A.D. 

 1595. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A bar'icado 



woon. 



Coros taken 

 is burnt. 



comming aboord a boat which we sent into the bay, 

 returned and brought us newes, that there rode a barke 

 within the bay, and by all likelyhood the towne should 

 be there. So presently our Generall went into the bay 

 with the Derling and some of the small caravels. The 

 tenth day in the morning, the rest of our shipping came 

 into the bay, and our men landed the same day, about 

 10 or II of the clocke in the night, & so marched on 

 toward the towne : but in the way they had made bari- 

 cados, and kept them very strongly. Notwithstanding 

 the courage of our men was such, as that they feared 

 nothing, and forced them to leave their forces, and flie. 

 Having wonne this baricado they there remained untill 

 the next day being the 1 1 of June, and then early in the 

 morning they marched on towards the towne, where by 

 the way, the enemie often times came to skirmish with 

 The towne of them, but alwayes fled. In fine they wan the towne 

 without any great losse of men, God be thanked. 

 Having gotten the town, they found nothing in it at 

 all; for they had intelligence from Sant lago, how wee 

 had used them before, which caused them to convey all 

 their goods into the mountaines and woods : finding 

 nothing in it, our Generall caused it to be set on fire, 

 thinking it not good to remaine there, but to returne 

 againe, backe to the ships : and the greatest cause was 

 by reason of the departure of captaine Sommers : who 

 the day before in a most furious tempest, being in the 

 pinnesse, with some 50 men at anker, had his cables 

 broken and lost all his ankers, and so was faine to put 

 to sea to save himselfe, otherwise they had bene in 

 danger of perishing. Thus our General and his com- 

 pany, returned backe againe the twelfth day and im- 

 barked themselves, and departed away with all speede 

 to seeke captaine Sommers. The 13 toward night, hee 

 came where captaine Sommers was, and found him riding, 

 but not by anie ankers, but by two bases, which they 

 had made for to stay their barke by : at which meeting 

 the company was very glad. Then they determined to 



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