Accordingly as soon as I discovered the enemy the next day, I kept the almiranta near me, and grappled with the enemy and moored to him.
As they left the bay, beyond the river of Canas, three leguas from the harbor, the shallop which was carried on the stern of the almiranta went to the bottom, and drowned two seamen who were in it.
Item: One of the two caracoas that accompany the fleet shall keep as close to the almiranta as possible, in order to act as tender to it and supply its necessities.
This same effort shall be made by the flagship of this fleet; but in case the flagship of the enemy cannot be overtaken, and their almiranta is in such a condition that something may be done with it, it shall be attempted.
Further, the said almiranta shall follow the flagship to leeward, unless it be rendered necessary for progress, or because of the enemy, to beat to windward.
As soon as the admiral understood that our men were advising him to pass on, and that the enemy's almiranta was fleeing under a press of canvas, he bore away in pursuit of it.
The latter ordered the almirantato keep a sharp lookout and to run close-hauled; and, if it was apparent that the two vessels were approaching to attack them, to return to his assistance.
Should the almiranta be in any urgent need that requires aid, a shot shall be fired in the direction of the flagship, as a signal for help.
Seeing himself without this vessel, the general chose as almiranta the fly-boat which he had remaining.
In short, as above stated, our flagship was leading the advance; and when the enemy saw it, he ordered his almiranta to weigh anchor and reconnoiter.
The order was obeyed, and although the almirantaput out to sea but a little distance, it recognized them as armed vessels, which was reported to the general.
The almiranta was swallowed up in the sea, and no one was saved.
The flagship was "Nuestra Señora de los Remedios" and the almiranta "Sant Antonio.
As the almirantadid not arrive, the commander Don Pedro came with the rest of the fleet.
Those whose opinion is most accurate in that matter have examined it, and believe that it is all from the almiranta "San Ambrosio.
On April 18 came the flagship and patache of the Terrenate relief ships; they say that the almirantawas driven to leeward of them near Macasar.
The commander-in-chief is Don Pedro de Almonte, and the admiral Don Alonso de Alcocer, although with the title of governor of the almiranta galleon.
The almiranta arrived July 29, and its being able to get here seems miraculous, as this is the season when there are no vendavals.
During that time I found that my almiranta was sailing very slowly, so that I was obliged to resolve, in order not to risk everything, to leave it, with a goodly supply of food for a longer voyage.
Our almiranta also received some damage, but only one sailor was killed.
In the year 610, of the two ships that sailed in accordance with the permission, the almirantareturned to put in at Filipinas.
Our almiranta followed in its wake firing the artillery at its prow, and inflicting much damage on the ships that were fighting astern of our flagship.
The almiranta fell two ship-lengths astern of the flagship, and in this position the ships awaited the enemy, in order to fight them.
But the enemy's almirantadid not succeed in doing this in safety.
This fierce and stubborn battle lasted from seven o'clock in the evening until daybreak, without the loss of a single man on our flagship, and only two wounded; the almiranta did not lose over five men killed.
Returning to Espana as custodian of this province, he embarked at Vera Cruz in the almiranta of the fleet.
A fortnight after the ships were despatched, and when the almiranta was about to put out to sea, there arrived here a fragata belonging to your Majesty, which came from Goa, and had sailed from Terrenate for Yndia, loaded with cloves.
For we obtained the victory with the surrender of their flagship to ours, and their almiranta to ours.
We discovered that our galleons were stronger than their ships, for their balls did not pass through the sides of the galleons, especially of the almiranta and flagship.
Their almiranta was so damaged that our people thought that it would surely sink.
The flagship mounted more than forty pieces, the almiranta more than thirty, the third galleon an equal number, and the fourth as many as twenty.
Thereupon their almiranta got away with some difficulty, because it had so few men left to handle the sails.
He sent in the almirantawhich got away safely and took the lead, a person to look after and care for everything, namely, Don Fernando Falcon, whom he made captain of infantry, and to whom he gave great profits for that purpose.
The almiranta and another vessel, the "San Francisco" of Peru, return that year to the islands.
The arrival of the almiranta gave great comfort to Nueva España; for, as these vessels are of great profit, their loss is felt more than that of those coming from España.
In the present year the vessel "San Juan" returned, the ill-fortune of which was feared, because the almiranta had put back to port.
He did not have good fortune on that voyage, for, either the poor equipment or the late departure caused both the almiranta and the flagship to put back in distress.
In the almiranta embarked another father, from Valencia, named father Fray Vicente Lidón.
The almirantahad time in which to leave, and made the voyage, although at great risk, reaching Nueva España in a mastless condition.
The almiranta suffered eleven hurricanes, and all had already lost hope of life.
The almiranta passed on, and immediately another despatch followed it which the governor made, when advised of the event.
The almiranta suffered the most terrible voyage that ever ship has suffered.
Almiranta might have taken, beyond the route taken by the Capitana, and he was to see whether anything could be found in that direction.
The Almirantaand the launch appeared to have anchored.
Three men were sent from the Almiranta in a dingey to land.
Almiranta were found, then to proceed to the Philippines.
The Adelantado ordered the two small vessels to go in shore and seek for a port, so as to get wood, of which the Almiranta was much in need, and to see if water could be procured, of which there was also much scarcity.
At dawn of this day the Almiranta was not in sight.
Such is the passage describing the reappearance of the Almiranta after being out of sight (p.
In this state was the Capitana when the Almiranta asked the Adelantado for a boat-load of wood, saying that, for want of fuel, they had burnt boxes, and were using the upper works of the ship.
The Almiranta was named Santa Isabel, under the Admiral Lope de Vega, with two Captains, and a priest.
Late at night Torres brought the Almiranta to anchor, and the launch was also safely brought to.
Quiros merely sent this Chief Pilot on board theAlmiranta under arrest.
The flagship was finished recently, and the almiranta is the same as new, because of the thorough overhauling that was given it on this beach.
The almiranta grounded on reefs, where it was instantly shivered into pieces.
As the citizens of Manila had no means to lade merchandise, not only the patache but the almiranta came without registers--as also did the capitana, which had to go back to port.
We tried to land there, so that the almiranta could take on wood and water, of which there was great need, but could find no landing-place.
The flagship was "Nuestra Senora de los Remedios" and the almiranta "Sant Antonio.
Aduarte left the expedition by command of the Dominican superior after the almiranta had put in to refit at Nueva Segovia, "as he [i.
Their flagship and almiranta caracoas protected the ships which were dropping behind and made them throw overboard what they could and work with all the strength of their paddles, assisted by their sails.
Moreover he explored the coast and neighboring islands with swift boats, in search of his almiranta and the captured corsair.
He had scarcely left Cagayan, when the almiranta entered the port in the same distress as the galliot.
The almiranta was wrecked because of striking some shoals, while pursuing a Chinese craft with piratical intent.
On the contrary, without stopping longer, he returned with his almiranta to Miraveles, leaving the prize with some of his own men, whom he had put aboard it, to follow him.
Having entered the South Sea through the strait of Magallanes, three of the five ships had been lost, and these two, the flagship and the almiranta coasted along Chile, where they captured two vessels.
The almiranta named "Concordia," with forty men and ten pieces of artillery, was under command of Captain Lamberto Viesman of Roterdam.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "almiranta" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
