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rives, little disposition exists among the Indians to persist; and 
Padre Tamaral proposes to return to his own mission. But 
he is informed by a friendly Indian that Boton and Chicori, 
with two bodies of men, are stationed on his route, to kill 
him. Being satisfied of the truth of this report by men dis¬ 
patched to reconnoitre, the Padre sends to his catechumens at 
San Josef, to arm themselves and go in quest of the enemy. 
These, faithful to their teacher, put them to flight, burn their 
dwellings, and escort the Padre home in peace and triumph. 
The leaders of the rebellion now come in, and beg for peace. 
It is concluded in 1734, with the great rejoicings of both 
parties. When all is settled, the Indians confess their inten¬ 
tion to have murdered all the missionaries in the country. 
A few days after this, some Indians who have been fishing off 
Cape San Lucas, come running to the mission with much joy 
and wonder expressed in their countenances, and inform the 
Padre that a large ship is near the Cape, standing directly 
toward the bay San Barnabe. The Padre sends a young man 
of Loretto to ascertain what this report means, and soon 
learns that a Philippine galleon has come to anchor in the 
bay, and has sent a party of armed men ashore for water. The 
mariners of this vessel are much rejoiced to hear that a mission 
has been erected in the neighborhood ; and inform the good 
Padre that, besides their want of water, they are so dreadfully 
afflicted with the scurvy that they require his kindest atten¬ 
tions. The Padre, therefore, orders his Indians to collect 
fresh acid fruits and convey them on board. At the same 
time he directs the greatest part of the cattle to be driven 
down for the use of the afflicted mariners, encourages the 
Indians to assist them in filling their water vessels, and other¬ 
wise shows them every attention within his power to bestow. 
Under such treatment, all the sick speedily recover, except 
three. These are more diseased than the others; and ac¬ 
cordingly, when the ship is ready to sail, they are invited to 
remain at the mission. Their names are, Don Josef Francisco 
de Baytos, Captain of Marines, Don Antonio de Herrera, 
