 He ordered Don Julian di Romero and a Flemish admiral Gerard de Glymes to sail to Walcharen in the Scheldt estuary where the beggars operated.Don Julian di Romero, an able captain on land but had little experience in maritime affairs, a fact he reminded Zúñiga many times but his words went unheeded.The fleet with the greatest part of the transports had already set sail but had not advanced farther than Bergen op Zoom.