ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



in long boats and pinnesses, wherein were placed many 

 pieces of artillery to beat upon the towne in their aproch : 

 at the corner of the wall which defended the other water 

 side, were appointed Captaine Richard Wingfield Lieuten- 

 ant Colonell to Generall Norris, and Captaine Sampson 

 Lieutenant Colonell to Generall Drake to enter at low 

 water with 500 men if they found it passable, but if not, 

 to betake them to the escalade, for they had also ladders 

 with them : at the other corner of the wall which joyned 

 to that side that was attempted by water, were appointed 

 Colonell Umpton, and Colonell Bret with 300 men to 

 enter by escalade. All the companies which should enter 

 by boat being imbarked before the low water, and 

 having given the alarme, Captaine Wingfield and Captaine 

 Sampson betooke them to the escalade, for they had in 

 commandement to charge all at one instant. The boats 

 landed without any great difficulty : yet had they some 

 men hurt in the landing. Colonell Bret and Colonell 

 Umpton entred their quarter without encounter, not find- 

 ing any defence made against them : for Captaine Hinder 

 being one of them that entred by water, at his first entry, 

 with some of his owne company whom he trusted well, 

 betooke himselfe to that part of the wall, which he cleared 

 before that they offered to enter, and so still scoured the 

 wall till hee came on the backe of them who main- 

 teined the fight against Captaine Wingfield and Captaine 

 Sampson ; who were twise beaten from their ladders, and 

 found very good resistance, till the enemies perceiving 

 ours entred in two places at their backs, were driven to 

 abandon the same. The reason why that place was longer 

 defended then the other, is (as Don Juan de Luna who 

 commanded the same affirmeth) that the enemy that day 

 had resolved in councell how to make their defences, if 

 they were approched : and therein concluded, that, if we 

 attempted it by water, it was not able to be held, and 

 therefore upon the discovery of our boats, they of the 

 high towne should make a signall by fire from thence, 

 that all the low towne might make their retreat thither : 



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