_ 415 _ Moors mainly firing at the water line the fustas being low craft. They made so many holes that neither pumps nor buckets were enough to cope with the quantity of water that entered, and it was necessary to stop them up with quilts and matresses. Our people were so exhausted that there was hardly anyone who could work. If Our Lord had not come to their aid they would not have survived, as although it had withstood the weather it could not be navigated, because its masts were broken, the yards were in-pieces and the sails torn. At this moment Antonio de Silva arrived as the captain of the galleon "Reyes Magos" having heard the thunder of the artillery, on approaching within range he ordered his cannon to be fired and later the trumpets to be sounded. He should, "Rejoice, rejoice, here are the three "Reyes Magos." When the Moors heard the trumpets, they thought he was the captain in chief whom they knew had reached the Bay of Diu. Believing that he was coming with his whole armada they all fled in fear and left Ali Shah alone to follow behind them. Antonio de Silva suspected the cause of the enemy flight which was followed by artillery fire. Ali Shan was
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