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they adhered to this Resolution, norwere there any Orders given for bom-barding the Town. The Sea was forthe most Part, very high, while they laythere, but it was so calm for one Day,that the Engineers believed they couldhave done much Mischief; But theyhad no Orders for it: And, indeed (faysBurnet) it appeared very evidently, thatthey intended to do nothing but rob St.Mary' s. (p) A Landing on the Conti-nent was, as I have said, resolved on;And, the same Afternoon, a Boat wassent to Cadiz, from the Admiral, witha Flag of Tiuce, and some Declara-tions. At five, the Fleet weigh'd andcame to an Anchor, in ten Fathom Wa-ter, Rota bearing N. by E. and St. Se-bastians, S. E. by S. about three Milesoff Shoar. That Evening, Sir GeorgeRooke , made a Signal for a GeneralCouncil of War ; And, on the fifteenth,the Forces began to land. (q) TheOrder and Manner of their Landing, to-gether with the prudent Instructions gi-ven by the Duke, for that End, beingforeign to my Purpose, I omit them,and shall only observe, that every Thingwas conducted in the most exact Order,and with great Regularity.

The Spaniards opposed the landingof our Troops, with a Body of Horse;But the Lieutenant-General, who com-

manded them, being kill’d in the Ac- *7° 2 'tion, some of them were taken Priso-ners, and the Rest put to the Flight.

The Dutch likewise received some Dam- afS 0 .age from their Fort, St. Katherine 's ; - b y Ke g to tl "But the Lenox, one of our Third Rate tire.

Men of War, commanded by CaptainJumper, bringing her Broad-side tobear, soon obliged them to retire. Oursmall Frigats, in the mean Time, driv-ing them from theirBatteries,on the left,the Dutch poffess’d themselves of theCannon mounted upon them. ^ oVJ9 ,

The sixteenth, the Forces marchedtowards Rota, which surrendered with- en.out striking a Blow, and the Generaltaking his Quarters in the Castle, theArmy encamped before the Place. „ -,J

While these Things were doing on O kctoShoar,a Council of War,of Flag-Officers, held.was held on Board the Liberty , to con-sult how the Bombardment of Cadizmight be most effectually put in Execu-tion. (r) The Field Pieces, with fourMortars, and proper Ammunition, asalso the Dragoons and Train-horsesbeing put on Shoar, between theseventeenth and the nineteenths thenext Day, the Army marched to Port g £ ,

St. Mary's, which they found desertedby the Inhabitants, but full of Riches; plunder^’(s) With which the Soldiers made very 'free, and had their Swing of Plunder,

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(p) All these Circumstances Mr. SecretaryBurchett passes over in Silence, and seems willingto conceal them, by only saying ; A Council ofWar was held, of the Flags and General Officers;And altho’ it was then agreed, that the Troopsshould be ready to go on Shoar, at an Hour'sWarning, so it happened-, that they were notlanded 'till the fifteenth ; The Author of Rooke’ sLife lays the seventeenth.

(q) The General himself was in his Barge,with the English Flag, and Baron Spar in ano-ther, with that of the Emperour, putting theMen in Order ; And, in the mean while, the se-veral small Frigats were so posted, as they mightbest cover the Forces, and annoy the Enemy, whowere placed on the Shoar to oppose them.

There happened to be a very great Swell ofthe Sea; Insomuch that when the Boats came nearthe Shoar, many of them were almost filled withWater, and near thirty overset, which constrain-ed the Soldiers, some to swim on Shoar, and o-thers to wade thro' up to their Necks; And, asby this unlucky Accident some were drowned, sowere great Fart of their Arms rendered unfit forimmediate Service.

(r) It was resolved, That a Squadron of tenEnglish■> and fix Dutch Ships of War, with thesmall Frigats, Fire-ships and Bomb-Vessels, inthe Fleet, should be appointed to perform thisService, as soon as Fort St. Katherine was taken :But if the Wind should then prove Easterly, toprevent the said Squadron’s getting into the Bay,it was resolved to bombard the Town, on that,Side of it, between the Portuguese and St- Seba-

stian's. It was also agreed, that if the Duke ofOrmond should think it better for the Service, toforbear Bombarding Cadiz , 'till the Army wasmarched on Pcrt-Real Side, that the fame shouldbe observed accordingly.

(s) Both Officers and Soldiers (fays Bishop p ur nd‘Burnet) set themselves, with great Courage, a-gainst this tempting, but harmless Enemy; Someof the General Officers set a very ill Example toall the Reft; Chiefly 0 Haro and Bellass. TheDuke of Ormond tried to hinder it; But did notexert his Authority; For if he had made someExamples at first, he might have prevented theMischief that was done: But the whole Armyrunning so violently on the Spoil, he either wasnot able, or, thro’ a Gentleness of Temper, wasnot willing to proceed to Extremities. He hadpublished a Manifesto, according to his Instruc-tions, by which the Spaniards were invited tosubmit to the Emperour ; And he offered his Pro-tection all who came in to him : But the Spoilof St. Mary's was thought an ill Commentary onthat Text.

The first Night, the half-samished and thirstySoldiers spent in the Cellars of rich Wines theyhad found out. The next Day, their Licentious-ness being heightened by the Fumes of their Li-quor, they proceeded to rifle and pillage theHouses, so a most outrageous Manner, not con-tenting themselves to take Moveables, but break-ing and spoiling what they could not carry away-And as this Booty would have been of no Use tothem, unless they could secure it on Board theFleet, they called the Seamen to their Assistance,