The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 278 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 278 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55.

Sail-cloth: A quantity of sail-cloth.

Paper:  A large bale of paper, for we have none.

Books:  Twelve books of large paper, bound in parchment, for the accountant.

Twine and sail needles:  Some sailmaker’s twine and long sail-needles.

Saws:  A dozen carpenters’ hand-saws.

Steel:  Some good steel, for the kind we have here is worthless.

Tacks and leather:  Tacks and some pieces of tanned leather for the pump.

Hoops, casks, and staves:  Casks and hoops suitable for this land, because we have used a third of those brought here by the ships, in repairs for the return, voyage.  Let a large quantity of staves be sent.

Coopers:  Item, two coopers.

Carpenters:  Item, some ship-carpenters, provided they be good workmen.

Rope-maker:  Item, a rope-maker, for we are in great need of one to make rigging here.

Tarpauling-nails:  A quantity of tarpauling-nails.

Grappling-irons:  Some grappling-irons, for the frigates have lost those brought by Captain Juan de la Ysla in the year seventy.  Let some be of five arrobas’ weight, and the others from four to six arrobas.

Anchors:  Some anchors, of three or four quintals each.

Boilers:  Half a dozen pitch boilers, for we have none of them.

Wine:  Wine for the sacrifice of the mass, and for the sick; also some vinegar.

Assayer:  Item, an assayer, for we are in much need of one.

Negroes:  We are in great need of negroes for the labors of this camp, so as to avoid the inconveniences that arise from [depending on] the natives.

Soap:  One or two quintals of soap; we greatly need it for the rigging which is being made in this land.

Padlocks:  A dozen padlocks, for they are not to be found here.

Mariner’s compasses:  Half a dozen of mariner’s compasses.

Hour-glasses:  Twenty hour-glasses indicating one to one-and-a-half hours.

Screws:  Two good screws for filing arquebuses.

Iron wire:  Six libras of iron wire to repair arquebuse locks.

Tin:  Two libras of sheet-tin for the tinning of locks.

Rigging:  All sorts of rigging.

Sawyers:  Sawyers.

Smiths:  A smith who knows how to make crowbars, adzes, axes, and chisels, and how to sharpen tools.

Gunpowder:  A large quantity of gunpowder.

Sulphur and saltpetre:  Sulphur and saltpetre.

Medicines:  Some medicines for the sick and wounded.

Lead:  Lead, both in bars and in sheets.

Gunners:  Gunners are much needed.

Pickaxes, shovels:  Pickaxes and crow’s-foot shovels.

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