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South American colonies won their final victory over Spain. On tlie 

 1st of Januar}', 1825, he sailed in command of a squadron composed 

 of the ship Asia and the brigantines Aquiles and Constante^ bound for 

 the Philippines. The water of the squadron becoming scarce, they 

 anchored in the roadstead of Umata and filled their casks. On the 

 night of March 10, while weighing anchor, the crews suddenly" rose, 

 -set fire to one of the vessels, maltreated the commanding officer, and 

 drove him ashore, together with his officers and 100 lo3^al men. 

 Ganga-Herrero, the governor of Guam, went on board and tried to 

 restore discipline, but they put him ashore, hoisted the flag of the 

 insurgent republics of America, and set sail for Peru to join the inde- 

 pendents. The general, accompanied In* his officers and loyal men, 

 proceeded in a whaling vessel to Manila, where they arrived April 1, 

 and were received with great hospitality by all classes of people." 



D'Urville states that Governor Ganga-Herrero was much regretted 

 b}^ the natives, whom he permitted to trade on their own account with 

 vessels anchoring at the island. His successor, Medinilla, on the other 

 hand, was universally disliked. He forbade all traffic with visiting 

 vessels, monopolizing it for himself. Among the oflicials visiting the 

 ship was the captain of the port, a Scotchman named John Anderson, 

 who had come to the island with Frej'cinet. He had served tem- 

 porarily on the Uranle as chief quartermaster, and was allowed to 

 remain in Guam at his own request. D'Urville describes him as a 

 fine-looking man, well-behaved, and speaking French pretty well. 

 Anderson knew Quoy and Gainiard, having been shipmates w4th them 

 on the Uranie. He came to investigate the sickness on board, fearino- 

 that some contagious disease might l)e introduced into the island. He 

 gave d'Urville information regarding the hydrography of the region. 

 As an illustration of the conditions in Guam, he said that Medinilla, the 

 governor, on his return from INIanila had l)rought liack more than 

 60,000 pesos worth of goods of all kinds to sell to the natives of 

 Guam, and that he conducted a ver}" profitaljle business, since he per- 

 mitted no competitors in trade. 



This monopoly [says d'l'rville], which ac-cording to our ideas would not ))e very 

 honorable on the part of a governor, does not canse surprise in the Mariannes. The 

 governors have had this privilege from time immemorial. 



D'Urville attributed the lack of enterprise and progress on the island 

 to the absurd laws and this disheartening monopoW. 



How should industry flourish? [he says]. Tin' governor is the sole trader. He 

 receives ainiually money for the salaries of the officers, wliicli he sends back, giving 

 them instead inferior goods at prices fixed by himself. 



« This account is taken from the narrative of Dumont d'Urville, supplemented by 

 the report made to the Queen Regent, inserted in the work "Los diez y seis meses 

 de mando superior de Filipinas," por el Mariscal de Campo Don Andres Garcia 

 Camba: Cadiz, 1839. 



