ABSTRACT
The general had next to him the high marshal and then the lieutenant, Ralph Lane, who sailed on the Tiger, and the treasurer, Francis Brooke. Captain Philip Amadas, 'admiral of Virginia' designate, was possibly vice-admiral, and would thus be second to Grenville on the maritime side,4 with the chief pilot next in the hierarchy. The Spanish authorities on Puerto Rico were not passive while this was going on. The specimens with which Grenville was returning—the result probably of trade as well as collection—would demonstrate the fertility of Virginia. The Tiger sailed on, reaching Falmouth on 6 October, but the prize, lacking food and water, made for the Azores. Arriving at Flores early in October, Grenville landed the remaining Spaniards from the prize and took in supplies. The plan for a second Virginia enterprise in 1585 has hitherto been unknown, but it reinforces the other evidence that the American fort was primarily intended as a privateering base.
