7.  The entrance to the bay of this city of Manila is southwest of Manila.  On its southern side, and to the right on entering the bay, is the port of Cavite, two leagues from Manila.  They took the shorter route, which was safer for their small boats, and came somewhat late within half a league of Manila without being seen; for the slight breeze stirring from the east prevented them from making the assault at daybreak.  Manila is on a point or isthmus running southeast and northwest; and the river encompasses it from the east to the northwest.  They did not enter by the river, in order not to be seen by the fishermen who are constantly going and coming; and also for the reason that the bay is very wide at this point, and they would have to force an entrance, which they did not dare attempt in their small boats.  The pirates therefore began a hurried march along shore toward the city, dragging their lances.  They arrived at the city somewhere between nine and ten o’clock in the morning.  The first house attacked was that of the master-of-camp, Martin de Goite; he was sick in bed at the time.  Already some natives had come to him from the shore, shouting at the tops of their voices that enemies were near, and that the king of Borney was coming down upon the Castilians.  Now as Martin de Goite knew that this was the season of the brisas, and that it was impossible to come from Borney, which lies to the southwest, because the wind was dead ahead, and not believing in the possibility of other enemies, he laughed at the men, telling them that they were drunken.  Meanwhile, the advance-guard of the squadron was near the house, when he arose, put on a suit of mail, and took a sword with which to defend himself.  It is believed that the Chinese were passing straight ahead toward the governor’s house and the artillery, guided by the spy whom they brought with them, for they were stealing along the shore forward.  This would have meant the total destruction of this city and camp; for your Majesty’s houses, being at the extreme end of the point of land made by the sea and the river, were without any defense.  The inhabitants of the city were each in his own house, and the artillery was lying on the ground dismounted, the pieces scattered here and there throughout the camp.  The point of the island once occupied, the Spaniards had no place wherein to gather and fortify themselves, so that they could have a safe position back of them.  God provided this, for it is said that, when the enemies came marching in line along the seacoast, the wife of Martin de Goite, the master-of-camp, was looking out of a window which faced the seacoast.  She had a child’s helmet on her head, and she called and beckoned to them, telling them in Castilian that they were dogs, and that they would all be killed.  The Chinese observed this, and learned from the guide that this was the house of the master-of-camp.  They regarded this as a very important piece of news, and, going to that house, hurled many fire-bombs,