CHAPTER XX.--The Moors in Hindostan--Condition of the Country upon

the Arrival of Da Gama--Hostility of the Moors--They prejudice the King of Calicut against the Portuguese--Consequent Hostilities--Da Gama sets out upon his Return--Wild Cinnamon-A Moorish Pirate disguised as an Italian Christian--A Tempestuous Voyage--Wreck of the San Rafael--Honors and Titles bestowed upon Da Gama--An Expedition fitted out under Alvarez Cabral--Accidental Discovery of Brazil--Comets and Water-Spouts--Loss of Four Vessels--A Bazaar established at Calicut--Attack by the Moors--Cabral withdraws to Cochin--Visits Cananor and takes in a Load of Cinnamon--Is received with Coldness upon his Return--Vasco da Gama recalled into the Service by the King--His Achievements at Sofala, Cananor, and Calicut--He hangs Fifty Indians at the Yard-Arm--Protects Cochin and threatens Calicut--Withdraws to Private Life 197