an admirable spirit in his divisim. ()n Jul 3 l:lth, Ih,ward wrote to hValsyngham I th;tt he had four pimn[ces looking ottt on the Spanish coast, tuni then, echoing Scylmnlr, cmtilmcd: "[ know Hot WIIltL wettther yOU havtl had there, hilt there was never any such sramnet seen here (m tlm serf. God of' Ills mercy keep us from sickness, for we fct[r that more th;m any hurt the Spaniards will do."

In the meantime, Howard, luving fimnd no Spmiards in the Channel, had crttiscd ftu'ther to the southward front July 8th to July 10th, and theu, fearing lest the enemy might pass him un- s'eht d, ht[d put about, and returned to flymouth on July l�th, to re-water and refresh his ships. sccms to hve hccn little puzzled, for Im wrote thence to Valsyugham, s on July 17th: "I mak all tim hste I can possibl ottt .... Sein the advertise- ments h no sm'er, lnean to keep the three grett ships with me yet ;m'hil, to se wlnt will crone f it. omc fur or five ships have discharged their mcn; for the sickness in som is vcy grat, so theft ve are fain to discharge some ships to have their men to furnish the others." But, though perplexed and worried, he was in good spirits, and full of confidence. And, indeed, all in the fleet were in like mood. Thmn:m Fetmer, for eXtmlple, wrote to XVMsyngham on July 17th: "There never happened the like opportunity to befit down the Spttnish pride, if it he eflk, ctmdly followed."

The movements trod fortunes of the Spaniards must now, f-r a time, be followed.

The weather at Corunna had for some days been storlny, when, on the evening of July 11th, it begtin to improve. Medimt Sidonia thereupon ordered his captains to lie at single anchor only; and at midnight, the firing of a gun front the flagship served t[s t signal to the fleet to weigh. At dt[ylight, t second gunshot from the Salt Martin directed the ships to mttke tall sail. The light south- west hreeze was not sufficient to fill the canvtts, and hotween daybreak and P.M. on July 12th, the Arm;ida did not m;tke three miles' progress, and, at the It[ttcr hour, lutd not rounded Cape Priorino. It then fell quite chn; but after t; short time the wilnl got up again a little, and the coast wtm slowly left behind.

S. P. Dom. ccxii. 42. o. ('ott, m MS. .lulius, F. x. 111-117. s .,,:,. p. Dom. ccxii. 60. L,'. rept,rts concerning the enemy.

15. P. Dom. ccxii. 62. From on board the .�Onl,arcil. a I}ttrt,, doc. 154.