188 Proceedings of the Royal Irhh Academy. 



14. " I told them I was one of the soldiers of D, Alonso de 

 Luzon wh.0 had surrendered a few days previously to them." — 

 (p. 213.) _ 



As regards this officer, Duro cites (in Spanish) the following 

 letter from Barrow's "Life of Drake," p. 141 : — 



" To the Lord Deputy (of Ireland). 



" Shortly after having written our last letter to you, we set out 

 for the place where it was reported the Spaniards were, and we came 

 up with them in a village of Sir John O'Dogherty, called Illagh 

 (Elagh,? Townland of Baloor, Co. Donegal, Ord. Survey Map, sheets 

 8 and 9.) "We sent an emissary to leani who they were, and what 

 was their intentions in thus invading a part of the dominions of H. M. 

 the Queen. They made answer that they had come with the intention 

 of invading England and formed part of the Armada which had been 

 beaten by the English fleet, and that they had been obliged by stress 

 of weather to land in this place. (These 700 Spaniards were 

 driven in by force of weather into a creek named Glanganvey where 

 their ship is drowned with 200 or 300 men in her. State Papers, Ireland, 

 Calendar, p. 36, vol. cxxxvi.) Having heard this answer, and seeing 

 that they were more than 600 men, we encamped at nightfall at a 

 distance of a musket shot, we not being more than 140. Towards 

 midnight, we commenced skirmishing with them for about two hours, 

 killing the ' teiente de campo,' and more than 200 men besides, 

 causing them moreover, much loss in wounded, without our having 

 lost more than one man. O'Donill and we have come with some 

 of them to Dongainne with the intention of bringing them to your 

 Lordship, for which effect we beg you will be pleased to give orders 

 that rations may be allowed them, as the prisoners are very weak 

 and unable to march, and also should it appear proper to your Lord- 

 ship, that carts and horses be provided for their conveyance to 

 Dublin. The chief of them has a certain air of majesty, and has 

 been (24 years ago) in command of 30,000 men. Amongst the other 

 prisoners are persons of quality. From Dongainne, 14th Septr. of 

 1588. Your most humble servants, Eich. Hovenden, Henry Hovenden, 

 To the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Urgent." 



Duro adds : — " The ship that went ashore at this point of Ireland 

 (O'Doherty's country) was the Levanter ' Trinidad Valencer,' on 

 board of which went the Maestro de Campo (Major- General). Of the 

 division of x^aples, Don Alonso de Luzon, with 281 soldiers and 

 79 sailors as a crew, and 200 persons in addition, which he had taken 

 on board from a transport (urea) that sank, making a total of 560 



