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the enemy, with only fifteen men, was compelled to retreat in haste, by
reason of the great guns, which played so furiously on the place where
he stood; they shooting, not only pieces of iron, and small bullets, but
also the organs of the church, discharging in every shot threescore
pipes at a time.

Notwithstanding this heat of the enemy, Captain Don Joseph Ramirez de
Leyva, with sixty men, made a strong attack, wherein they fought on both
sides very desperately, till at last he overcame, and forced the pirates
to surrender the fort.

On the other side, Captain John Galeno, with ninety men, passed over the
hills, to advance that way towards the castle of St. Teresa. Meanwhile
Major Don Joseph Sanchez Ximenes, as commander-in-chief, with the rest
of his men, set forth from the battery of St. James, passing the port
with four boats, and landing, in despite of the enemy. About this same
time, Captain John Galeno began to advance with the men he led to the
forementioned fortress; so that our men made three attacks on three
several sides, at one and the same time, with great courage; till the
pirates seeing many of their men already killed, and that they could in
no manner subsist any longer, retreated towards Cortadura, where they
surrendered, themselves and the whole island, into our hands. Our people
possessed themselves of all, and set up the Spanish colours, as soon as
they had rendered thanks to God Almighty for the victory obtained on
such a signalized day. The number of dead were six men of the enemies,
with many wounded, and seventy prisoners: on our side was only one man
killed, and four wounded.

There were found on the island eight hundred pounds of powder, two
hundred and fifty pounds of small bullets, with many other military
provisions. Among the prisoners were taken also, two Spaniards, who had
bore arms under the English against his Catholic Majesty: these were
shot to death the next day, by order of the major. The 10th day of
September arrived at the isle an English vessel, which being seen at a
great distance by the major, he ordered Le Sieur Simon, who was a
Frenchman, to go and visit the said ship, and tell them that were on
board, that the island belonged still to the English. He performed the
command, and found in the said ship only fourteen men, one woman and her
daughter, who were all instantly made prisoners.

The English pirates were all transported to Puerto Velo, excepting
three, who b