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Under the awning on the starboard quarter slept the Basha and his son, and near them Biskaine was snoring. Later that morning, some time after the galeasse had awakened to life and such languid movement as might be looked for in a waiting crew, Sakr-el-Bahr went to visit Rosamund.
There was a yell throughout the fleet "the fire-ships of Antwerp, the fire-ships of Antwerp!" and in an instant every cable was cut, and frantic attempts were made by each galleon and galeasse to escape what seemed imminent destruction. The confusion was beyond description. Four or five of the largest ships became entangled with each other.
"I should not return myself else," was the answer. "But my trust is in the All-knowing." Upon that he departed, dissembling his profound vexation both at the voyage and the company, and went to bid Othmani make ready his great galeasse, equipping it with carronades, three hundred slaves to row it, and three hundred fighting men.
Both Fleets off Calais A Night of Anxiety Project of Howard and Winter Impatience of the Spaniards Fire-Ships sent against the Armada A great Galeasse disabled Attacked and captured by English Boats General Engagement of both Fleets Loss of several Spanish Ships Armada flies, followed by the English English insufficiently provided Are obliged to relinquish the Chase A great Storm disperses the Armada Great Energy of Parma Made fruitless by Philip's Dulness England readier at Sea than on Shore The Lieutenant General's Complaints His Quarrels with Norris and Williams Harsh Statements as to the English Troops Want of Organization in England Royal Parsimony and Delay Quarrels of English Admirals England's narrow Escape from great Peril Various Rumours as to the Armada's Fate Philip for a long Time in Doubt He believes himself victorious Is tranquil when undeceived.
The Margaret and Joan of London, also following in pursuit, ran herself aground, but the master despatched his pinnace with a body of musketeers, to aid in the capture of the galeasse. That huge vessel failed to enter the harbour, and stuck fast upon the bar. There was much dismay on board, but Don Hugo prepared resolutely to defend himself.
The galeasse was really a magnified galley, one which used both sails and oars, on board of which the rowers were under cover; she was built with a forecastle and a sterncastle which were elevated some six feet above the benches of the rowers, and her very long and immensely heavy oars were of course proportionate to the size of the vessel.
With this the French officers, being apparently content, were about to depart, and it is not impossible that the soft answer might have obtained the galeasse and the ordnance, notwithstanding the arrangement which Philip II. had made with his excellent friend Henry III. for aid and comfort to Spanish vessels in French ports.
So Richard returned the hail, and asked their business. They said they came from the governor. "And what is the governor's pleasure?" asked Tomson, when they had come up the side. "The governor has stood and beheld your fight, and rejoiced in your victory," was the reply; "and he says that for your prowess and manhood you well deserve the pillage of the galeasse.
It was their intention, with the flood-tide, to get the vessel off, as she was but slightly damaged, and of very great value. But a serious obstacle arose to this arrangement. For presently a boat came along-side, with young M. de Gourdon and another French captain, and hailed the galeasse. There was nobody on board who could speak French but Richard Tomson.
The panic was instantaneous, for, meantime, several other English boats some with eight, ten; or twelve men on board were seen pulling towards the galeasse; while the dismayed soldiers at once leaped overboard on the land side, and attempted to escape by swimming and wading to the shore. Some of them succeeded, but the greater number were drowned.
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