_ 97 _ “Ajuda”; and he dispatched the lateen-rigged caravel to take a message to Your Highness in Portugal. Item: Sir, the Commander transferred to the galley on which I was sailing. and went to visit Ormuz which, he had been informed, was in revolt. He took with him the galleys of João de Melo and Lopo de Brito, the nau “São Pedro” with Antonio Ferreira, and the fusta of Vila Lobos. We went to Ormuz and found the city calm and at peace. There we came across the galley of Antonio de Niranda (sic), Duarte de Melo’s ship as well as Garcia da Costa and Francisco Pereira, whom we had lost in the Straits, waiting for us. Item: Sir, the ships that remain in the Straits are: “Santa Cruz”, “Francisco de Tavora”, “São João”, Captain Jorge de Brito; the “Trinidade”. Captain Dom Alvaro da Silveira; the ship of Pero Ferreira; that of João de Taide; the “Celestina”, Captain Francisco de Ga; the ship of Fernão de Resende; that of Pero Lopes de Sampaio; that of Antonio de Azevedo; the flatboat; the “Bretão” that they burned, which was leaking badly, all of whose crew, plus Aires da Silva, had taken refuge on Cristovão de Sousa’ s galley. Sir, we do not know much about these ships. However, it is my opinion, Sir, that they are all safe, because they did not place themselves in danger by remaining ashore. All
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