. Drake and the Tudor navy, with a history of the rise of England as a maritime power. re is nodoubt he still thought he could. So it was decided ; andwhen the morrow broke, from Puerto Rico not a sign ofthe fleet was in view. Here, says Maynarde, I left allhope of success. Three days later they were at anchor at the west endof the island near Cape Rojo taking in water, setting upnew pinnaces to replace those they had lost, and re-organising the fleet for the main object of the a week all was ready and they stood away for theSpanish Main. Close on their course to Nombre de Diosla
. Drake and the Tudor navy, with a history of the rise of England as a maritime power. re is nodoubt he still thought he could. So it was decided ; andwhen the morrow broke, from Puerto Rico not a sign ofthe fleet was in view. Here, says Maynarde, I left allhope of success. Three days later they were at anchor at the west endof the island near Cape Rojo taking in water, setting upnew pinnaces to replace those they had lost, and re-organising the fleet for the main object of the a week all was ready and they stood away for theSpanish Main. Close on their course to Nombre de Dioslay Rio de la Hacha, the settlement where Drake hadsuffered his first reverse. The injury was still unavenged,and it would look as though he could not resist whatmight be his last chance of retribution. At any rate heturned aside, and on the night of December 18 landed histroops and seized it. It was now more like old people had hidden everything of value, but the runawayslaves revealed the hiding-places, and a considerableamount of treasure was discovered. While Drake held. 426 DRAKE AND THE TUDOR NAVY the town and treated for its ransom, Baskerville with thesoldiers ravaged the country for miles round, burningevery village he came to and recovering more his absence Drake seized the neighbouring Kancheria,where the pearl fisheries were carried on, and made ahaul of such value that it was considered the expense ofthe expedition was covered. The negotiations for ransomfailed. The citizens were willing to pay 24,000 ducatsin pearls, but the Governor refused to allow it and plainlytold Drake the negotiations had been permitted only togive them time to warn their neighbours. The boldofficer was given two hours to save his skin, and thenDrake burnt the place to the ground, saving only thechurch and the house of a lady who had written to beghis clemency ; and so, having wreaked his vengeance anddone something to enhearten his men, he went on hisway. At Santa Marta
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