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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93183	A brief and perfect journal of the late preceedings and successe of the English army in the West-Indies, continued until June the 24th 1655. Together with some quæres inserted and answered. Published for satisfaction of all such who desire truly to be informed in these particulars. / By I.S. an eye-witnesse.	I. S.	1655 (1655)	Wing S35; Thomason E853_29; ESTC R8777	20,305	31

the Forlorn-hope beat then clearly to the Generals Regiment routed those also executing them in the backs in as great numbers as they listed Major General Haines being then in the van of the Army was most unworthily and shamefully deserted by the Souldiers notwithstanding that he earnestly entreated that for Gods sake some few of them would stand by him if but ten in number but such was their vile cowardize and baseness of spirit that not one man would do it whereupon he sacrificed his life amongst the thickest of his enemies at as dear a rate as became a stout Souldier and gallant Commander who in his life time was as much beloved of his friends as feared by his enemies such was his worthiness too worthy indeed to be a member of so Antichristian an Army The Spaniards pursuing this victory made as great a slaughter as they were able and that without the least resistance near the one half of the Army flying before them to the great amaze and discouragement of the rest that were not as then marched up Some having broken off the head of their launces continued stil the pursuit knocking down some beating and driving others along with their Launce slaves like slaves and cow-hearted villains until at length being tired with slaughter not able to proceed farther like as the painful workman after a laborious and hard daies labour goeth to rest they returned to the Town carrying with them as sure Trophies of victory 7. English Colours The number at this time slain out right were no lesse then 600 men besides 200. more that crept into bushes and were left behinde in the woods whom the Negroes and Molattoes soon after dispatched there were also near 300. wounded whereof many were past recovery most of them all receiving their hurts in the back parts As for those that did all this spoyle and mischief O miracle to believe and shame to think it exceeded not in all the number of 50. men The pursuit now ended these running Regiments stood still taking opportunity with sorrow and shame to look back on their miserable fellowes groaning with wounds weltring in bloud The Spaniards manner of onset was thus After they had fired their volly of smal shot out of the woods being assisted by Negroes and Molattoes most desperately fell in and charged with their sharp steel Launces which being directed by able bodies and strong arms found little opposition of the weak and feeble multitude parched by the heat of the Sun and half dead with thirst no care being taken to supply this defect The other disadvantages were these The dis-equality betwixt the English Pikes and Spanish Launces were such that the one being over long and top-heavy could not be managed with that dexterity and to so good a purpose especially in narrow waies and woods as the Launce which is about three quarters of that length neither are the English half-pikes of sufficient length to reach these Launces the Spaniards also by often use and practise become more expert and ready in the use of these weapons then English men who although perhaps old souldiers never made use of Pike or Launce except against horse Divers likewise in this expedition that were of more valour and strength then others and would have fought were so overwhelmed and trampled under foot by the shamefull flight of the multitude that were about them that they were not able to make resistance but became a prey with the rest unto the mercilesse enemy But above all the hand of the Almighty was much seen in the business who struck so great a terror in their hearts that they became the people of his wrath fitted to destruction After this sad successs and lamentable losse the Army that night drew up nearer the Fort as if they intended to execute revenge upon that and having found a convenient place within Musket-shot thereof where the Enemy could not bring any great Gun to beare the Pioneers cut down the trees and made a kinde of Breast-worke such as the time would permit and there planted the Morter-piece which being then in a readinesse to doe execution on the Fort speedy Orders were given to mount it on another Carriage fit to be drawn off and to burn that which being performed and the Granado● shells buried under ground the Army began their march back to the old Watring-place in the Bay But what ground there was for this action or what the reall intent of the thing signified let those determine who have power to punish offences and reward deserts In this mean season the Generall of the Navy with divers Ships anchored in the Road at such a distance as that the Forts could reach them with great shot and they both the Forts and Town and having discerned Parties of men passing to and fro without the Town conceived them to be the English Army there encamped and thereupon sent in divers Boats with provision of Victuall and other necessaries for their supply who approaching neer the shore discovered their error and found them to be Spaniards who as it should seem had the leisure to cast up out-Works and so returned on board in safety both going and coming underneath the Fort and bank-sides from danger of the shot by which they manifestly found how good and convenient a place it was to have landed an Army of men The Army lying in the Bay as formerly had not that supply of Victuall from the Ships as before but were necessitated to go abroad in Parties through the Woods to seek for Cattell and oftentimes meeting with some few Negroes were by them put to the rowt and divers slain others casting away their armes betook themselves to their heels and so escaped the fury of these naked Pagans and at some times when neither men or beasts were neer onely the leaves of trees making some little noise and Crabs stirring in the woods possessed them with such eminent fear that leaving their Weapons behinde they ran over Clifts into the Sea but at length this bold Army was grown so politick that they would no more adventure into the woods amongst these Cow-killers whose sable deformities had often strook as great a terrour in their hearts as Pluto and all his Infernall rowt could doe had they been there present to have tortured them exercising their valour onely on Horses Asse Necoes and such like making a slaughter of all they met greedily devouring skin intrails and all to satiate their hungers and thus were all the Troop-horses belonging to the Army by them eaten the Generals own hardly escaping this behaviour and diet they continued for some daies What number of men had been lost in small Parties and by stragling besides at the totall rowt was not known untill by a generall Muster was found that of 9700 men first landed there remained then onely 8000 the Sea-Regiment included Many of these were sick and wounded and most of them faint-hearted not fit for service To have adventured a third