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Company in London • when as on the contrary,the Merchants at Tarts grew weary 

 being defirous firft to have a Return for what they had already fpent, though the 

 Countrey was not yet Manur'd : wherefore Defnambuc going thither himfelf, made 

 the Company underftand that they could not poflibly expect to receive a Return 

 unlefs the Countrey were Planted with Tobacco, Indigo, Ginger, and Sugar, 

 which requir'd both Time and People. But whilft the Bufinefs feem'd to go on 

 profperoufly, a great Accident hapned which threw down the Work to nothing : 

 for the Spanish King fct out a Fleet within the fore-mention'd Year, of one and 

 thirty Gallions, three Galeafles, and four Pinnaccs,withfeventy five hundred Men 

 under the Command of Frederick de Toledo, Emanuel deMinefes, and JohnFajardo, from 

 Cadi^ when before the Ifland St. Jago there lay at the fame time twenty two <Portu- 

 guefe Galleys, fourteen Carvils, carry ing four thoufand Men, Commanded by Mo- 

 nk ttynne^ !Barreio, and Francifco de Almeida, who joyning with the Spaniards, took 

 the City St. Salvador, and went about wholly to chafe out of the Caribbee Iflcs all 

 the English and French: in which Attempt nine English Ships lying before 2tyWx, 

 were all taken by Toledo, who Sail'd within Cannon*fliot of St. Chrijiophers, Com- 

 manded at that time by the French Captain <i\offey, the Forts caft up by the Englijh 

 and French not being ftor'd with Provifions nor Ammunition, and confequently no 

 way able to endure a Siege, and the lefs, becaufc the Works were not quite finifh'd * 

 ncxctthcUk Defnambuc immediately drew up his Soldiers to the Low-land, where 

 he lay Intrench'd along the Coaft, to prevent the Enemies Landing; but %offey 

 fuffer'd the Spaniards to Land without the leaft Refiftancc : whereupon young Du 

 Parquet Sallying out of the Sconces, fell valiantly upon the firft Company, but be- 

 ing forfaken by his Men, was run down by the Multitude and kili'd : In the mean 

 time all their Sloops full of Men Landed, infomuch that Q{ojfey fearing to be fur- 

 rounded, left his Trench and went up into the High-lands, whereby the Spaniards 

 became Matters of the Fort, but did not purfue . their Viftory, as fufpeding that the 

 French might lie in Ambufcade in the next Wood ; and indeed they fufpefted not in 

 vain, for the French having undermin'd their Forts, had laid Gun-powder in fome 

 of the Cellars, which firing, blew up very many of the Spaniards, whilft Defnambuc 

 Embarquing himfelf, fav'd thofe which were not flain by the Enemy's Sword. 

 Mean while the Englijh relying on the League between the King of England and the 

 Spaniard, made no Refiftance, (notwithftanding they were inform'd that Frederick 

 Toledo had quite ruin'd the French Plantation, and put them all to the Sword) but 

 fent Agents to Toledo, to put him in mind of the League between Spain and England, 

 which he not taking notice of, alledg'd, That Pope Alexander the Sixth, when a 

 Controverfie arofe concerning the new Difcoveries in the Eaft and Weft, between 

 the Crowns of Caftile and Portugal, had determin'd that Cajlile had fole Right to the 

 Weftern World, and therefore that St. Qmfioplxrs, being a part of the Weftern 

 World, according to the Tope's Gift, belonged to his Mafter fhilip . arid infifting up- 

 on that Allegation, he commanded them to quit their Right to the Place ; to which 

 purpofe he reftor'd them fix of the nine Ships taken at ]S(evis, on Condition that 

 they fliould immediately fet Sail for England, onely thofe whom the fix VefTels were 

 not able to carry, were permitted to ftay on the Ifland till the next opportunity : 

 After which Toledo weighing Anchor,was fcarce out of fight,when the English began 

 to take new Courage,and gathering together to repair their rum d Works as well as 

 poffibly they could with what Forces they had left . for befides thofe who went for 

 England in the fix Ships, being near two thoufand, the Spanish Admiral took fix hun- 

 dred choice English, which he distributed amongft his Fleet ; whileft Defambuc fuf- 

 fer'd a great deal of hardfhip, not onely through ill Weather at Sea, but alfo for- 



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