"Sancta: Maria: Ora: Pro: Nobis Ricardus Pottar [his sign or trade mark] De Vruain Me Fecit Alla [Allelujah]." The following are the names of the Spanish vessels lost on the coasts of Ulster and Connacht, so far as they are known (several nameless vessels were also cast away): _Duquesa Santa Anna_ 900 tons. _The Rata_ 820 " _The San Martin_ -- _El Gran Grifon, Capitana_ 650 " _The Girona_ -- _The San Juan_ 530 " _La Trinidad Valencera_ 1,100 " In the valuable work, entitled "State Papers relating to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, Anno 1588," by Professor Laughton (Navy Records Society)--a work which throws much light on the history of the period, and should be studied in connection with Captain Duro's book--the following remarks are made as to the cause of the loss of so many Spanish vessels: "The Spanish ships were lost partly from bad pilotage, partly from bad seamanship, but chiefly because they were leaking like sieves, had no anchors, their masts and rigging shattered, their water casks smashed." The actual numbers when the fleet sailed from the Tagus on the 20th May were: 130 ships, 57,868 tons, 2,431 guns, 8,050 seamen, 18,973 soldiers, 1,382 volunteers, 2,088 slaves (as rowers). FOOTNOTES: [1] Amongst those drowned at the wrecks on Streedagh were the following Irishmen: Brian Mac-in-Persium, Andrew Mac-in-Persium, and Cormac O'Larit, all of whom had shipped as sailors in the Spanish vessels. [2] See Translator's Preface for the sense in which the word "north" is used in Spanish. [3] See O'Donovan's Letters (Sligo, R.I.A.) [4] _Santiago_, the Patron Saint of Spain; hence it became the war-cry or watchword when going to battle. [5] Sir Owen O'Gallagher was O'Donnell's Marshal, and lived in the Castle of Ballyshannon at this period. [6] Sir R. Bingham to Walsyngham, Oct. 1st, 1588. [7] Duro, p. 98; 25, i. [8] Chests of the same type, called _Arca_, were discovered in the excavations at Pompeii, where they were used for keeping the public money. [9] From the Official Catalogue of Tercentenary Exhibition of Spanish Armada. [10] See Mr. Crawford's translation and relative note, Part II. [11] From a photograph kindly taken by T. B. M'Dowell, Esq., London. PART II. CAPTAIN CUELLAR'S _NARRATIVE_ OF _THE SPANISH ARMADA_ AND OF _His Wanderings and Adventures in Ireland_. (_Dated October 4th, 1589_). TRANSLATED BY ROBERT CRAWFORD, M.A., M.R.I.A., &c.,