The Jolog group consists of many islands, but the principal one, where the king lives, has a hill in the middle of it like a volcano.  It has only one very steep ascent, and is an impregnable point, and as such it is regarded by all.  Accordingly, when the Indians are visited by enemies, they fortify the hill, and then imagine themselves secure against any force.  But when, about two years ago, Admiral Don Cristobal de Lugo had burned their villages, and they knew that the Castilians were about to attack them, they had fortified the hill strongly, mounting thereon the guns that they had taken from the [Spanish] shipyard.  The master-of-camp believed himself sufficient to take that hill alone.  Accordingly as soon as he arrived, he landed, and heading them, led his men up the hill without delay.  That fleet was accompanied by one of our religious, father Fray Fulgencio, an excellent preacher, and a very good worker, who was preeminent among the others who went.  There was also a Recollect father named Fray Miguel, who did not move from the side of the master-of-camp.  The latter, finding himself almost alone on the height and near the stockade, many sharpened stakes and bamboos hardened in the fire were hurled at him, so that the master-of-camp fell, while others of the more courageous were wounded, and some killed.  Thereupon, had the others ascended and entered, as the attack would have been less difficult after that first fury, they would have gained the fort, which had but few men, as was afterward learned; but they remained inactive.  The master-of-camp arose, and retired without doing more than this; and with this result, that that fleet, that had made every one afraid, returned.  My opinion is, that the Spaniards were punished for the arrogance that they must have displayed there; and that along those coasts, and at the expense of the wretched subjects, they tried to find the pearls of the king of Jolo, which were said to be most beautiful.  And accordingly this was proclaimed, to the sound of drum, in the port of Ilong-ilong and in Sugbu, and a reward promised to whoever would seize them; for they considered the victory their own already, and shouted it forth before obtaining it.  If they, as Christians, had gone with good intent to punish those Mahometan enemies for the desecrations that they had committed against the churches and sacred images, who doubts that the Lord, whose cause that was, would have aided them?  But they were greedy for their own interests, and had their eyes on their own convenience.  Thus they lost both the moneys expended and their reputation; and to save reputation one should expend much toil, for by it are conserved monarchies and kingdoms.  They returned to Manila the laughing-stock of all the islands.  From that time the Indians of Cagayan began to talk among themselves of lifting the yoke, placed on their necks by the Castilians; for as has been seen, all is not gold that glitters.  Many deaths occurred among the Indians of different districts.