A.D. 

 1596. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The Spanish letter Englished. 



The Copie of a letter which Don Bernaldino 

 Delgadillo de Avellaneda, Generall of the king 

 of Spaine his armie, sent unto Doctor Peter 

 Florez, President of the contractation house 

 for the Indies, wherein he maketh mention 

 of the successe of the English armie, after 

 they departed from Panama, whereof was 

 Generall Francis Drake, and of his death. 



Rom Cartagena I gave relation unto your 

 Worship how I departed from the citie 

 of Lisbone, in the pursuite of the 

 English armie : although for the great 

 haste the Galeons could not be so well 

 repaired as was needfull, and with foule 

 weather one was lost, and a Fly-boat 

 was burnt. And having sayled many dayes in pursuite 

 of the enemie, untill I arrived at Cartagena, and there 

 taking the advise of Don Pedro de Acunna, Governour 

 of the citie, and Captaine generall (for wee had great 

 neede of water, and to repaire our shippes) we stayed 

 in that port : whereas I had intelligence by an Indian 

 that Francis Drake died in Nombre de Dios, for very 

 griefe that he had lost so many Barkes and men, as 

 was afterwards more manifestly knowen. Thus having 

 given you a relation of all that happened hitherto, now 

 I let you understand, that I left this Port the second of 

 March, and tooke our course towardes Havana, where 

 I thought to have found the English fleete. And 

 having used all the diligence possible, upon Munday 

 the eleventh of the said moneth, about two of the 

 clocke in the afternoone, at the end of the He of Pinos, 

 in the entrance of Guaniguanico, I met with the English 

 fleete, being fourteene very good ships : I drew towardes 

 them although they had the winde of us, and our 



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