_ 223 _ desired. Therefore, they told him not to lose hope and to tell his captains not to lift camp but stay where they were, keeping watch on the stockade. They also advised him to dispatch people to the side of the factory by sea, and to set fire to our village. It is said that the king himself went to the camp to console his captains and encourage them to attack the stockade, promising them great rewards. He did the same to others whom he told to attack the village. Both of these tried to carry out his orders, but without success, for the stockade was defended by our men, whilst the village coast defended itself, owing to the great difficulty in disembarking there. Nevertheless, the captain was very annoyed that the enemy remained at the camp, because they gave us much trouble, both with their artillery and with their raids, which forced our men to be prepared for war during the day as well as at night. As a result, they could never rest. The captain had thought that they would lift camp once their cotton balls were destroyed, because the "serpe", which he had continued to fire often after the battle, caused them great damage. But still he didn't succeed in making them go away, and he was very annoyed. A Spaniard whose nickname
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