leisure, and began to enter among the trees, scarce suspecting any harm there,
     where the horsemen could do no service. But no sooner were they fallen into this
     ambuscade than the Spaniards arose with great fury, and assaulted the French so 
     courageously that in a short while they destroyed great part of them. And thus 
     leaving great numbers of dead on the place, the rest with difficulty escaped by 
     retreating in all haste to their ships.
     Monsieur Ogeron, although he escaped this danger, yet could willingly have pe-
     rished in the fight, rather than suffer the shame and confusion the unfortunate
     success of this enterprize was like to bring upon his reputation, especially con-
     sidering that those whom he had attempted to set at liberty were now cast into
     greater miseries through this misfortune. Hereupon they hastened to set sail, and
     go back to Tortuga the same way they came, with great confusion in their minds,
     much diminished in their number, and nothing laden with those spoils, the hopes
     whereof had possessed their hearts, and caused them readily to follow the promi-
     ses of unfortunate Monsieur Ogeron. The Spaniards were very vigilant, and kept
     their posts near the sea-side, till such time as the fleet of Pirates was totally
     out of sight. In the meanwhile they made an end of killing such of their enemies
     as being desperately wounded could not escape by flight. In like manner, they cut
     off several limbs from the dead bodies, with design to show them to the former
     prisoners, for whose redemption these others had crossed the seas.
     The fleet being departed, the Spaniards kindled bonfires all over the island, and
     made great demonstrations of joy for the victory they had obtained. But the French
     prisoners who were there before had more hardship showed them from that day than
     ever. Of their misery and misusage was a good eye witness, Jacob Binkes, Governor
     at that time in America for the States-General of the United Provinces. For he
     happened to arrive in that conjuncture at the Island of Porto Rico, with some men-
     of-war, to buy provisions and other necessaries for his fleet. His compassion on
     their misery was such as caused him to bring away by stealth five or six of the
     said prisoners, which served only to exasperate the minds of the Spaniards. For
     soon after they sent the rest of the prisoners to the chief city of the island,
     there to work and toil about the fortifications which then were making, forcing
     them to bring and carry stones and all sorts of materials belonging thereto. The-
     se being finished, the Governor transported them to Havana, where they employed
     them in like manner, in fortifying that city. Here they caused them to work in the
     day-time, and by night they shut them up as close prisoners, fearing lest they
     should enterprize upon the city. For of such attempts the Spaniards had had divers
     proof on other occasions, which afforded them sufficient cause to use them after
     that manner.
     Afterwards at several times, wherein ships arrived there from New Spain, they
     transported them by degrees into Europe, and landed them at the city of Cadiz.