History of the Philippine Islands, vols 1 and 2 | Page 6

Accordingly a Franciscan, Juan Pobre, full of pity for the unfortunate

men, casts in his lot with them and voluntarily remains behind. The
"San Felipe" is wrecked eighty leguas from Manila, and its cargo taken
overland to that city. Mindanao and Jolo affairs are meanwhile given
into command of Gallinato, and although he is partially successful, the
rains, hunger, and disease work for the natives, and finally in May of
1602, Gallinato sends to Manila for instructions. Juan de Mendoza and
Fray Juan Maldonado, after leaving Camboja proceed on their journey
to Siam, but are received there coldly by the king, and their trading is
unsatisfactory. Fearing violence they depart one night without notifying
the Siamese, taking with them certain Portuguese held in Siam as
partial prisoners, but are pursued by the Siamese who molest them until
in the open sea. From wounds received during the week's continual
conflict both Mendoza and Maldonado die, the latter first writing to his
Order and advising them "on their consciences not to again become
instruments of a return to Camboja." Troubles in Maluco between the
Dutch and natives on the one side and the Portuguese and Spanish on
the other, render it necessary to send aid several times from Manila. In
March of 1601, a letter is written by the king of Tidore to Morga
requesting aid against Ternate and the Dutch, in response to which
supplies and reënforcements are sent in 1602.
The seventh chapter deals with events during the period of Pedro de
Acuña's administration. With his arrival in May of 1602, new life and
energy are infused in public affairs. The new governor first concerns
himself with home affairs. He constructs galleys but has to postpone an
intended visit to Pintados, in order to attend to Japan and Jolo, and
despatch the vessels to Nueva España. It is determined to open
commerce with Quanto, but to defer the matter of sending workmen to
Japan to show the Japanese how to construct ships, as that will be
detrimental. Religious of the various orders go to Japan, but are
received less warmly than Geronymo de Jesus's letter leads them to
expect. The latter pressed by Daifusama for the performance of his
promises finally asks permission to go to Manila to advocate them in
person, whence he brings back assurance of trade with Quanto. The
vessel despatched there is forced to put in at another port, but is
allowed to trade there and to return. Two vessels despatched to Nueva
España in 1602 are forced to return, putting in on the way--the first at
the Ladrones and the other at Japan. The first brings back most of the

men wrecked at the Ladrones. The second after rough treatment in
Japan finally escapes. As a result of an embassy sent to Daifusama
from this vessel chapas or writs of safety are provided to the Spaniards
so that any vessel putting into Japanese ports will be well treated in the
future. The reënforcements sent to Gallinato at Jolo serve only to
enable him to break camp and return to Manila. While Acuña is on his
way to Pintados to inspect those islands, a raiding expedition of Moros
goes as far as Luzon and Mindoro, committing many depredations, thus
compelling the governor to return, who narrowly escapes capture. A
punitive expedition of Spaniards and Indians sent in pursuit of the
Moros inflicts but slight damage. Shortly before this a fleet prepared at
Goa for the chastisement of the Malucos sets out under Andrea Furtado
de Mendoza, but is separated by storms. Some of the vessels with the
commander reach Amboina, but in so crippled and destitute a condition
that they are forced to ask help from Manila. Acuña, although arranging
independently for an expedition to Maluco, sends a force there under
Gallinato in 1603 to aid the Portuguese. Early in that year the prelude
to the Chinese troubles of that same year is given by the coming of the
Chinese mandarins to see the island of gold, which causes many,
among them the archbishop and some religious, to counsel
watchfulness. In 1603 occurs the second disastrous fire in Manila, with
a loss of over one million pesos.
The victorious Malays in Camboja are finally driven out by a
combination of patriotic mandarins, and make the brother of their old
king sovereign, whereupon relations between Camboja and the
Philippines are again established by sending there a number of religious.
In May of 1603 two ships with reënforcements arrive at Manila,
bringing certain ecclesiastical news. The aid rendered Furtado de
Mendoza by Gallinato does not prove sufficient to subdue the
Ternatans, and Gallinato returns to Manila. The present installment of
Morga ends with the courteous letter written to Acuña by Furtado de
Mendoza, in which he renders praise to Gallinato