St. Jago is of a Triangular form having two rocky Mountains on the East and West-side which seem to hang over it on the top whereof were built certain Fortifications to secure it From thence to the South-side of the Town is the main Sea and on the North the Valley lying between those Mountains wherein the City stands the distance being very narrow between them Through the midst of the Valley runs a small Rivolet of fresh Water which makes a Pond or Pool near the Sea-side where their Ships took in water with much conveniency At the Towns-end the Valley growing larger is converted into Gardens and Orchards replenished with Lemons Oranges Sugar-Canes Coco-Nuts Plantains Potatoes Cucumbers Onyons Garlick and divers other Fruits Herbs and Trees During their stay here a Portugal came to the West Fort with a Flag of Truce to whom were sent the Captains Sampson and Goring who first askt What Nation they were they said Englishmen He then inquired Whether there were Wars between England and Spain Who answered They knew not but if he would go to their General he would resolve him of all doubts Offering him safe conduct who refused as not being sent by the Governor They then told him That if the Governor desired the benefit of his people and Countrey he would do best to come and present himself to their Noble and merciful General Sir Francis Drake from whom he might be assured of favour both for himself and the Inhabitants otherwise within three daies they should march over the land and destroy all places and people with Fire and Sword With this answer he departed promising to return next day but they never heard of him more Nov. 24. The General L. General and six hundred men marched toward a Village 12 mile within the Land called Sancto Domingo inhabited by the Governor the Bishop and other Persons of Quality they arrived there about eight in the morning but all the people were fled to the Mountains where they staid some time to see if any would appear Being refresht the General ordered them to march back again in their retreat the Enemy appeared both Horse and Foot but not so strong as to ingage them but let them pass by with only gazing at them so that toward night they arrived safe back to St. Jago Nov. 26. They again prepared to imbark their Army some being sent in the mean time to the Town of Play or Praie to search for Ammunition which a Prisoner taken the day before promised to discover but when they came there either he could or would not do it but searching all likely places they found one Brass and another Iron great Gun In the Afternoon the General and his whole Fleet anchored at Plaie and coming ashore commanded the Town to be burnt and themselves to repair instantly aboard which being quickly dispatcht they all imbarked that night and put off to Sea Southwest All the time they were at St. Jago neither the Governor who was a Portugal nor the Bishop whose Authority is great there nor any of the People ever came though they expected they would to desire them to spare their Provisions or forbear ruining their Town which they judged proceeded from their guilt of the treachery and Cruelty used toward Mr. William Hawkins of Plymouth with whom about five years before they broke their Faith and Murthered many of his men but since they came not at them the English left written in several places especially at the Spittle-house which was ordered to be spared from the Fire the indignation they had against them not only for not appearing but for their Barbarous usage of the Body of one of their Boys whom they had taken stragling and having beheaded him and taken out his Heart had in a brutish manner scattered the rest of his Limbs about the place In revenge of which Savage and Inhumane Villany they burnt all the Houses they found in the Country as well as the Town of St. Jago From hence they sailed directly toward the West-Indies but had not been many days at Sea when above three hundred of their men died though till seven or eight days after their coming from St. Jago they had not lost one man in the whole Fleet They were seized with an extream burning continual Ague and some spots like those of the Plague appeared upon some of the dead those few who escaped with life were much decayed in their understanding a long time after In eighteen days they reached from St. Jago to Dominica being the first Island they fell with inhabited by barbarous People going all naked and painting themselves red the men are personable and strong but hold little correspondence with the Spaniards having then two of that Nation Prisoners and seem a very treacherous people though they were very serviceable to them during their short stay helping their men to bring fresh water on their bare Shoulders from the River to their Boats and fetching them great store of Tobacco and Cassavy Bread from their Houses and in requital received liberal rewards of Glass coloured Beads and other things which the English found at St. Jago wherewith they seemed much pleased and appeared sorrowful at their departure From hence they went Westward to the Isle of St. Christophers where they spent some days of Christmas to refresh their sick and cleanse their Ships but found no people there It was here concluded to proceed next to the great Island of Hispaniola incited thereto with the fame of the rich City of St. Domingo being the most confiderable place on those Coasts and to further their purpose they by the way took a small Frigot bound thither and having examined the men found the Haven was barred and the Castle upon the shore well fortified with Artillery so that there was no convenient landing place within ten English miles of the City to which the Pilot ingaged to bring them this being resolved on next morning early at the said place about ten miles West of that famous City the Forces who were imbarqued into Pinnaces Boats and other small Barks appointed for this service landed under Lieutenant General Carleil and about eight a Clock began to march approaching the Town toward noon where they were met by about an hundred Gentlemen of Quality on Horseback but the small shot played so smartly upon them that they were obliged to retire and suffer them to proceed to the two Gates of the Town next the Sea which were guarded with Soldiers and great Guns with some Companies of small shot planted in Ambuscade on the High-way The English divided their Army consisting in about twelve hundred men into two parts to assault both the Gates at once the L. General publickly declaring to Captain Powel that with Gods help he would go on till both Parties met in the Market-place of St. Domingo Upon their approach the Ordnance were fired upon them which killed one man near the L. General who not in the least dismayed
before he went ashoar what he was that the Spaniards were gone from the Fort offering either to put himself into their hands or to return back and direct those that would go to the Fort Whereupon the General L. General and some Captains in their Skiffs accompanied with three Pinnaces furnisht with Souldiers went over toward the Fort At their approach some of the Enemy bolder than the rest staying behind shot two pieces of Ordnance at them but they went ashoar and entred the place without finding any man there When day appeared they saw it was built all of Timber the Walls being only whole bodies of Trees placed close together like pales not having yet made a ditch nor furnished it so that they had no reason to keep it being so subject both to fire and assaults The platform for their Guns was the bodies of long Pine-trees whereof they have plenty laid Cross each other and filled up with Earth They found there 14 Great Brass Guns and a Chest lockt wherein was about two thousand pound sterling thought to be the Kings for payment of the Souldiers who were about 150 men The Fort thus won which they called St. Johns Fort they designed to go to the Town by land but were prevented by the Rivers and broken ground therefore imbarking again they Sailed thither upon the River called as well as the Town St. Augustine Coming toward Land some Spaniards appeared and gave them a few Shot but presently withdrew and in their flight the Sergeant Major finding a Horse ready Sadled and Bridled mounted him and followed the Chase before the rest when suddenly from behind a Bush he was shot through the head wherewith falling two or three Spaniards more came in and stabbed him with their Swords and Daggers into the body in three or four places before any could come near to rescue him whose death was much lamented They understood that in this Town of St. Augustine the King maintained an 150 Souldiers and at St. Helena 12 Leagues farther North 150 more only to secure those Coasts from being inhabited by other Nations The Governor was the Marquess Pedro Melender who had command of both places and yet ran away from them with the first They here resolved to attempt St. Helena and to find out the English inhabiting Virginia and June 9. Observing a very great Fire ashoar the General sent his Skiff to the place and found some English sent thither by Sir Walter Rawleigh the year before and one coming aboard gave them directions where to find a good Harbor The General sent hence a Letter to Sir Ralph Lane Governor of the English in Virginia who was then at his Fort about six Leagues from the Road in an Island called Roanoac from whence he sent them supplies of all they wanted and next day Mr. Lane and some of his Company came aboard and the General with consent of his Captains made him two Proposals Either to leave a Ship Pinnace or certain Boats with sufficient Masters Marriners and a months provision to stay and make discovery of the Countrey and the Coasts and likewise so much Victuals as might suffice to bring them all home being 103 Persons if they thought fit afterward Or else if they judged they had already made sufficient discovery and desired to return into England he would give them passage But they being willing to stay thankfully accepted his first offer and the Ship was accordingly received into their charge by some of Mr. Lanes Company whom he put aboard her but before they had received the Provisions allotted them there rose a very dangerous storm which lasted three days and drove many of their Ships from their Anchors and some were forced to Sea among which the Ship appointed for Mr. Lane was forced so far to avoid the Coast that they never saw her again till they came to England many of their Pinnaces and small Boats being lost in the Tempest Notwithstanding this the General offered Mr. Lane another Ship but not much fit for their purpose as not being able to be brought into Harbor nor the General not thinking fit to spare so much provisions as he intended at first So that upon consultation among themselves Mr. Lane and the rest of his Company desired the General under their hands to give them passage for England which being granted and the rest of the English sent for out of the Countrey and Shipt they left that Coast June 18. and arrived safely at Plymouth July 28. following The Purchase of this Voyage was valued at threescore thousand Pound whereof those who went the Voyage were to have twenty thousand amounting to about six pounds to the meanest man and the other forty was paid to the Adventurers They lost about 750 men whereof eight were Captains four Lieutenants and eight Gentlemen They got about 240 Great Guns whereof above 200 were Brass and so happily ended their Voyage CHAP. VIII Sir Francis Drake is made Vice-Admiral of England in the Spanish Invasion in 1588. And performs many Worthy Actions taking Don Pedro de Valdez a Principal Sea Commander Prisoner The pretended Invincible Armado is utterly defeated and overthrown HEroick Spirits are seldom long at rest being ambitious to be always imploy'd in glorious Actions and Atchievments as appears in the Person of our Worthy Commander Sir Francis Drake who having adventured so many Perils and Dangers in incompassing the World with so great advantages to himself might in reason have been thought willing to spend the remainder of his days in the quiet enjoyment of his acquired Honour and Riches But when the Service of his Countrey called him forth no man was more ready to obey his Prince in the defence thereof against a Forreign Invasion as appears by his magnanimous Exploits in 1588. The Astronomers of that Age foretold long before that this should prove a Wonderful year and the Climacterick of the World which was in some measure accomplished in that admirable deliverance of England from the Spanish Invasion The design was no less than the Conquest of England and reducing it to the obedience of that King for which many Religious Pretences were used besides politick ones as the Queens supporting the King of Spains Rebels in the Netherlands surprizing and plundring several Towns both in Spain and America with divers other allegations So that an Invasion being fully concluded on by that Court a great and as they termed it Invincible Navy was with vast charge prepared to effect this mighty Design consisting of no less than one hundred and thirty Ships containing fifty seven thousand eight hundred and eighty Tun wherein were eight hundred forty five Marriners nineteen thousand two hundred and ninety five Souldiers and two thousand eighty eight Gally Slaves and well furnished with all sorts of Ammunition having two hundred twenty thousand great Shot Four thousand two hundred kintals of Powder every Kintal containing an hundred Weight a thousand Kintals of Lead for Bullets Twelve hundred Kintals
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