Our men landed on that side,
but their landing was opposed by the Ternatans. However night put an
end to battle, and each side retiring to safety, our men finished
landing and mounting their artillery, in the position and manner
counseled by Pablo de Lima, who ever since then has been general of
artillery in the fort of Tydore. The king of that island wished to
join our troops, as was shown by certain actions, and by his promises
to Alferez Duenas; but he doubted the fortune of the Castilians, as
if he had not had many experiences of it. Now the occasion persuaded
him and fidelity bound him, but he still hesitated. The doubt of that
king is believed to have hurt the outcome of the affair. Sarmiento,
after having mounted the artillery and securely fortified himself,
and after having taken some captives (from whom he learned the food
supply and arms of the besieged), commenced to hem in the enemy, and
to bombard them furiously. However he did not scare them, for they
answered boldly. It became necessary to seize the high places, from
which, as from commanding eminences--which were leveled later--our
men harassed the enemy.
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