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824 RALEGH’S REPORT OF AN ENGAGEMENT.
There perifhed of the Indies fleet, funk in the fea before their coming to Flores, eleven
fails, whereof the general was one, and not one man faved. And it is by the Spaniards
themfelves pre-fuppofed, that the ftorms which we had at Flores and at Tercera have
devoured many more of them, whereof in part we were eye-witnefles : and fo, what by
the feas and our men of war, I prefume that of feventy-five fails that came from Havana,
half of them will never arrive in Spain.
The eleventh day of Oétober, at night, we came to anchor in the found of Plymouth,
and the next morning with our prize came into Cattewater, for which God be thanked ;
for that a vehement ftorm arofe, and with fuch fury increafed, as that the prize was
forced to cut over her main-maft, otherwife with the violence of the {torm, her ground-
tickle being bad, fhe had driven on fhore, which was the moft caufe that moved me to
put in here; intending now here to difcharge the goods without further adventure, and
have certified thus much unto my lord-admiral, and therewith alfo defired to under-
{ftand the direction of the lords of the counfel, together with yours, infemuch as my lord
Thomas Howard is not returned. How the reft of our conforts, which were feparated
from us, have fped, or what prizes they have taken, whereof there is much hope, by
reafon of fcattering of the Weft Indian fleet, as yet we are able to fay nothing. And
thus, expecting your anfwer, and for all other matters referring me unto the bearer,
captain Furtho, I end.
Your worfhip’s loving friend,
ROBERT FLICKE,
Plymouth, the twenty-fourth of O&ober 1591.
A REPORT OF THE TRUTH OF THE FIGHT ABOUT THE ISLES OF AZORES,
THE LAST OF AUGUST 1591, BETWIXT THE REVENGE, ONE OF HER MA.-
FESTY § SHIPS, AND AN ARMADA OF THE KING OF SPAIN: PENNED BY
THE HONOURABLE SIR WALTER RALEIGH, KNIGHT.
[Haxuuyr, II. 169. Second Part. ]
BECAUSE the rumours are diverfely {pread, as well in England as in the Low
Countries and elfewhere, of this late encounter between her Majetty’s fhips and the ar-
mada of Spain; and that the Spaniards, according to their ufual manner, fill the world
with their vain-glorious vaunts, making great appearance of victories, when, on the con-
trary, themfelves are moft commonly and fhamefully beaten and difhonoured, thereby
hoping to poffe!s the ignorant multitude by anticipating and forerunning falfe reports :
it is agreeable with all good reafon, for manifeftation of the truth, to overcome falfehood
and untruth, that the beginning, continuance, and fuccefs of this late honourable en-
counter of Sir Richard Greenvil, and other her majefty’s captains, with the armada of
Spain, fhould be truly fet down and publifhed without partiality or falfe imaginations.
And it is no marvel that the Spaniard fhould feek by falfe and flanderous pamphlets, ad-
vifoes, and letters, to cover their own lofs, and to derogate from others their due ho-
nours, efpecially in this fight being performed far off; feeing they were not afhamed
inthe year 1588, when they purpofed the invafion of this land, to publith in fundry lan-
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