coast, 359-61. Arrested and taken to the Dutch fort at Pulicat, 361-2. Subdues an opponent of his claim to be a Portuguese, 362-7. Stays the night at Pulicat, 365-71. His visitors next morning, 372-4. Gets a Dutch passport, 374. Description of the Dutch fort and its privileges, 374-5. Leaves Pulicat, 375. Arrives at Madras, 376. Reaches St. Thome', 377.

III. REVIEW OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FRENCH FLEET, ETC. (March 1670-April 1673) Carre's welcome at St. Thorne", 378. The sufferings and valour of its garrison, 378-9. Failure of French colonisation in the East, and its causes, 379-80. Expedition to Madagascar (1666-7) and its failure, 380-1. Caron's good start at Surat leads to the dispatch of de la Hayc's fleet in 1670, 381-4. Its misadventures on

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the voyage to Madagascar, 384-6, 387. Its prejudicial stay at Fort Dauphin, 386-8. Its arrival at Swally, and the effect in India, 389-92. Discord between Caron and Blot at Surat, 393-6. The fleet sails for the Malabar coast, 396. Its too long stay at Goa, 396-400. Obtains grant of Alicot from the Zamorin, 400. Refrains from making a Dutch fleet strike to the French flag, 401-2. Enters and fortifies the Bay of Trincomalee, 402-6. A Dutch fleet arrives and obstructs the French, 403-4, 406-8. The Dutch capture two French ships, 408-10. A third ship escapes, 411-2. The crews of the captured ships sent to Negapatam, 412-4. Continuance of discord between French directors at Surat, 414-7. Further conflict between the French and the Dutch at Trincomalee, 417-9. De la Haye's and Caron's decision to leave Trincomalee criticised, 419-20, 422-4. The grant of Trincomalee to the French, and de la Haye's plaque to commemorate it, 421. French embassy to the King of Ceylon, 425. The fleet, reduced in size, leaves for the Coromandel coast, 427. Dutch ships enter the Bay, 428-30. They seize the St. Jean Baptiste, and the French capitulate, 430-1. French prisoners sent to Negapatam for dispersal, 431. Two French soldiers executed at Batavia, 431-2. The French fleet gets provisions, etc., at Tranquebar and Porto Novo, 432-3.

IV. THE FRENCH AT ST. THOME ..... (July i672-April 1673) The French fleet arrives off St. Thome* and is refused provisions, 436-7. De la Haye and Caron decide to attack the place, 437-8. The decision criticised, 439-40. The preparations to attack, 440-1. The attack succeeds, 442-3. St. Thome" churches found undesecrated, 443-4. Assistance received from Porto Novo and Tanjore, 445-6. Jealousy of other nations over the seizure of St. Thorne", 446-7. Golconda sends an army to retake the town, 447-8. The English at Madras assist it, 448-50. The French undismayed at the army's approach, 450-2. Successful sortie by the French on 10 August 1672, 452-4. The Moor works to besiege the town impeded, 455-6. Hindu lascarins fight for the French, 457. De la Haye's need for funds, provisions and munitions, 457-8. Caron leaves in a ship for France, and another sails for Surat, but both are wrecked, 459-60. French ships manage to bring provisions, etc., from the Coromandel coast, 460. Heavy Moor battery near west wall of St. Thome*, 461. Successful French sortie on 5 November 1672, 461-5 The Governor of Madras refuses provisions to the French, 466-7. But inamoratas of Frenchmen supply them daily, 467-9. Fighting continues with danger to de la Haye and other officers, 470-3. The Moors capture a

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French outpost, though stoutly defended, 473-7. General Baba Sahib's peace-negotiations, 477-9. The King of Golconda decides to continue the war, 480. The French factory at Masulipatam vacated and arrival of Martin and others at St. Thorne", 481-3. Story of love-match between Prince Muhammad and a daughter of the late King of Golconda, 485-8. Abul Hasan's marriage to another daughter, 489. Mughal envoys extort tribute from Golconda, 480-1. De la Haye destroys the large Moor battery, 491-5. The roads become open for provisions, 496. French capture of Moor trenches (9 March 1673), 497-502. Moor fortifications destroyed, 502-3. Baba Sahib's wound and its result, 503-4. General Mandala Naik killed, 504-7. The Moors retreat, 508. English at Madras overcharge French soldiers for provisions and obtain their arms, 508-9. De la Haye decides on an expedition to Masulipatam and leaves St. Thorne", 509-12. Affairs of the French factory at Surat from November 1672 to April 1673, 512-6.

V. THE FRENCH AT ST. THOME AND MASULIPATAM (April-July 1673)

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Journal entries from 16 April to $July 1673: only chief items noted below. The strength of the Moor fortifications, 517. The Dutch prepare to join the Moors, against St. Thome, 518-9. Incidents in fighting near St. Thome, 519-20. Celebration of May Day, 521. Arrival of Baron with three ships from Surat, 522-5. Carre's first interview with Langhorn, 525-6. Visit of a Moor General to Madras, 527-9. Carre decides to go to Madras and gets lodging there, 529-30. Account of de la Haye's expedition to Masulipatam, 531-42. A Dutch fleet arrives off St. Thorne and Madras, 543-7. Description of Fort St. George and its garrison, 548. Its court and suburbs, 549. Account of the two Capuchin Fathers' good work at Madras, and Father Ephraim's persecution by the Inquisition, 549-553. His good service to the English, 553-4. Dutch and French envoys at Golconda, 554-5. English interference with the supply of provisions to the French, 556-9. The Breton under de la Haye courageously enters St. Thorne" roads and attacks the Dutch fleet, 560-3. Praise of English navigation, 564-5. The Breton withdraws to Pondicherry, 565-6. Moor pressure on Langhorn to aid the Dutch and not the French, 567-9. Alarm caused by the Dutch fleet at Madras, 570-1. Carre* moves to a suburb of Madras, where he can supply provisions to St. Thorne" more freely, 572-3. The Breton evades the Dutch and returns to St. Thorne", 574-5. Carry's interview with de la Haye, 575~