_L’Hermite_ having a design upon these, took three _Spanish_ Vessels that were going thither, and at midnight, sent Captain _Adrian Tol_, _Peter Slobbe_, and _Meindert Egbertszon_, with twelve well Mann’d Boats, furnish’d with Brass Drakes, and Hand-Granado’s, to Attaque the _Spanish_ Fleet that lay hard by; and whilst some gave a false Alarm on the North of _Callao_, the Boats Rowing from Ship to Ship, in short time fir’d forty of them; although the _Spaniards_ from the Shore endeavor’d by their Shot to drive back the Enemy, neither the Fort or Admiral sparing Powder nor Ball. In this valiant Exploit the _Hollanders_ had onely seven Men kill’d, and fifteen Wounded: About break of day, seven of the _Spanish_ Ships floated, burning towards the _Dutch_ Fleet, which were as terrible as now Fire-ships, which forc’d them to Weigh Anchor to shun them. After that, _L’Hermite_ took two Ships laden with Wine, a third full of Wood, and a fourth with Wheat: One of these Prizes he fitted and prepar’d for a Fire-ship, and sending her to Board the _Spanish_ Admiral, it ran aground within shot of him; whereupon being batter’d by the Admirals Guns, and those from the Bulwarks, and at last taking Fire gave but a small blow, because most part of the Powder had taken Wet. In this interim, while thus their design went prosperously on, their Admiral _L’Heremite_ dy’d, whom they Bury’d on the Island _Lima_, and _Schapenham_, in defiance of the Vice-Roy in _Callao_, caus’d one and twenty _Spaniards_ to be hang’d at the Yard-Arm, because he had sent him a scornful Answer on the Proposals concerning the delivery of the Prisoners. [Sidenote: _Vershoor_’s Exploit.] [Sidenote: _Schapenham_’s remarkable Exploits.] [Sidenote: _Schapenham_ dies.]