There was no longer time for victualling, and very soon afterwards the order was given to make sail and bear for the French coast.

The wind was however so light; that the whole day was spent before Seymour with his ships could cross the channel.

At last, towards seven in the evening; he saw the great Spanish Armada, drawn up in a half-moon, and riding at anchor--the ships very near each other--a little to the eastward of Calais, and very near the shore.

The English, under Howard Drake, Frobisher, and Hawkins, were slowly following, and--so soon as Lord Henry, arriving from the opposite shore; had made his junction with them--the whole combined fleet dropped anchor likewise very near Calais, and within one mile and a half of the Spaniards.

That invincible force had at last almost reached its destination.