Leicester recommended it, the Hollanders seemed to favour it, Commandant Groenevelt and Roger Williams urged it.
"I do assure you," wrote the honest Welshman to Leicester, "if you will come afore this town, with as many galliots and as many flat-bottomed boats as can cause two men-of-war to enter, they cannot stop their passage, if, your mariners will do a quarter of their duty, as I saw them do divers times.

Before, they make their entrance, we will come with our boats, and fight with the greatest part, and show them there is no such great danger.

Were it not for my wounded arm, I would be, in your first boat to enter.

Notwithstanding, I and other Englishmen will approach their boats in such sort, that we will force them to give their saker of artillery upon us.

If, your Excellency will give ear unto those false lewd fellows (the Captain meant the States-General), you shall lose great opportunity.