the room.

A stern fight was being waged in the square, whither all the combatants
had congregated, the buccaneers driven there, the Spaniards following.
The disciplined valor and determination of the Spanish, however, were
slowly causing the buccaneers to give ground. No Spanish soldiers that
ever lived could have defeated the old-time buccaneers, but these were
different, and their best men had been killed with Teach and L'Ollonois.
The opportune arrival of Morgan and de Lussan, however, put heart in
their men. Under the direction of these two redoubtable champions they
began to make stouter resistance.

The battle might have gone in their favor if, in the very nick of time,
the Viceroy himself and the remainder of the troops had not come up.
They had not thought it necessary to come on foot since the surprise had
been effected, and the Viceroy rightly divined they would have more
advantage if mounted. Choosing the very freshest horses therefore, he
had put fifty of the best soldiers upon them and had led them up on a
gallop, bidding the others follow on with speed. The fighting had
gradually concentrated before the church and in the eastern fort, where
Braziliano had his headquarters. The arrival of the horsemen decided the
day. Morgan and de Lussan, fighting desperately in the front ranks with
splendid courage, were overridden. De Lussan was wounded, fell, and was
trampled to death by the Spanish horsemen, and Morgan was taken
prisoner, alive and unharmed. When he saw that all was lost, he had
thrown himself upon the enemy, seeking a death in the fight, which, by
the Viceroy's orders, was denied him. Many of the other buccaneers also
were captured alive; indeed, the Viceroy desired as many of them saved
as possible. He could punish a living man in a way to make him feel
something of the torture he had inflicted, and for this reason those who
surrendered had been spared for the present.

Indeed, after the capture of Morgan the remaining buccaneers threw down
their arms and begged for mercy. They might as well have appealed to a
stone wall for that as to their Spanish captors. A short shrift and a
heavy punishment were promised them in the morning. Meanwhile, after a
brief struggle, the east fort was taken by assault, and Braziliano was
wounded and captured with most of his men. The town was in the
possession of the Spanish at last. It was all over in a quarter of an
hour.

Instantly the streets were filled with