the occasion comprised no fewer th;m twenty sail of ships,' none of which belonged to the navy, and it formed a force more formidable than had ever been ssemhled hy a subject. It sailed from Plymouth on March 5th, 1598. The first intention of the commander-in-chief appears to have been to proceed to the West Indies; but, learning soon after he had put to sea that cert;dn rich Spanish carracks were about to cross the Atlantic in company with t;venty merchantmen bound for Brazil, he lay in wait for a time for the convoy. The paniards, however, apprised of Iris presence off their coasts, kep their ships in port; and the EarFs only captures at the beginning of his voyage were a Hamburger, with a iscellneous cargo of contraband goods, a Frenchman lden th salt, ana two Flareands full of corn. Convinced that the carracks would not venture out while he was in the neighbourhood, Cumberhind steered for the Canaries,

I 'S. COMMANDERS. {The Earl of Cuml,erland, "Admiral." Scourfie of ]lulice John Wans. ((later) James Langton. M,'rclm.t oyal Sir John Berkeley, "Lieut.-General and Vice-Admiral." Asce.sloi Robert Flicke "llcar-Admiral."

lh.nry I 'lifi;.'d (died). 

emso.. . ' U':hristopher I 'olfiurst. y John Lev. Al('cdo I [(later) T'h,mms Cotch. ('ose.t Francis Slingsby. t James L:mgton. rosperots (later) John Waits. (5'ntttrio. tlcm'V Pahner. t(later) William l'ahner. ('.nstunce, gallion t Hercul Foljamhe. -tll'ctiva . -- Fleming. J 'hristol,her ('olthm'st. tluia.a . t(later) Gcrahl Middleton. ,h',.ottl Henry Jt,Hifib. J Robert (':trch'ss (died). l.thv.y ' Andrew Alldl'cWS. I'qlaSUS Edward h.,lwin. Royal Defence . Hcnry lh-olnley. M,yarct and John .h,hn Dixon. Btrkby Bay (? later) J,,hn Ley. I )41 fi'igate s William Hat I ,er. And two barges a 4 fla' landing troops.

Left with Sir John Berkeley at San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Lost, returning, on the Goodwin Sands. a Lost, returning, off Ushant.

lne barge was snnk at Puerto Rico, the other was wrecked on the rmndas.