How it was won back again is a story worth telling.
The great achievement belonged to a simple boatman named Adrian.

Whether or not he had read or heard of the Trojan horse is not known, but his scheme was not wholly different.

Briefly he recommended Prince Maurice to conceal soldiers in his peat boat, under the peats, to be conveyed as peat into the Spanish garrison.

The plan was approved and Captain Heranguiere was placed in charge of it.
The boat was laden and Adrian poled it into the fortress; and all was going well until the coldness of the night set the soldiers coughing.

All were affected, but chiefly Lieutenant Hells, who, vainly attempting to be silent, at last implored his comrades to kill him lest he ruin the enterprise.