When the day dawned, now that the Portuguese fort was no longer surrounded by the other buildings, they perceived that it was more formidable than they had at first supposed.  The ramparts were filled with men, and they were bringing cannon to bear on the Ternate forces.  Philip had a consultation with Krantz, and both acknowledged, that with the present panic nothing more could be done.  The chiefs were of the same opinion, and orders were given for the return of the expedition:  indeed, the Ternate chiefs were fully satisfied with their success; they had destroyed the large fort, the factory, and all the Portuguese buildings; a small fortification only was uninjured:  that was built of stone, and inaccessible, and they knew that the report of what had been done, would be taken and acknowledged by the king as a great victory.  The order was therefore given for embarkation, and in two hours the whole fleet, after a loss of about seven hundred men, was again on its way to Ternate.  Krantz and Philip this time embarked in the same peroqua, that they might have the pleasure of each other’s conversation.  They had not, however, sailed above three hours, when it fell calm, and, towards the evening, there was every prospect of bad weather.  When the breeze again sprung up, it was from an adverse quarter, but these vessels steer so close to the wind, that this was disregarded:  by midnight, however, the wind had increased to a gale, and before they were clear of the N.E. headland of Tidore, it blew a hurricane, and many were washed off into the sea from the different craft, and those who could not swim, sank, and were drowned.  The sails were lowered, and the vessels lay at the mercy of the wind and waves, every sea washing over them.  The fleet was drifting fast on the shore, and before morning dawned, the vessel in which were Philip and Krantz was among the rollers on the beach off the northern end of the island.  In a short time she was dashed to pieces, and every one had to look out for himself.  Philip and Krantz laid hold of one fragment, and were supported by it till they gained the shore; here they found about thirty more companions who had suffered the same fate as themselves.  When the day dawned, they perceived that the major part of the fleet had weathered the point, and that those who had not, would in all probability escape, as the wind had moderated.

The Ternate people proposed, that as they were well armed, they should, as soon as the weather moderated, launch some of the craft belonging to the islanders, and join the fleet; but Philip, who had been consulting with Krantz, considered this a good opportunity for ascertaining the fate of Amine.  As the Portuguese could prove nothing against them, they could either deny that they had been among the assailants, or might plead that they had been forced to join them.  At all risks, Philip was determined to remain, and Krantz agreed to share his fate:  and seeming to agree with them, they allowed the Ternate people