_ 12 _ with the boats to set fire to the terradas that were on the shore, while the Moors made a great effort to draw them up into the streets of the city. He ordered a search to be made of the ships in the port belonging to the merchants of the city which were in the port, (the ships that lay outside that port had all gone) and whatever they had needed should be taken; then they set fire to them all so that no vessel was left on the sea. The Captain-in-Chief lay off the King’s palace and from time to time visited it with his heavy guns. With everything in order, the ships sailed out and were successful, for they found many zambucos and terradas going from the mainland to the island, and others that were fleeing from the city, and they fired shots to make them strike sail, and then robbed them. They found good booty, because many people were fleeing from the city, where there was much suffering from hunger and even more from thirst, because of the great shortage of water since none was arriving from outside. Such was the need /853/ for water that the people asked Kwaja Attar to send soldiers to guard the wells at Turum Bagh because although the water there was salty it would be some help in their great thirst. Khwaja Attar tried to do so, sending many fighting men, especially archers, and a
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