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HISTORY OF THE SEA. 



the Philippines was perfectly well known to the Portuguese, and 

 that Magellan had already been at Malacca. 



An attempt was made in the afternoon to recover the body 

 of Magellan by negotiation; but the islanders sent answer that 

 no consideration could induce them to part with the remains of 

 a man like the admiral, which they should preserve as a monu- 

 ment of their victory. Two governors were elected in his stead, 

 Odoard Barbosa and Juan Serrano. The latter, together with 

 San Martino, the astronomer, and a number of officers, having 

 been decoyed on shore by the converted king, were murdered 

 by him in cold blood. He had seen the inferiority of Christians 

 to savages in war, and, being doubtless disgusted with the boast- 

 ful pretences of Christianity, had, upon Magellan's death, re- 

 nounced it and returned again to idolatry. Juan Serrano was 

 seen upon the shore, bound hand and foot : he begged the people 

 in the ships to treat for his release ; and, upon this being refused, 

 he uttered deep imprecations, and appealed to the Almighty to 

 call to account on the great day of judgment those who refused 

 to succor him in his hour of need. They put to sea, leaving 

 the unfortunate Serrano to his miserable fate. 



Odoard Barbosa, now sole commander, ordered the Concepgion, 

 one of the three ships, to be burned, transferring its men, am- 

 munition, and provisions to the other two. After landing at 

 various islands, he came to the rich settlement of Borneo, on 

 the 9th of July. The king, who was a Mohammedan and kept a 

 magnificent court, sent out to them a beautiful canoe, adorned 

 with gold figures and peacocks' feathers. In it were musicians 

 playing upon the bagpipe and drum. Eight officers of the 

 island brought to the captain a vase full of betel areca to chew, 

 a quantity of orange-flowers and jessamine, some sugarcane, 

 and three goblets of a distilled liquor which they called arrack, 

 and upon which the sailors became intoxicated. Permission was 

 granted the visitors to wood and water on the island and to 

 trade with the natives. An interview with the king was like- 



