Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ^-. where Spain could be best attacked, he sailed forAmerica in 1595 with 26 vessels, in company withAdmiral Hawkins. A divided command producedits usual bad results, and their first attempts werefruitless. The Spaniards were also forewarned,and the English expedition proved a melancholyfailure. At Puerto Rico Hawkins died, either ofa wound or of chagrin, and Drake then gained newtriumphs. He burned Santa Marta, Rancheria,Nombre de Dios, and Rio Ilacha; but a fatal mal-ady broke out among the sailors, and as he heardof the defeat of a division of h
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ^-. where Spain could be best attacked, he sailed forAmerica in 1595 with 26 vessels, in company withAdmiral Hawkins. A divided command producedits usual bad results, and their first attempts werefruitless. The Spaniards were also forewarned,and the English expedition proved a melancholyfailure. At Puerto Rico Hawkins died, either ofa wound or of chagrin, and Drake then gained newtriumphs. He burned Santa Marta, Rancheria,Nombre de Dios, and Rio Ilacha; but a fatal mal-ady broke out among the sailors, and as he heardof the defeat of a division of his forces, which hehad sent to operate by land, he fell sick and diedfrom the combined effects of fever and of mentalagitation on account of the reverses of the expedi-tion. His remains were placed in a leaden casketand buried at sea off Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. DRAKE, Joseph Rodman, poet, b. in NewYork city, 7 Aug., 1795; d. there, 21 Sept., was an only son, one of four children, who,early bereaved of their parents, were subjectedto m
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