Donavers,F.C : The Portuguese in India:1894; Chapter VIII
When Dom Jooo coutinho, Conde de Redondo, entered upon his duties as Viceroy, a war was in progress at Mangalore,where salvador Ribeiro was in command. With the assistance of Dom Diiogo Coutinho commanderin-chief of Malabar, he took the field against 11000 natives, whom be defeated with the loss of only six men. The king of the Banguel(Banga- Mangalore), or district, who was friendly with the Portuguese not being able to protect himself against his enemy Ventaca Naik, made it over to them for defence and it was accordingly placed under the command of Antonio de Saldanha. Dam francisco de Menzes de. Basiam,being sent to his assistance with some additional forces, was attacked on landing by the Moors, who, gaining some advantage at first, were subsequently defeated and put to flight. A force of 300 Portuguese and 1000 natives was them left there to keep the natives in subjection.
Shortly after this, the Portuguese were attacked by a party of Canarese, and the victory therefore sent Francisco de Miranda Anriques with eight vessels and reinforcements. These arrived in August, and in an engagement that ensued the Portuguese lost 800 men and enemy of 4000.
Anriques, having captured a rich ship from Mecca belonging to the queen of Olala(ullala), she, in revenge, sent a body of men to assist the enemy who now laid siege to the fort of Banguel(Mangalore) and burnt the town. A sharp engagement ensued, in which both sides lost heavily, but the advantage is claimed to have been on the side of the Portuguese. Anriques then made an attack on the fort of Olala, but was repulsed and forced to retire.