with which they burned it in a very short time; for it was made, like all the houses there, of wood and straw.  They killed some men who had gathered there; they also killed the master-of-camp, who had been injured by the fire and wounded by an arquebuse-shot in one arm, and who threw himself from a window, on account of the cruel flames.  A soldier, although the enemy struck at him repeatedly with cutlasses and battle-axes, escaped with but a slight wound.  It is believed that if the master-of-camp had left the house early, he would have escaped; but that he tried to defend himself in his house, which he was unable to do, on account of his severe illness.  Several other persons were killed there with him.  His wife, who had shouted to them, they stripped, and tore off a ring which she was slow in drawing from her finger, and a necklace; and then they stabbed her severely in the neck.  She rushed from the house and hid in the tall grass, thus escaping with her life; and she is now alive.  Another woman and three or four men were killed.  In burning that house, and in the resistance offered there, they were detained some time; therefore news of this affair reached the city and the house of the governor, Guido de Lavezares.  The first intimation that they had of the approach of the enemy was the sight of the burning house of the master-of-camp, which thus revealed it.  When the affair at the house was over, the pirates attempted to proceed once more to the beach.

The delay at the house was important, for in the meanwhile Captains Velasquez and Chacon, with what soldiers there were, went to the seacoast; and from the shelter of the houses facing the beach fired well-aimed volleys from their arquebuses, whereat a number of the advance guard fell.  Thus was God pleased that with the death of thirteen or fourteen Spaniards and more than eighty Chinese, the latter had enough, retreated to their boats, and went away.  The Spaniards did not molest them while they were retreating, on this day, on account of their own small number of fighting men, and for fear that such a course might incite those fleeing to return.  The corsairs did not utter a word, nor did they complain, even when they fell with wounds.  Those in command endeavored to induce their men to press forward, but did not succeed.  Most of the Spaniards who were killed were arquebusiers, who had drawn near in order to take good aim.  Although they did this, so many battle-axes were directed against them that they were overthrown.  Now had there been better order in keeping the soldiers from making a sally unless commanded, it is thought that, since there was a body of lancers who could have met the enemy face to face, none would have been killed except those in the house of the master-of-camp, where more damage was done them by fire than by weapons.  The corsairs went to the port of Cavite, where they found their chief with all his fleet; for on seeing the fire in the city, and hearing the roar of the artillery, he knew that his men were accomplishing their purpose, and entered the bay, going straight to the port of Cavite.  Those of his men who had gone to the city in the boats told him that they were unable to finish the affair or to accomplish more, for the Castilians were a very brave people.