39.  Immediately upon your arrival at the said islands, you shall give orders to enclose the city of Manila with stone, along that portion where it is necessary and advisable, and on the other sides by water.  You shall construct a fort in the place assigned and deemed best there.  You shall erect a tower at the junction and point made by the river and sea.  All this shall be very thoroughly done, and with most careful planning and consideration; and shall be done at the least possible expense to my treasury—­since, as you know, the buildings can be constructed there with great ease and cheapness.

40.  You shall assign what garrison you judge advisable to the said fort and tower, so that the country may be defended, and that they may check the designs and hopes of the enemy, and the fear of revolts and risings.

41.  Although you ought to live in great vigilance and the continual caution demanded for the conservation of a country so new, distant, and surrounded by enemies, you must beware chiefly of five classes of them.  First, of the natives of the land, who are numerous, and but partially settled and established in the faith.  Second, of four or five thousand Chinese Indians who live there, and go back and forth in their tradings.  Third, of the Japanese who usually go thither.  Fourth, of the natives of Maluco and Borney, who are aroused, and already display themselves boldly and openly.  Fifth and chiefly, of the Lutheran English pirates who infest those coasts.  In order to check their incursions, and present a superior force and defense to them all, you shall construct another fort in Yllocos or Cagayan, to oppose the Japanese and Chinese robbers; a second in Cebu, to oppose the Borneans and Malucos; a third in Panpanga, to oppose the Cambales.  All shall be located in places where they may be effectual, and shall be carefully planned and substantially built by good engineers.  The cost will be very little, because of the great abundance of materials, and because almost all of the Indians are workmen.  You are to see that each fort has an adequate and desirable garrison.

42.  Besides these forts and presidios, it is presupposed that a moderate-sized fleet of a few galleys or fragatas would be necessary, to cruise along the coasts in order to protect them, and to prevent the thefts and injuries wont to be committed along them by the Japanese, especially in the districts of Cagayan and Ylocos.  They seize the Chinese vessels that bring food and merchandise to the said islands, whereby great loss is suffered, and commerce and plenty checked.  This fleet would also serve to prevent the Chinese, when they are returning to their own country, from going among the said islands and committing depredations on the natives of them, and as a countercheck to other Chinese or Bornean pirates, as well as against all other undertakings, and troubles with foreigners.  This appears advisable to me, and desirable.  Therefore, as soon as you shall arrive at the said