_ 148 _ found Fernao Soares, who had nearly finished loading his ship. The Viceroy waited for the other ships in Cannanore, so that he could finish preparing his fleet and take it to Diu. Chapter: 93 Afonso de Albuquerque proceeded on his way to India and on the 28th of November caught sight of it. The first land he saw were the islets of Batéçala, where Dom Antonio captured an Arab ship which had come from the Maldives, and which he then towed to Cannanore, where they arrived on Tuesday the 5th of December. When he arrived, there was great alarm both in Afonso de Albuquerque’s and the Viceroy’s fleets, because they each thought the other was the Roumeliote fleet. The Viceroy, assuming this to be the case, at once set sail with his fleet to attack Afonso de Albuquerque. The latter, thinking the same, prepared to fight, although he only had three ships. The Viceroy went halfway towards Mt. Deli, where he turned back, recognizing the Portuguese sails the men of Alfonso d’ Albuquerque were very relieved to see their suspicions were unfounded. When he found out that the Viceroy was there he hoisted the flag over the topsail and saluted him with artillery salvos and trumpets. The Viceroy responded in the same manner and at once sent envoys to receive him and invite him for supper.
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