ending ▁Parliament ari ans , ▁under ▁William ▁Sy den ham , ▁to ▁take ▁refuge ▁in ▁nearby ▁Mel com be , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁only ▁connected ▁to ▁We ym outh ▁proper ▁by ▁a ▁draw bridge . ▁The ▁two ▁sides ▁began ▁to ▁bomb ard ▁each ▁other ▁from ▁across ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Rad ip ole ▁Lake ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁har bour . ▁ ▁Second ▁battle ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁re take ▁We ym outh , ▁Parliament ▁dispatch ed ▁the ▁war ship ▁Constant ▁Re formation ▁under ▁William ▁B atten , ▁with ▁ 2 0 0 ▁sail ors ▁from ▁Po ole , ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁caval ry ▁under ▁James ▁He ane ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁through ▁enemy ▁lines ▁and ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁Parliament ari ans ▁in ▁Mel com be . ▁In ▁total , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Parliament ari ans ▁in ▁Mel com be , ▁facing ▁against ▁a ▁numer ically ▁stronger , ▁but ▁less ▁experienced ▁and ▁thus ▁we aker ▁force ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁Royal ists ▁in ▁We ym outh . ▁ ▁A ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 - strong ▁Royal ist ▁army ▁under ▁Lord ▁G oring ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁nearby ▁Dor chester , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁move ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁the ▁inter ne c ine ▁bomb ard ment . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁February , ▁Sy den ham ▁saw ▁his ▁chance , ▁and ▁captured ▁a ▁Royal ist ▁supply ▁con voy ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁We ym outh ▁from ▁Dor chester . ▁When ▁Dy