The Night following, one of the _Spanish_ Ships, called the _St. Katherine_, having received much Damage in the Fight, was brought into the midst of their Fleet, to be repaired[60]. And a large _Biscayan_ Ship of eight hundred Tuns, belonging to _Michael de Oquendo_, Admiral of the _Guypuscoan_ Squadron, on board of which was the Treasurer of the Fleet, was designedly set on Fire by a _Dutch_ Gunner, who had been ill used[61]; but the _Spaniards_ took out the best Part of the Money, when they saw the Ship in Danger; and after her upper Part was burnt and blown up, the Flame was extinguished by some Ships that came seasonably to her Assistance. But one of them, a great Galleon, commanded by Don _Pedro de Valdez_, sprung her Foremast and Boltsprit, by falling foul of another Vessel in the Hurry and Confusion; and so, not being able to keep Company with the rest of the Fleet, was left behind. The Night being extremely dark, and the Sea running so high, that no Succour could come to her, she fell the next Day, _July_ 22, into the Hands of [Sidenote: PLATE 4.]Sir _Francis Drake_; who had her conducted to _Dartmouth_, and sent the Captain, and some other Gentlemen who were on board, Prisoners to _Plymouth_, where they remained eighteen Months, ’till their Ransoms were paid. In this Galleon was found fifty five thousand Ducats of Gold, which _Drake_’s Men shared amongst themselves. [62]This Night the _Spanish_ Fleet bore along by the _Start_, and the next Morning was as far to the Leward as the _Berry_[63]. Sir _Francis Drake_ had been ordered to carry Lights; but being in full Chace of some _German_ Hulks, or Merchant-Men, which he discovered late in the Evening, and took for Enemies, he happened to neglect it; which occasioned most of the Fleet to lye by all Night, because not seeing the Lights, they knew not whom to follow. For that Reason, Sir _Francis_, and the rest of the Fleet, did not come up ’till the next Evening with the Lord Admiral; who, accompanied only with the _Bear_ and the _Mary Rose_, had pursued the Enemy, within Culverin Shot, all the foregoing Night. [64]Thro’ this Mistake, the rest of the _English_ Fleet staid so far behind, that the next Morning the nearest could scarce be seen half Mast high, and very many were quite out of Sight.