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whence part of his men might draw them that were 

 besieged, which should shew themselves to defend the 

 rampart while the rest were comming up. But the 

 Governour hastened his unhappy destinie, causing three- 

 score shotte to sallie foorth, which passing through the 

 Trenches, advanced forward to descrye the number and 

 valour of the French, whereof twentie under the conduct 

 of Cazenove, getting betweene the Fort and them which 

 now were issued foorth, cut off their repassage, while 

 Gourgues commanded the rest to charge them in the 

 Front, but not to discharge but neere at hand, and so 

 that they might be sure to hitte them, that afterward with 

 more ease they might cut them in pieces with their 

 swordes. So that turning their backs assoone as they 

 were charged and compassed in by his Lieutenant, they 

 The slaughter remayned all slaine upon the place. Whereat the rest 

 VJdsofth ^^^^ ^^^^ besieged were so astonied, that they knew none 

 third Fort. Other meane to save their lives, but by fleeing into the 

 Wooddes adjoyning, where neverthelesse being incoun- 

 tred againe by the arrowes of the Savages which lay in 

 wayte there for them (whereof one ranne through the 

 target and body of a Spanyard, which therewithall fell 

 downe starke dead) some were constrayned to turne 

 backe, choosing rather to dye by the hand of the 

 French, which pursued them : assuring themselves, 

 that none of them could iinde any favour neyther with 

 the one nor the other Nation, whom they had alike and 

 so out of measure cruelly intreated, saving those which 

 were reserved to be an example for the time to come. 

 ^h^y^'^V^ The Fort when it was taken, was found well provided 

 the third Fort, ^f ^jj necessaries : namely of ivYt double Colverines, and 

 foure Mynions, with divers other small pieces of all 

 sorts, and eighteene grosse cakes of gunnepowder, all 

 sorts of weapons, which Gourgues caused with speede to 

 be imbarked, saving the powder and other moveables, by 

 reason it was all consumed with fire through the negli- 

 gence of a Savage, which in seething of his fish, set fire 

 on a traine of powder which was made and hidden by 



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