_ 236 _ showered down on the galleon from every direction. In fact, they all fought so fiercely that there was no one who did not envy the companions he had at his side. Francisco da Cunha, a courageous nobleman, always fought like a falcon with great bravery and skill, firing such accurate shots that it seemed he had done the job all his life. Although this battle deserves to be exalted in a much more lofty style and at much greater length, we abstain from doing so because we are lacking in everything for the task. It is enough to report that the fighting lasted until the hour of vespers, when a fresh wind began to blow, and the galleons started to arrive. As soon as Barbarossa saw the wind strengthening and that his galleys were badly damaged, he decided that his best course would be to return to Basra so, taking to the oars, he reached the coast of Persia, travelled its length and turned inside once again. He still had the carrack belonging to João Nunes Homem, that Piri Reis captured in Ormuz, which he took loaded with artillery, munitions and food for the provisioning of the fleet. Dom Diogo de Noronha reached Gonçalo Pereira Marramque's galleon, only the hulk of which could be seen, by getting into a sloop and rowing to it… Gonçalo
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