mountain for a long distance, and killed many Moros.  With this, at two o’clock in the afternoon, the settlement and fort of Terrenate was completely gained.  The Spanish banners and standards were flung from it, without it having been necessary for them to bombard the walls, as they had expected; and the fort was taken at so slight cost to the Spaniards.  Their dead numbered fifteen men, and the wounded twenty more.  The whole town was reconnoitered, even its extremity—­a small fort, called Limataen—­which contained two pieces of artillery, and two other pieces near the mosque on the seashore.  The loot of the place was of small importance, for already the things of most value, and the women and children, had been removed to the island of Moro, whither the king fled and took refuge in a fort that he had there.  Some products of that land were found, and a great quantity of cloves.  In the factory of the Dutch were found two thousand ducados, some cloth goods and linens, and many weapons, while in many places were excellent Portuguese and Dutch artillery, a number of culverins and a quantity of ammunition, of which possession was taken for his Majesty. [29] A guard was placed over what was gained, and the place was put in a condition for defense with some pieces taken from the fleet, while the governor ordered and provided whatever else was advisable.

Cachil Amuxa, the king’s nephew and the greatest chief of Terrenate, came with other cachils to make peace with the governor.  He said that he and all the Terenatans wished to be vassals of his Majesty, and that they would have rendered homage long before, but the king prevented them.  The latter as a proud man, and, confident in his own opinion, although he had been advised to surrender the fort to his Majesty and render him homage, had steadily refused to do so, having been encouraged and emboldened by the success that he had gained upon other occasions.  That was the reason that he found himself in his present wretched condition.  He offered to induce the king to leave the fort of Moro if given assurance of life.  Don Pedro de Acuna received this Moro well, and as a Portuguese, Pablo de Lima—­one of those whom the Dutch had driven from Tidore, a man of high standing, and well acquainted with the king—­offered to accompany him, the governor despatched them with a written passport as follows: 

    Passport from Don Pedro de Acuna to the king of Terrenate

I, Don Pedro de Acuna, governor, captain-general, and president of the Filipinas Islands, and general of this army and fleet, declare that, over my signature, I hereby give security of life to the king of Terrenate, in order that he may come to talk with me—­both to him and those whom he may bring with him—­reserving to myself the disposal of all the others as I may see fit.  I certify this in his Majesty’s name.  And I order that no person of this fleet molest him or any of his possessions, and that all observe what is herein contained.  Given in Terrenate, April six, one thousand six hundred and six.

    Don Pedro de Acuna