that served as arsenals for all in common, wherein the large boats and the covered canoes were kept.  “These were very spacious, broad, and high, and worth seeing.”  The fleet left this island on February 3, and anchored on the thirteenth near the island of Cebu.  Peace was made with the natives of one of the islands.  Inquiries were made for Bernardo de la Torre, one of the captains of the Villalobos expedition, and they were given to understand that he was north from there.  The natives, while professing friendship, brought their visitors but little food. [52] Legazpi, therefore, sent Juan de la Isla with a party to look for a good port.  This party was gone six days, experiencing the usual treachery from the natives, who killed one of the men, who had disembarked without permission.  Meanwhile another expedition was despatched toward the south, with the same object in view.  Possession was taken of the island of Zibabao in the king’s name. [53] On the twentieth of February the fleet set sail passing southward between a large island and a number of small islets.  Next day they cast anchor off the large island in a large bay to which they gave the name San Pedro. [54] Here they learned that Tandaya, where they hoped to find the Spaniards still remaining in these regions from the Villalobos expedition, was a day’s journey farther on.  In this bay a native came to Legazpi’s ship who could speak a few words of Spanish.  They wished to send word to Tandaya and to buy provisions, but the natives, though good promisers, were tardy doers.  Goyti was sent in search of Tandaya, while the general took possession of the island near which the ships were anchored.  The latter, attempting to ascend to the native village, encountered the hostility of the people.  Government here was in “districts like communal towns, each district having a chief.  We could not ascertain whether they had any great chief or lord.”  Goyti returned in ten days with news that he had found a large river which he was told was Tandaya.  As they explored the coasts they were followed by the natives, who took every occasion of displaying their hostility.  He had passed a large settlement called Cabalian.  There was a good anchorage here, but no port; “and the Indians of Cabalian had golden jewels, and had many swine and Castilian hens which were near the shore and which could be seen from the boat.”  On the fifth of March the fleet sailed to this town, reaching it on the same day.  Friendship was made with the natives in accordance with their special blood ceremonies [55] in such cases.  Some boats, sent out next day under command of the master-of-camp, discovered the strait separating this island from Panay.  The usual trouble was experienced by Legazpi in securing provisions, and it was necessary to despatch Goyti to the shore to take what was needed, but with orders not to harm the natives.  Next day Legazpi sent to the shore what was considered the equivalent of the food thus taken, in beads and other