to his fort, with a loss of five hundred men.  Gaspar Perez returned to his post, where Pedro de Arzeo was also stationed.  Don Luys Dasmarinas, exultant over this fortunate engagement, determined immediately to press forward in pursuit of the enemy with his men, notwithstanding the heat of the sun and without waiting to rest his followers.  He sent Alferez Luys de Ybarren to reconnoiter.  The latter brought word that the enemy was in great force, and near by.  Although Juan de Alcega and others requested Don Luys to halt and rest his men, and await the governor’s orders as to what was to be done, his desire not to lose the opportunity was so great that, rousing his men with harsh words, in order to make them follow him, he marched forward until they reached a swamp.  After leaving the swamp, they came suddenly into a large clearing, where the enemy was stationed.  The latter, upon seeing the Spaniards, surrounded them in force on all sides, armed with clubs, some with catans, and a few with battle-axes.  Don Luys and his men, not being able to retreat, fought valiantly, and killed a number of Sangleys.  But finally, as the latter were in so great force, they cut all the Spaniards to pieces, only four of whom escaped, badly wounded; and these carried the news to Manila. [12] This result was of great importance to the Sangleys, both because so many and the best Spanish soldiers were killed in this place, and because of the weapons that the Sangleys took from them, and which they needed.  With these arms they flattered themselves that their object was more certain of accomplishment.  Next day, October five, the Sangleys sent the heads of Don Luys, Don Tomas, Joan de Alcega, and other captains to the parian; and they told the Sangleys there that, since the flower of Manila had been killed, they should revolt and join them, or they would immediately come to kill them.  The confusion and grief of the Spaniards in the city was so great that it prevented them from taking the precautions and exercising the diligence demanded by the affair.  But the sight of their necessity, and the spirit of their governor and officials made them all remain at their posts on the walls, arms in hand.  They fortified as strongly as possible the gates of the parian and of Dilao, and all that part of the wall where the enemy might make an assault.  They mounted a piece of artillery above each gate, and stationed there the best men, among whom were religious of all the orders.  Upon that day, Sunday, the enemy, flushed with the victory of the preceding day and their army swelled by the additional men that joined them, attacked the city.  Burning and destroying everything in their path, they went to the river, for there was no vessel with which to resist them, as all those of the fleet were in the provinces of the Pintados.  They entered the parian, [13] and furiously assaulted the city gate, but were driven back by the arquebuses and muskets, with the loss of many Sangleys.  They