e any noise, and brought him, with his hands bound,
to Captain Morgan, who asked him how things went in the city, and what
forces they had; with other circumstances he desired to know. After
every question they made him a thousand menaces to kill him, if he
declared not the truth. Then they advanced to the city, carrying the
said sentinel bound before them: having marched about a quarter of a
league, they came to the castle near the city, which presently they
closely surrounded, so that no person could get either in or out.

Being posted under the walls of the castle, Captain Morgan commanded the
sentinel, whom they had taken prisoner, to speak to those within,
charging them to surrender to his discretion; otherwise they should all
be cut in pieces, without quarter. But they regarding none of these
threats, began instantly to fire, which alarmed the city; yet
notwithstanding, though the governor and soldiers of the said castle
made as great resistance as could be, they were forced to surrender.
Having taken the castle, they resolved to be as good as their words,
putting the Spaniards to the sword, thereby to strike a terror into the
rest of the city. Whereupon, having shut up all the soldiers and
officers as prisoners into one room, they set fire to the powder
(whereof they found great quantity) and blew up the castle into the air,
with all the Spaniards that were within. This done, they pursued the
course of their victory, falling upon the city, which, as yet, was not
ready to receive them. Many of the inhabitants cast their precious
jewels and money into wells and cisterns, or hid them in places
underground, to avoid, as much as possible, being totally robbed. One of
the party of pirates, assigned to this purpose, ran immediately to the
cloisters, and took as many religious men and women as they could find.
The governor of the city, not being able to rally the citizens, through
their great confusion, retired to one of the castles remaining, and
thence fired incessantly at the pirates: but these were not in the least
negligent either to assault him, or defend themselves, so that amidst
the horror of the assault, they made very few shots in vain; for aiming
with great dexterity at the mouths of the guns, the Spaniards were
certain to lose one or two men every time they charged each gun anew.

This continued very furious from break of day till noon; yea, about this
time of the day the case was very dubious which party sh