. The New England magazine. exploits, he showedthat heroes are notalways born, butalso made by boldadventures. ByGods help he sur-mounted insur-mountable trials onland and on sea, andIndia, Spain andFlanders, once wit-nesses of his captiv-ity, were soon wit-nesses of his libertyand his withouttemerity, magnani-mous without arro-gance, tenacious ofmoral disciplineeven to the point ofseverity, he provedhimself as well fittedto command as hehad previouslyshown himselfprompt to obey. Inthe year 1624, when 138 DELFT AND DELFT WARE. he was vice-admiral, he conquered in
. The New England magazine. exploits, he showedthat heroes are notalways born, butalso made by boldadventures. ByGods help he sur-mounted insur-mountable trials onland and on sea, andIndia, Spain andFlanders, once wit-nesses of his captiv-ity, were soon wit-nesses of his libertyand his withouttemerity, magnani-mous without arro-gance, tenacious ofmoral disciplineeven to the point ofseverity, he provedhimself as well fittedto command as hehad previouslyshown himselfprompt to obey. Inthe year 1624, when 138 DELFT AND DELFT WARE. he was vice-admiral, he conquered in the Brazils, taking it fromthe Portuguese, and was among the firstwho ascended the walls. In the year 1627,being then in command of the fleet, hecaptured twenty-six ships of the enemyunder the walls of the same town, in abrilliant engagement. These he plunderedand burnt, while three others, which withalmost incredible daring he had attackednear the island of Marea, he carried off asprizes before the very eyes of the DESIGNERS AT WORK. In the year 1628 he met off the coast ofCuba a fleet* of twenty ships laden withgold, silver and the richest wares. Thisfortunate encounter resulted in a yet morefortunate victory, and like a modernArgonaut, he achieved the unique distinc-tion of bringing home from the new Col-chis of the New World, not for Greece butfor the United Netherlands, the GoldenFleece of the King of the Spains, objectof dread to the princes of Europe. Thusdid he procure for the West India Com-pany immense riches, for the Spaniard *The Spanish silver fleet. poverty, for his country strength, and forhimself immortal glory. At last, aftergaining at home the rank of commander-in-chief, earned in foreign seas, in a navalbattle against the Flemings, when al-ready victorious over the ships of theenemy after a bloody fight, he was struckby a bullet, and so ended his life withoutfear in the most glorious manner. TheBoard of Admiralty, in accordance withthe decree of the
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