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din to celebrate this easy conquest. At that period there 

 were in the port two brigs, two pontoons, unladen, and 

 a large bark belonging to the English; the Governor 

 always had a small boat in readiness at the gate of his 

 house ; he, with six men, escaped to one of these brigs ; 

 those that were armed with guns opened a brisk can- 

 nonade towards the land. The Chief, Dacula, who had 

 made himself master of the fort, returned this fire, and, 

 by a chance shot, cut away the only cable of one of the 

 brigs, which was anchored nearest the land, the sea 

 breeze driving her on shore. The crew jumped overboard, 

 some were drowned, and a few gained the other brig, 

 where they met the Governor. A flag of truce was hoisted, 

 but he did not succeed in saving any of those remaining 

 on shore, therefore, making sail, he quitted the smoking 

 ruins of this position, over which he now ceased to have 

 command. 



" Tenteng captured forty-five cannon, two hundred 

 and eight cwt. of powder, two hundred and fifty muskets, 

 twenty-two thousand shot, a great deal of iron, lead, tin, 

 and gold in bars, more than fourteen-thousand dollars 

 (Spanish) in coined silver, a large quantity of muslins, and 

 other kinds of merchandize, the whole valued at one 

 million Spanish dollars. 



" The Datoos, after this act, fearing the vengeance of 

 the English, declared Tenteng unworthy of the privileges 

 of a Sooloo Chief, and banished him the kingdom, with 

 all his followers. 



" The Sultan wrote to the Governor of Zamboanga, 

 informing him that neither he nor any of the Datoos took 

 part in this unlawful affair, and begged him to send him 



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