break of day until the evening. A little before which time, Monsieur de Estres
     quitted the bay with the rest of his ships, unto the Hollanders, excepting only
     two, which were stranded under sail, as having gone too high within the port. Fi-
     nally, the victory remained on the side of the Hollanders, howbeit with the loss
     of several of their shipa that were burnt.
     Monsieur de Estres finding himself under the shame of the loss of this victory,
     and that he could expect no advantage for that present, over the Island of Tobago,
     set sail from those quarters the 18th day of March, and arrived the 21st day of
     June next following at the port of Brest in France. Having given an account of
     these transactions to his most Christian Majesty, he was pleased to command him
     to undertake again the enterprize of Tobago. To this effect, he gave orders for
     eight great men-of-war to be equipped with all speed, together with eight others
     of smaller account: with all which vessels he sent again Monsieur de Estres into
     America the same year. He set sail from the said port of Brest on the 3rd day of
     October following, and arrived the 1st of December at the Island of Barbados. Af-
     terwards, having received some recruits from the Isle of Martinique, he sent be-
     forehand to review the Island of Tobago, and consider the condition thereof. This
     being done, he weighed anchor and set sail for the said island, where he arrived
     the 7th day of the saaid month of December with all his fleet.
     Immediately after his arrival he landed five hundred men, under the conduct of
     Monsieur de Blinac, Governor of the French islands in America. These were followed
     soon after by one thousand more. The 9th day of the said month they approached wi-
     thin six hundred paces of a certain post called Le Cort, where they landed all the
     artillery designed for this enterprize. On the 10th day Monsieur de Estres went
     in person to take a view of the castle, and demanded of the Heer Binkes, by a mes-
     senger the surrender thereof, which was generously denied. The next day the French
     began to advance towards the castle, and on the 12th of the said month, the Dutch
     from within began to fire at them with great perseverance. The French made a be-
     ginning to their attack by casting fire-balls into the castle with main violence.
     The third ball that was cast in happened to fall in the path-way that led to the
     store-house, where the powder and ammunition was kept, belonging to the castle.
     In this path was much powder scattered up and down, through the negligence of tho-
     se that carried it to and fro for the necessary supplies of the defendants. By
     this means the powder took fire in the path, and thence ran in a moment as far as
     the store-house above mentioned, so that suddenly both the store-house was blown
     up, and with it Vice-Admiral Binkes himself, then Governor of the island, and all
     his officers. Only Captain Van Dongen remained alive. This mischance being percei-
     ved by the French, they instantly ran with five hundred men, and possessed them-
     selves of the castle. Here they found three hundred men alive, whom they took pri-
     soners, and transported into France. Monsieur de Estres after this commanded the
     castle to be demolished, together with other posts that might serve for any de-
     fence, as also all the houses standing upon the island. This being done, he depar-
     ted thence the 27th day of the said month of December, and arrived again in Fran-
     ce, after a prosperous voyage.

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