_ 240 _ In the same year (1550) The Great Turk sent Ali Shalabi to take fifteen oar ships from Basra to Suez, so he sent Dom Fernando de Meneses and Bernardim de Susa to spy on them, each in his own way, and those events were mentioned in the book: "The Biography of Dom João III", by Francisco de Andrade:(28) After the terrible battle that he had with Gonçalo Pereira Marramaque, Barbarossa fled from Dom Diogo de Noronha and withdrew to Basra with the galleys under his command. The Grand Turk soon received news by land of what had happened, which greatly mortified him and made him want to avenge the setback. At that time, there happened to be a pirate in court by the name of Ali Chebuli, a former chamberlain in Cairo, a very rich man and a favourite of the Pashas. (28) Document no. and reference.
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