122 DAHLGREN, THE DISCOVERY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 



Acapulco on 9 April and passed the Embocadero on 17 July. The almiranta arrived at 

 Cavite on 25 July, and the capitana on the following day, 26 July 1734. 



1734. The patache "San Cristobal", General Don Mateo de Sumalde, Piloto 

 Mayor Don Antonio de Echave. From Cavite, 6 July; Embocadero, 7 August. On 14 

 September, when they were in 32° 3 f N. lat., and 34° 4' long., the pilot says that he laid 

 his course for Rica de Platå and that it was his intention to explore that island. During 

 the following days they steered eastwards between 32° and 33° lat. On 19 September, 

 in the evening, they set the mizen-sail, "because it was not good to go in search of the named 

 island Rica de Platå without a mizen-sail"; but two days låter, on 21 September, when 

 they had gone about 4 degrees of longitude in this search, the pilot says that, if the south- 

 east wind continued as fresh as it then was, he should give up his plan. As a matter of 

 fact, the course was altered towards the north, and we hear nothing more of any endeavour 

 to reach the mysterious island. Afterwards they encountered the senas on 24 November, 

 saw the island of Guadalupe on 8 December, and Cape San Lucas on 21 December. 



Bef ore the departure from the Philippines Captain Montero had obtained an order for 

 the galleon to call at the mission of San José del Cabo. But instead of the friendly recep- 

 tion they had expected, and of which they were all the more in need because the crew were 

 suffering badly from scurvy, the men on a boat which was sent ashore were attacked by 

 a crowd of armed Indians and were all slain. Another boat which was sent to enquire into 

 the fäte of the first, was met by a shower of arrows from several hundred natives assembled 

 on the shore, and, after firing some rounds of musketry and taking four Indians prisoner, 

 had to retreat. Shortly before a general rising had broken out amongst the Indians in 

 Lower California, in which all the missions situated there had been destroyed, and both 

 Father Tamaral and another priest had suffered martyrdom. 1 With the loss of twelve 

 dead and one wounded and the boat that had landed, the ship had to sail off to Acapulco, 

 which was reached on 16 January 1735. 



This, however, did not end the misfortunes of the patache "San Cristobal". Sailing 

 from Acapulco on 29 March, it was off the Embocadero on 8 June. They fired off a gun 

 as a signal to the sentinel boat whose duty it was to provide the arriving ship with new 

 cables and give information as to the state of things on the islands, and especially whether 

 there was any enemy to be feared. As no boat was to be seen, they sought harbour on 

 the island of Viri on 28 June, but had to leave that unsafe anchorage on the following 

 day, after which the patache struck the dangerous reef of Galantas on 30 June, sprang 

 a leak, and immediately filled with water. The sentinel boat, which had been detained 

 by adverse wind and other hindrances, came up just in time to lend a hand with the 

 saving of the cargo and the crew. The silver on board was conveyed in boats to Sorsogon, 

 but the hull was destroyed by fire to prevent its being used by enemies. 2 



1735. The galleon "Nuestra Sehora de Guia", General Don Juan Domingo de 

 Nebra, Piloto Mayor Don Geronimo Montero, started from Cavite on 30 July, and 



1 Venegas, 0p. cit., II, pp. 473, 487 

 8 Of. Bt, å Rob. XLVI. p. 56. 



