1 76 THE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA 



had his siesta, Quiros told his officers that he would " elect 

 a municipality, and such officers as are usual in the city 

 that was the capital of a province." So they elected 

 thirteen magistrates, a Secretary to the muncipality, two 

 Justices of the Peace, the Chief Constable, the Accountant, 

 the Treasurer, the Factor, the Registrar of Mines, the 

 Store Keeper General, and the Overseer. The city of 

 New Jerusalem was now well equipped with all that a 

 city which was the capital of a province should possess ; 

 only, unfortunately, there was no city, save the little booth 

 of branches on the beach, that served at once for Fort 

 and Church ; and the province remained to be dis- 

 covered. However, the municipal officers formed in order, 

 and, accompanied by the rest of the people, went to the 

 Church, and the Father Commissary pointed once more 

 to the upraised cross ; but such were the tears he shed 

 that he could not proceed. Then the Captain returned 

 to his ship, taking with him the cross, the standard and 

 banners ; and, arriving on board, " he ordered that block 

 on the yard-arm to be taken down, where it had been 

 placed to punish crimes. For the Captain could not 

 believe that persons with such an honourable destiny 

 would do things the punishment of which would be the 

 rope." Meanwhile a hundred of the Knights remained 

 on shore, marched inland to some villages, put the natives 

 to flight in great fear, entered their houses, and " took 

 some very large pigs." 



Three days later (i/th of May) they had even better 

 success. They made " a rapid attack on the natives, 

 did great execution," and captured and brought to 

 the ship three young boys, and twenty very fat pigs. 

 The regret of the " Knights " was that they had not caught 

 fewer boys and more pigs. " Thirty pigs," said one in 

 Souls or a loud voice, " would be better eating than three boys." 

 plgs ' Quiros was shocked, and " said with much feeling that 

 he would rather have one of those children than the whole 

 world besides." The man who talked such nonsense 

 should have given praise to God, Who, in a way so strange 

 and unthought-of, had saved those three souls, But 



