_ 118 _ they did not run away when they saw our men; rather they resisted with great determination, specially at the place where Manuel de Lacerda and João Gomes Cheira Dinheiro went up. In this clash some of our men were wounded; among them Antonio Ferreira Fogaca who was thrown down the ladder. And as the captains were the first to go up, their men were left below without anybody to give them orders. As a result, there was such disorder that too many people crowded round the ladders; attempting to climb them all at once the ladders began to crack and the first one which broke was Garcia de Sousa's. When this happened, Dom Garcia was near the top, so that he clung to the wall and was Ieft hanging. The governor was very angry at the captains' disorganised way of scaling the walls, and he shouted at the men not to behave in this way but it was no use, because there was such confusion that they didn't even hear him, When he saw that Garcia de Sousa's ladder had broken he sent him another, so that he came down. After this Garcia de Sousa no longer wished to go up ladders, and he walked along the wall. Close by he found a low opening on the wall, where an artillery piece was positioned; with the help of his men, he removed the cannon and went in, followed by his men, who numbered
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