[Here follows a list of the principal officers who accompanied the governor’s nephew.  They contained such names as Captain Juan de la Isla, Captain Villafana, Captain Cebrian de Madrid, and Pedro de Benavides, besides a number of citizens who are unnamed.]

They came in sight of the enemy on this day, Saturday, and having joined Don Luys de las Marinas in Tondo and General Juan de Alcega, they attacked the enemy.  The latter were in three squadrons, of forty companies of one hundred and eighty men apiece; and most of them were ambushed with their colonel.  Our men were not dismayed one whit by this; on the contrary, they were animated by their justice in the matter and by Spanish spirit.  They made so furious an attack that they forced the enemy to retire very quickly.  Eager for victory, our men went pressing on after them, so that, when they saw the trickery of the enemy’s retreat and wished to do the same, they were unable to—­on the one hand, because they had entered a swamp, and were up to their knees in the bog; and on the other, because the enemy had surrounded them, and they were unable to use their arquebuses and other weapons.  Thus they were all killed with clubs and cutlasses, and only four escaped, who had retreated when they saw the multitude of the enemy.  This event was indeed one of lamentation and grief, and news of it immediately spread all over the country, whereat great grief was felt.  However, the truth was not known with certainty for a week, in accordance with the governor’s command, in order not to cause so great pain suddenly.  The enemy sought shelter in their camp, whither they took the heads of our men strung on some bejucos.  The three principal ones—­namely, those of good Don Luis de las Marinas, General Juan de Alcega, and Captain Don Tomas—­were placed above the gates of their camp, and they made great merriment, while waiting the night.  Then they took the heads of the others, and carried them to the Parian, opposite the city.  There many revolted with them, but more than one thousand eight hundred Sangleys remained in the Parian—­mostly merchants and mechanics—­who cautiously wished to be on their guard, in order that, if those of their nation should gain the land, they might join these; but if the Spaniards should obtain the victory, they would say that they were guiltless in the insurrection.  On Sunday, and until noon of the following Monday, the governor, accompanied by all the Audiencia, visited the Parian, where he gave what orders seemed advisable.  The Sangley merchants told them that they were friendly to the Castilians, and that his Lordship should decide what he would command to be done with them.  The governor answered to this that they should place their property within the city, and that a location would be assigned them where they would be safe under their guards.  The Sangleys did not wish to accede to this, but placed a great amount of property in the city.  The governor, seeing that they did not wish