thousand pesos.  The captain and the pilot, who witnessed this treason from land, embarked at once in a little vessel, and, coming near the ship, discharged three muskets, none of which did any damage.  The traitors asked the pilot whether he wished to go with them.  Seeing that neither he nor the captain was so inclined, they took them to land, and in their ship changed their course to Borney and Macasar.  This treason was committed by twelve Spaniards, eight of whom were Biscayans and four Castilians.  They made captain the master [of the ship] who was the author of the treason.  Besides these [twelve Spaniards], there were on board this ship the other two Spaniards, whom, as I said, they were carrying as prisoners, as well as some Indians of this country who also were compelled to go.  When Father Ribeiro considered how much labor it had cost him to get together the help he was carrying there for the fathers of Maluco, this disaster caused him some distress—­all the greater when he thought of the hunger and need that they must suffer.  But our Lord prevented this.  The father started out to beg alms from the inhabitants of the town; and in a short time he got together an abundant supply of rice, wine, and meat for one year, for all responded liberally to relieve a necessity that had so moved them to pity.  The father set, sail with all this in another ship, and we trust that, by God’s help, he is already in Maluco.  This is the same vessel that had been despatched this year for Nueva Espana as almiranta.  It left port so heavily laden that it was necessary to put back into harbor to unload part of the merchandise, so as to be able to make the voyage.  This done, they set out a second time from the port; but they encountered such violent storms that, after sailing entirely around the island of Manila, losing the masts, and imperiling their lives, they returned to Manila on the seventh of October, 617.  Afterward the vessel was utilized [for Ternate] in the manner indicated above.

From the Mindanaos there came persistent rumors that they were undertaking to set out with a large fleet to besiege the fort of Caraga which was in the same island, Mindanao, and held in check a province of that island.  Its inhabitants do not now engage in robberies and hostile incursions by sea, as has been their custom. [Upon receipt of this news] two galleys were despatched from the city of Manila, in order that with the caracoas that were to be found in Zebu they might go to aid the fort.  They left Zebu for Caraga, but before arriving there our fleet turned back, partly because notice was received that the rumor had not been true, and partly because the winds had arisen.  These winds would have greatly endangered our ships upon their entrance to and departure from that coast, which is very bold.