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De Neuva, not intimidated by numbers, steered into the middle of the bay, and ordered'his So why do women like converse shoes cheap ships to pour in broadsides in all directions, if the Indian fleet advanced. A cannonade commenced before the enemy could approach near enough to life their missile weapons, and many of their ships were sunk, without doing the least injury to the Portuguese. This unequal combat could not last long. A flag of truce was hung out by the Indians, and after some ineffectual artisices to entrap the nike outlet store Europeans, they returned to Calicut, baffled in all their aims. De Neuva having taken in his lading, returned to Portugal with all his ships.
After his departure a message was brought to nike outlet Cananore fiom the zamorin, to excuse his former conduct and offering sufficient pledges for their security, should the Portuguese be disposed to renew their traffic. This short sketch of a voyage, not very important in itself, is a necessary There are people who buy one pair of converse shoes sale link in the chain of Tiffany jewelry transactions. De Cabral, having made it appear inconteflibly evident, that without the application of force, it would be impossible to form settlements in India, his Portuguese Majesty sent out threti squadrons in March 1502 the sirst of ten fhips, under under the celebrated Vasquez de Gama the second of sive under Vincent de Sodre and the third of as many, under Stephen de Gama.
The whole was to be subordinate to Vasquez, to whom the king delivered the flag with great solemnity in the cathedral, and conferred on him the title of Admiral of the Eastern Seas. With him returned the ambassadors of Cochin and Cananore, who had been much distinguished and caressed at court. The two sirst squadrons set sail in March, the other followed about the beginning of May. Off Cape Tiffany jewelry on sale Vern, the admiral fell in with a ship for Lisbon, converse shoes clearance are Comfortable Shoes richly laden with gold, which De Gama displayed to the Indian ambassadors as a proof of the rich resources of his country.