days out from Cadiz. Froin theln they leaner that the garrison had no suspicions of the intentions of the English. On June lth, the Swa, a London ship', commanded by Sir Richard Veston, was added to the advanced squadron. She presently came up with and fought a Flareand fly-boat, homeward bound from the Straits; but the stranger got away, ,nd' was next day making for Lisbon with the intention of alaaning the Spaniards, when, within a leatc of the shore, she was fortunately taken by the John atd Frtncis, another London ship, commanded by Sir 5Iarmaduke I)arell. Thus evct:thing contributed to keep the Spaniards in iorance of the English design; and on Jtme 18th, when an Irish craft returning from Cadiz was spoken, the generals had the satisfaction of learning from her that the people of the town were -tranquil in their fancied security, that the garqson was small, and that the port was full of vessels richly laden foz' the Indies.

Owing to some miscalcttltttion on the par of the masters, the fleet arrived off Cadiz a few hours sooner than had been anticipated, early in the morning of June �-0th. At a council held previotrsly, it had been determined to land on the peninsula of San Sebastian, the westernmost point of the Isle of Leon, on which Cadiz stands; and the fleet therefore dropped anchor off the peninsula; but, the wind being brisk and the sea high, trod foru' galleys lying in such position under the land as to be able to intercept in-coming boats, nothing was that day attempted.

After some hotu's had been spent in communications between the generals, a scheme, which iIonson says that he had himself recommended, was resolved upon. The project of first landing was ven up, and it was decided to ben operations by boldly entcxqng the barborn' and seizing the shipping.

Essex demanded to have the honour of leading the way in; but the Lord High A(hniral had been strictly charged by the queen not to suffer the earl to expose himself unnecessarily, and Essex had to appear to submit. That night the order of attack was arranged, the posts of honour being assigned to Lord Thomas Howard, Sir Walter Ralcgh, Sir Robert Southwell, Sir Francis Vere, Sir George Carew, Captain Crosse, and others of less note.

At dawn on Jtme 91st, these officers, having rounded the north end of the island, passed Fort San Fclipc and the galleys moored near it, and, in the face of heavy fire, made for the mass

Who, as the .ll,.'e IIonour drew too much water, went on board the