We shall not enter minutely into particulars.

It will be sufficient to mention the chief events of each day's engagement.
In the first day, Sir William Berkeley, vice-admiral, leading the van, fell into the thickest of the enemy, was overpowered, and his ship taken.

He himself was found dead in his cabin, all covered with blood.
The English had the weather-gage of the enemy; but as the wind blew so hard that they could not use their lower tier, they derived but small advantage from this circumstance.

The Dutch shot, however, fell chiefly on their sails and rigging; and few ships were sunk or much damaged.
Chain-shot was at that time a new invention; commonly attributed to De Wit.

Sir John Harman exerted himself extremely on this day.