The captors found forty-eight brass cannon and other things of value on board, but there were some casks of Ribadavia wine which was more fatal to her enemies than those pieces of artillery had proved.

For while the rebels were refreshing themselves, after the fatigues of the capture, with large draughts of that famous vintage, the St.Philip, which had been bored through and through with English shot, and had been rapidly filling with water, gave a sudden lurch, and went down in a moment, carrying with her to the bottom three hundred of those convivial Hollanders.
A large Biscay galleon, too, of Recalde's squadron, much disabled in action, and now, like many others, unable to follow the Armada, was summoned by Captain Cross of the Hope, 48 guns, to surrender.

Although foundering, she resisted, and refused to strike her flag.

One of her officers attempted to haul down her colours, and was run through the body by the captain, who, in his turn, was struck dead by a brother of the officer thus slain.

In the midst of this quarrel the ship went down with all her crew.
Six hours and more, from ten till nearly five, the fight had lasted--a most cruel battle, as the Spaniard declared.