Don Diego Diagues, the Spanish admiral, ordered all his smaller vessels to moor close to the shore, and posted the larger galleons farther off, at anchor, with their broadsides to the sea.
Blake was rather animated than daunted with this appearance.

The wind seconded his courage, and blowing full into the bay, in a moment brought him among the thickest of his enemies.

After a resistance of four hours, the Spaniards yielded to English valor, and abandoned their ships, which were set on fire, and consumed with all their treasure.

The greatest danger still remained to the English.

They lay under the fire of the castle and all the forts, which must in a little time have torn them in pieces.