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 INCE the great dyke had been pierced an entire week had elapsed. Stout-hearted Admiral Boisot had expected to find the Land-scheiding the only barrier between his fleet and the city. But no sooner had this been passed than he discovered to  his surprise and disgust that several more  dykes and fortresses stood between himself  and the goal. Three-quarters of a mile further on was the “Green-way,” another long dyke rising a foot above the water. But the Spaniards had not yet sufficiently learned  their lesson, and this barrier also was very  scantily guarded.

With his usual promptness and audacity, Boisot carried this situation, set his men to  levelling the dyke, and the fleet passed through