 He was ordered as well to drive away any intruders who were not subjects of the Spanish crown.On July 28, Menéndez set sail from Cádiz with a fleet led by his 600-ton flagship, the "San Pelayo", accompanied by several smaller ships, and carrying over 1,000 sailors, soldiers, and settlers.On the feast day of St. Augustine, August 28, the fleet sighted land and anchored off the north inlet of the tidal channel the French called the River of Dolphins.