ThegeneraltriedthepowerofanotherproclamationontheSpaniards，inwhichheannouncedthatweonlycameintheinterestofSpainandKingCharles，andforourselveswantedtomakenoconquestnorsettlementinSpainatall。ButallthiseloquencewaslostupontheSpaniards，itwouldseem:theCaptain—GeneralofAndalusiawouldnomorelistentousthantheGovernorofCadiz;
andinreplytohisGrace\'sproclamation，theMarquisofVilladariasfiredoffanother，whichthosewhoknewtheSpanishthoughtratherthebestofthetwo;andofthisnumberwasHarryEsmond，whosekindJesuitinolddayshadinstructedhim，andnowhadthehonoroftranslatingforhisGracetheseharmlessdocumentsofwar。TherewasahardtouchforhisGrace，and，indeed，forothergeneralsinherMajesty\'sservice，intheconcludingsentenceoftheDon:\"Thatheandhiscouncilhadthegenerousexampleoftheirancestorstofollow，whohadneveryetsoughttheirelevationinthebloodorintheflightoftheirkings。\'Moripropatria\'
washisdevice，whichtheDukemightcommunicatetothePrincesswhogovernedEngland。\"
Whetherthetroopswereangryatthisreparteeorno，\'tiscertainsomethingputtheminafury;for，notbeingabletogetpossessionofCadiz，ourpeopleseizeduponPortSaintMary\'sandsackedit，burningdownthemerchants\'storehouses，gettingdrunkwiththefamouswinesthere，pillagingandrobbingquiethousesandconvents，murderinganddoingworse。AndtheonlybloodwhichMr。
Esmonddrewinthisshamefulcampaign，wastheknockingdownanEnglishsentinelwithahalf—pike，whowasofferinginsulttoapoortremblingnun。Isshegoingtoturnoutabeauty？oraprincess？orperhapsEsmond\'smotherthathehadlostandneverseen？Alasno，itwasbutapoorwheezyolddropsicalwoman，withawartuponhernose。ButhavingbeenearlytaughtapartoftheRomanreligion，heneverhadthehorrorofitthatsomeProtestantshaveshown，andseemtothinktobeapartofours。