On the 20th, at daybreak, the admiral found himself very near the enemy with only the _Ruby_ to assist him, the rest of the ships lying three, four, or five miles astern. About two in the afternoon the sea-breeze began to blow, and then the enemy got into a line, making what sail they could; and the rest of his ships not coming up, the admiral and the _Ruby_ plied them with chase-guns and kept them company all the next night. On the 21st the admiral was on the quarter of the second ship of the enemy's line, within point-blank shot; but the _Ruby_ being ahead of the same ship was attacked by two of the enemy's line. The _Breda_, which carried the admiral, engaged the ship that first attacked the _Ruby_, and plied her so warmly that she was forced to tow off. The admiral would have followed her, but the _Ruby_ was in such a condition that he could not leave her. During this engagement the rear ship of the enemy's was abreast of the _Defiance_ and _Windsor_; but neither of those ships fired a single shot. On the 22nd, at daybreak, the _Greenwich_ was five leagues astern, though the signal for battle was never struck night or day; about three in the afternoon the wind came southerly, which gave the enemy the weather-gauge. On the 23rd the enemy was six leagues ahead and the great Dutch ship separated from them. At ten the enemy tacked with the wind at east-north-east, the vice-admiral fetched point-blank within a shot or two of them, and each gave the other his broadside. About noon they recovered from the enemy a small English ship called the _Anne_ galley, which they had taken off the rock of Lisbon. The _Ruby_ being disabled, the admiral ordered her for Port Royal. The rest of the squadron now came up, and the enemy being but two miles off, the brave admiral was in hopes of doing something at last, and therefore continued to steer after them; but his ships, except the _Falmouth_, were soon astern again. At twelve the enemy began to separate.