The wind was light, nearly a calm.

The shot flew so thick that it was difficult for him to make sail, some part of the rigging being cut away every minute.
"He kept his men at the guns, and when the ship swung her broadside so as to bear upon any of the Spanish ships, he kept up a fire at them.

In this situation the brave fellow continued to lie for three-quarters of an hour before he got his topsails sheeted home.

The action continued in this manner for near an hour and a half.

He succeeded in getting the ship to sea, however, in defiance of all the force that could be brought against him.