in the meantime levett was assigned to more pressing matters in england. on 5 october 1625, capt. levett was at the helm of hms "susan and ellen" as part of lord wimbledon's fleet of 80 english and 16 dutch vessels sailing against the spanish fleet at cadiz. the expedition, mounted by king charles i who pressured his subjects to fund it, was an abject failure, and the fleet returned to england in disgrace. levett later complained bitterly of the experience, claiming that even as a royal navy captain, he'd been treated "no better than a meare slave" by those in charge.