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skilful paddling soon brought us around a distant point of the Lake, 
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and at length we landed far up the west side of Lake iapongan on a shady 
beach, where water shells were piled in deep windrows, A house was soon 
reached and placed under guard and Capt . McCoy and one soldier left in 
charge# Two other houses were similarly guarded® Then the trail led 
up a steep hill, very rocky with endless vines and entanglements and plenty 
of thorns and spines upon the b&ranches# The soil was slippery and strewn 
with jagged rocks# Crossing ravines the natives led with but little noise, 
but we slid and tumbled like a herd of stampeding carabao® Lieutenant 
Quackenbush , who weighed 200, made strenuous efforts to be noiseless, which 
usually resulted in his sliding down the banks like an avalanch. At 
length the native constabulary soldiers awaited us on a steep bank to en- 
join silence and vigilance. At the top of the hill we found a cultivated 
area, and the trail led us down a steep ravine towards the lake where we 
came upon a house which was silently surrounded by 3 officers and about 
6 soldiers, one of whom called upon General Concepcion to surrender* At 
first children came to the door, then an old man who held a conversation 
wiin a native soldier » Then the women and children came out with a few 
men and boys* Again Concepcion was called upon to surrender# At length 
he came to the door after making sure there was no chance of escaping in 
any direction# As he appeared in the door he exlaimed : "Peace, peace#’ 
All the guns' were aimed at him, and he was ordered to throw up his hands 
which he was slow in doing# Then he came out and bent down on one knee, 
using the Spanish word for "peace#" The house was searched for documents 
and weapons, some of which were found, and neighboring houses were searched 
for his confederates; but no persons of importance were found# 
The women 
