1846.] MILITARY DISAGREEMENTS. 101 



Spanish Government is not at all maintained at Sambo- 

 anga owing to the conflicting interests or independent 

 jurisdiction which is claimed by the marine department. 

 I do not mean to give any opinion as to the matter of 

 the ' Ann ', because I did not know of it at that period ; 

 but as several occurrences, in reference to the ' Sama- 

 rang', of trifling importance viewed separately, came 

 under my observation, I became an involuntary witness 

 of these military disagreements, which, for the credit of 

 their Mag, should have been concealed from me. Of this 

 feeling I had some knowledge before quitting Manila, 

 but it will scarcely be credited by any of the superior 

 authorities who may chance to scan these pages, that 

 neither the Captain of the Port, nor any naval person 

 whatever, visited the ' Samarang ' on anchoring in their 

 own roadstead. I had always been under the impression 

 that the Spanish Colonian laws, and particularly at such 

 a settlement as Samboanga, forbad communication with 

 the shore from any foreign vessel before " the visit ;" 

 but the general courtesy of the Spanish nation warranted 

 the expectation of the customary civility towards a ship 

 of war belonging to a nation in amity with Spain. 



It was not my business to dictate what their law 

 should be, and as it was possible that the Naval Com- 

 mandant of Gun Boats might be absent with his flotilla, 

 1 lost no time in paying proper respect to the Military 

 Governor, by sending an Officer to wait upon him and 

 ascertain whether he was present. Upon the return of 

 this Officer, with a very warm invitation and offer of 

 apartments, I waited upon him. He returned the visit 



