RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1565. 



Southside, and where the munitions of the artillerie 

 lay, where they were repulsed and slaine. By the selfe 

 same place two ensignes entred, which immediately were T'he Spaniards 

 planted on the wals. Two other ensignes also entred ^^^^^' ^^^ ■^^^* 

 on the other side toward the West, where there was 

 another breach : and those which were lodged in this 

 quarter, & which shewed themselves, were likewise de- 

 feated. As I went to succour them which were 

 defending the breach on the southwest side, I encoun- 

 tred by chance a great com.pany of Spaniards, which 

 had already repulsed our men and were now entred, 

 which drave me backe unto the court of the fort : being 

 there I espied with them one called Francis Jean, which Franch Jean 

 was one of the Mariners which stole away my barks, ^/^^^^^^^ ^^ 

 and had guided and conducted the Spanyards thither. 

 Assoone as he sawe me, he began to say. This is the 

 Captaine. This troupe was led by a captaine whose 

 name, as I thinke, was Don Pedro Melendes : these T^on Pedro 

 made certain pushes at me with their pikes which , ^^^S\i.. 



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lighted on my tarket. But perceivmg that 1 was not able Spaniards. 

 to withstand so great a company, and that the court 

 was already wonne, and their ensignes planted on the 

 ramparts, & that I had never a man about me, saving 

 one only whose name was Bartholomew, I entred into 

 the yard of my lodging, into which they followed me, 

 and had it not bene for a tent that was set up, I had 

 bin taken : but the Spanyards which followed me were 

 occupied in cutting of the cordes of the tent, and in 

 the meane while I saved my selfe by the breach which 

 was on the West side neere unto my Lieutenants lodging, 

 and gate away into the woods : where I found certain Laudonniers 

 of my men which were escaped, of which number there ^^^^P^- 

 were three or foure which were sore hurt. Then spake 

 I thus unto them : Sirs, since it hath pleased God that 

 this mischance is happened unto us, we must needs take 

 the paines to get over the marshes unto the ships which 

 are at the mouth of the river. Some would needs go 

 to a little village which was in the woods, the rest fol- 



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