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He knew, of course, that this letter would reach the 

 hands of the Sultan and Datoos. 



He then attempted to land, but as they would not per- 

 mit him he threatened to fire on them, and would have 

 done so had he not been restrained by the Officers of the 

 Expedition. , 



He returned to Zamboanga without having been at 

 Balambangan, or without having delivered his dispatches 

 to the Sultan of Sooloo ; which caused great disgust to 

 tho Governor Espanol ; he likewise meddled much with 

 his conduct, received official complaints against and cen- 

 sured him : in a word, insinuated at this critical moment, 

 into this fortress, so near to the English at Balambangan, 

 disorder, anarchy and sedition. 



Various letters passed between them, in one of which 

 Espanol requested assistance to restrain his garrison, and 

 insubordinate convicts; Canceli replied, that the only 

 assistance which he could send him, was one mistress 

 out of three which he possessed, of different colours. 



This soldier (who was an Italian), on his arrival after- 

 terwards at Manila, without permission, solicited orders 

 to attack Sooloo in order to revenge the insults he had 

 received, and instead of meeting the punishment which he 

 richly merited, merely received slight censure from the 

 Governor, D. Simon de Anda, and took command as 

 Colonel of the King's Regiment, which appointment had 

 become vacant during his absence. This is the same 

 person whom Basco soon afterwards sent to New Spain 

 under arrest. Espanol recovered the despatches and sent 

 them by two of his Officers in &panco or boat to Sooloo, 

 writing particularly to the Sultan and Datoos, and using 



