482 Charles I. Naval Expeditions, &c. oj the Englilh, Book Ill
1625. Men, whereof eighty-three were slainher Masts were all standing, but {he soleaked between Wind and Water, byShot received, that they had much todo to free her, so that slie was cast awayupon the Coast of India, seven Days af-ter.
Their sixth Ship, named Vrinidada,wherein was Commander Pedro AlvaBotelia, had two and twenty Pieces ofBrass Ordnance, and two Hundred andfifty Men, whereof two Hundred, threeand forty, were stain ; Her Topmastswere all Shot by the Board, and her ci-ther so torn, that {he could bear no Sailthereon, but was towed by the greatHulk Rear-Admiral, from Muscat toGoa.
Their seventh Ship, named S. An-tonio, wherein was Commander AntonioBurallia, had two and twenty Pieces ofBrass Ordnance, and two Hundred Men,whereof two and twenty were stain, herMasts were all standing; But havingLeaks, by {hot received betwixt Wind
and Water, the seventh Day after, shewas cast away upon the Coast of In-dia,
The eighth Ship, named MiserereCordium, wherein was Commander Sa-muel Rodreeges Chava, had two andtwenty Pieces of Brass Ordnance, andtwo Hundred Men, whereof three werestain, her Fore-top-mast, Main-yard,Fore-yard, and Main-top-sail-yard, {hotby the Board, and her Foremast so torn,that it was unserviceable.
ATable containing the former Numbers .
The AdmiralThe Vice-AdmiralThe Rear-AdmiralThe fourth ShipThe fifth ShipThe fix th ShipThe seventh ShipThe eighth Ship
The Sum
Ordnance
48
3 2
40
24
22
22
22
22
Men
35 °
250
400
250
200
250
200
200
Men (lain383i2041
83
243
22
3
232 2100 484
1625*
CHAP. XXIII.
A Particular Account of the Expedition to Cadiz, under the Command of the
Lord Viscount Wimbledon.
A Fleet jit- J TOOK Notice, at the Conclusiontedout. 1 I of the XXI Chapter, that the King,A being resoved to pursue the Warwith Spain, was intent upon fittingout a Fleet for that Purpose.
Commander, The Command of this Fleet, whenready, was given to Sir Edward Cecil,third. Son of the Earl of Exeter , a Sol-dier, trained in the Low Country Wars,who, for the Honour of the Enterprize,was created Viscount Wimbledon, (a)And Force of The Fleet fitted out for this Expedi-it. tion consisted of eighty Sail (of which
Number some were Ships belonging tothe States General)-, The Earls of Essexand Denbigh were appointed Vice- andRear-Admiral’sAnd ten Regiments ofLand-Forces were put on Board.
The Intent of this Expedition was
to wait in some convenient Place for the j 62^Spanish Plate-Fleet, which was expected The DsVfrom the Indies, in November: But, as °s the , ElC 'the Admiral had yet Time for that, Y^Ndidomproceeded first for Cadiz.
Various, tho’ brief, are the Accountsgiven by Historians of the Lord Wimble-don^ Conduct, in this Expedition. Themost particular Relation we have of it isfrom a Journal of Sir Richard Granvil-/c’s, communicated to the Publick, byhis Nephew, the Right HonourableGeorge Granville, Lord Landsdown, con-taining " The Charge delivered by the
Earl of Essex, and nine other Colo-" nels, at the Council Table, against" the Viscount Wimbledon , General of" the Cadiz Voyage: With his Answer,
fc containing
(a) MR. Secretary- Burcbett finds fault withthe Command being thus bestowed, and think itought to have been confer’d on Sir Robert Man]el,an old experienced Sea-man, and Vice-Admiral ofEngland, adding, “ That agreable to the Choice" of the General was the Success of this Jixpefli-
" tion: But, the Author of the Preface to SirRichard Granville’s Journal of this Expedition,fays, he makes not the least Question, but whenthat Gentleman has carefully perused the ViscountJVimblederis Defence, he will find very good Rea-son to alter his Opinion.