That Evening there were Illuminations every where, and Fireworks in every publick Place; each Citizen in particular had a Bonfire before his door, which made a _Spaniard_ say, "The Duke of _Braganza_ was a happy Prince, who had got a whole Kingdom for a Bonfire." Nor was it long indeed before he was Master of the whole Kingdom, every Town follow'd the Example of their Capital, and seem'd as if they had a Plot ripe for Execution. Fresh Couriers every day arriv'd, who brought News of Towns, and sometimes of whole Provinces, which had driven the _Castilians_ out, and proclaim'd the Duke of _Braganza_. Nor were many of the _Spanish_ Governours more resolute than the Commander of the Citadel of _Lisbon_; and whether they wanted Soldiers, Ammunition, or Courage, is uncertain, but most of them surrender'd, without so much as giving the _Portuguese_ the trouble of firing a Gun. In short, they fled the Kingdom like so many Criminals who had broke out of Prison; each Man dreaded _Vasconcellos_'s Fate, and trembled at the sight of an incens'd Multitude: nor was there a _Spaniard_ left in the whole Kingdom, but those who were taken into Custody, and all this in less than a Fortnight's time. Don _Ferdinand de la Cueva_, Commander of the Citadel of _St. Juan_, at the Mouth of the _Tagus_, was the only Man who offer'd to make any resistance, and to preserve the Place for the King his Master. The Garison was wholly compos'd of _Spaniards_, the Officers brave, and resolv'd to hold it out to the last; and therefore, as soon as the _Portuguese_ approach'd them, made a vigorous Defence. They were oblig'd to besiege it in form; to that end they brought Cannon from _Lisbon_, and open'd the Trenches before it, which they carry'd as far as the Counterscarp, spite of the Besieged's continual Fire, and their frequent Sallies. But the King, who knew that treating with the Commander would be not only the safest, but the shortest way, made him such advantageous Proposals, that the Governour could not resist the Temptation; but dazled with the Prospect of the vast Sum which was offer'd, besides a Commandry of the _Order of Christ_, and pretending that his Garison was not strong enough to hold out a Siege, he surrender'd upon Terms, spite of the chief Officers, who refus'd to sign the Capitulation.