MVnday the first of _March_, according to our computation, wee scryed the Iland of _Pinas_, wher haling in for the westerne parte thereof, thinking there to haue watered, being within fower leagues of it Southerly, we sent in three of our Pinnasses to discouer the harbour, and to sounde afore vs, about one of the clocke in the afternoone; the same day we discouered a fleete of twentie sayles, and deeming them to bee the _S_panish fleete, wee kept our loofe to get the winde, but their Viceadmiral with diuers other ships went about to cut off our Pinnasses, so that our Generall with some other of our Shippes, was forced to tacke about vpon the larbour tacke, and so ranne in towards the land keeping the winde, so as we recouered our Pinnasses, which forced the enemies Shippes to tacke about, and to take the aide of their fleete, and being come neere vnto them they shot at vs, wee still approched, hauing our close fights vp, our flagges, ensignes and streamers displayed, our men orderly placed in each quarter, but forbare our fight vntill our Generall began, and gaue vs warning to come in and fight, by shooting off a great peece, according to his former directions, so being within Muskat shot, the Viceadmirall of the Spanish fleete came neerest vnto vs, to whom our Viceadmirall _Iohn Traughton_ Captaine of the _Elizabeth Bonaduenture_ gaue fight, betwixt whome there was the greatest volee of small shot changed that lightly hath bene heard at Sea, which cõtinued a long halfe hower. In which time the Spanish fleete came into fight, our Generall S_ir Thomas Baskeruile_ being in the _Garland_, whereof _Humphrey Reignolds_ was Captaine, being the next Shippe vnto the _Elizabeth Bonaduenture_, bare vp to the enemie, playing with her great Ordinance hotly vntill she came within Muskat shot: _Ionas Bodenham_ Captaine of the _Defiance_, and _Henrie Sauile_ Captaine of the _Aduenture_, came likewise into fight with thẽ: After the _Garland_ (being within Muskat shot) played her part and made good fight for the space of an hower. The _Defiance_ bare vp likewise and had her turne, after came the _Aduenture_ again within Muskat shot, who hauing chaunged many a great Bullet, with them before, renewed his fight, and continued it an hower with small shot. Then came _Thomas Drake_ Captaine of the _Hope_, who last of all had his turne. Thus had all the _Queenes_ Shippes their course: The Marchants Shippes with other small vessels being without the _Queenes_ Shippes shot when they saw opportunitie: After the enemie finding no good to be done, (being well beaten) fell from vs, the _Aduenture_, playing vppon them with her great Ordinaunce, made three of the last shot at them: Their Viceadmiral with diuers others of their Ships, were so beaten, that they left off the fight, and were forced to lye in the winde, for that they durst not lye of either board by reason of their many and great Leakes, which they had receiued by our greate shot.