86 DAHLGREN, THE DISCOVERY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 



God's will tliat the money of the situado 1 should be saved, and t hat registered as belonging 

 to private persons, as it was already ashore, all the other things were löst — most of the 

 infantry aboard, and all their goods, silver, and merchandise." The loss is stated as 150 

 persons and 550,000 pesos. (Bl. & Rob. XXIX, p. 196; XXV, p. 52. Colin. III, p. 

 534. Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 17625.) 



1641. The "Nuestra Sehora de la Concepeiön Cambojana", on her way from Acapulco, 

 encountered a storm in the neighbourhood of the Ladrones in 20° lat., but managed, 

 though dismasted and badly battered, to reach harbour, on 2 July, outside the Emboca- 

 dero, at a place called Borongan (Mauban). It was only by a miracle, as it were, that the 

 Captain, Don N. Pacheco, succeeded in escaping the notice of the Dutch cruisers, which 

 this year too were lying in wait for the galleon from Mexico and its rich lading. It was 

 not until September that the ship reached Cavite. (Bl. & Rob. XXXV, pp. 118, 123. 

 Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 17625.) 



1642. The ship "San Luis", after sailing from Acapulco, was becalmed for a long 

 ti me, and this caused severe sickness to break out on board: 80 persons were committed 

 to the deep. Finally they reached Mauban, on the east coast of Luzon. (Brit. Mus. 

 Add. MS. 17625.) 



1643. The ships which left Acapulco on 31 March this year suffered likewise badly 

 from sickness on board, which is ascribed to a kind of wind that began to blow soon after 

 their departure: on the capitana, "Nuestra Sehora del Rosario", 38 persons died, and on 

 the almiranta, "Nuestra Sehora de la Encarnacion", 76. Towards the close of the voyage 

 severe storms raged, so that the vessels reached Lampon in a greatly damaged condition. 

 (Bl. & Rob. XLIV, p. 77. Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 17625.) 



Of the two galleons which set out for New Spain two months låter, the capitana 

 returned dismasted, and entered the new port of Lampon: the almiranta made the voyage 

 successfully. (Bl. & Rob. XXV, p. 176.) 



1644. The "San Luis", after having tried in vain to make Lampon, arrives at Cape 

 Engaho, where it goes aground and nearly becomes a total loss. This ship conveys the 

 Governor, Don Diego Fajardo, who early in September dispatches the two galleons, 

 "Encarnacion" and "Rosario", to New Spain. The former arrives at Acapulco on 13 

 February 1645, the latter two days låter. (Bl. & Rob. XXXV, p. 215. Brit. Mus. Add. 

 MS. 17625.) 



1645. The same vessels return from Acapulco under the command of Don Lorenzo 

 de Orella y Ugalde, and reach Lampon in the beginning of July, after having escaped 

 three Dutch warships which had sailed from Formosa to take that prize. After leaving 

 that harbour (Lampon) in September, they are fitted out for defence against the Dutch. 

 (Bl. & Rob. XXXV, p. 216; XXXVII, p. 161. Brit. Mus. Add. MS. 17625.) - As a 

 result of the attacks of the Dutch, no ship was sent in this year to New Spain. 



1 By situado is meant the sum of money which was aimually sent from Mexico for the pay of the 

 officials and soldiers in the Philippines. 



