immediately ordered him to weigh Anchor, and run in with his Ship, and fire on it, which he did; and the Castle making no return, he sent his Boats ashore, and took Possession of it, and hoisted the _English_ Flag: And on the Admiral's receiving Intelligence, he ordered a proper Number of Forces to garison it[_W_]. The next Day Captain _Griffin_, and Captain _Rentone_, were sent to see if it was possible to get past the Enemy's Ships they had sunk, and finding the _Conquestodore_'s Stern afloat, the _Burford_ warped up, and cut the Stern Moorings, and hove her round, which opened a fair Channel, and the Bomb-Ketches, and two twenty Gun Ships went through. By this Time the Admiral, and greatest Part of the Squadron, were come up the Harbour. Mr. _Lestock_ and his Division was left at _Boccachica_, with Orders to reimbark the Forces, and Cannon as fast as possible. The second in the Morning the Bomb-Ketches began to play on the Town, and some of the Guns of _Castillo Grande_, that were cleared, fired on a _French_ Ship that lay up at the Head of the Harbour[_X_], upon which the Enemy set fire to her, and she burned the greatest Part of the Day. Next Day the _Weymouth_ getting through the Channel, the Town began to fire on her, but without doing any material Damage. Great Part of the Transports with the Troops being now come up the Harbour, this Night the _Weymouth_, the three Fire-ships, and the _Cruiser_ Sloop, being designed by the Admiral to cover the landing of the Forces, warped over on the other Side the Harbour undiscovered by the Enemy, who in the Morning, to shew their Resentment, gave them a Salvo of what Cannon fronted that Way; (but firing through the Bushes did no Execution) the _Cruiser_ Sloop drawing but little Water, warped up a Creek, and a Party of the Enemy from a Breast-work they had thrown up, fired smartly on her with their Musketry, but were quickly dislodged, a brisk fire, chiefly with Grape Shot, having been kept all Night to scour the Woods. About 5 o'Clock next Morning, being the 5th, the Forces were landed[_Y_], and in their marching up from the Waterside had a small Skirmish with some of the Enemy's Troops that had made a Lodgment in the Woods, whom they soon put to Flight; and about a Mile further were attacked a second Time, but the Enemy as soon shewed their Backs again. Finding the Country open hereabouts, the Army did not chuse to make any further Advances, so they pitched on a Place for encamping, and the Evening sent a Party up to _La Papa_ to take Possession of that, if the Enemy had abandoned it[_Z_]. In the mean while all possible Dispatch was made in landing the Baggage, Provision, Cannon, Ammunition, _&c._[_A_] which the Enemy surprisingly suffered, notwithstanding the landing Place was within reach of the Guns of _St. Lazare_; yet they fired but seldom, for it appeared afterwards their Attention was more towards their own Safety, (or 'tis certain they might have done a great