Part 15 (1/1)

[10] Banditti

[11] ”The nakedness of the poor s of the vain”--Dr Goldsorrots, however, according to the reports of the Indians, are not anthropophagi; perhaps the one in question had received these ragouts froes--the Guinans, for instance

[13] It would be difficult to establish from what nations the divers species of inally cauians, from their fine shape, their colour, their eyes, their almost aquiline nose, the value they set upon china vases, their music, and finally from their habits, would appear to be the descendants of the japanese It is most likely that at a very distant period so northern winds, may have been wrecked upon the Luzon shores, and that their crews, seeing no possibility of returning to their native country, as well as to avoid the Malayan population that was in possession of the beaches,--it is possible, I say, that the shi+pwrecked persons withdrew into the interior of the mountains, the difficulty of access to which protected them from all invasion

The japanese sailors, who are merely coasters, sail about with their wives, as I had an opportunity of witnessing on board h mere curiosity Those same junks, beaten by the tempest, had steered for shelter to the eastern coast of Luzon, where they anchored for fourfor the return of the overnment, their creould have been couians had been obliged to do The latter having so the neighbouring population, and as they inhabit the finest and healthiest country in the world, their number must have considerably increased They are now spread over sixteen villages: Palan, Jalaal, Caan, Malaylay, Bucay, Gaddani, Laganguilan y Madalag, Manab, Palog y Aorrots, who, seerand naval ar Manilla, on the 30th Noveasinan, in the gulf of Lingayan, where he was a second time defeated, and his fleet completely destroyed A part of the crew escaped into the asinan, where the Spaniards could not pursue the hair, eyes a la Chinoise, a flat nose, thick lips, high cheek bones, broad shoulders, strong and nervous lireatly resembles the Chinese of the southern provinces of the Celestial Empire

I could obtain no infor the Guinans, another people of savages, ferocious and cruel, who live in the neighbourhood of the Tinguians

I keep back for a future period a description of the Ajetas, or Negritos, the aborigines of Luzon

[14] According to Indian tradition, and to Spanish tradition likewise, the Infant Jesus of Zebou existed before the discovery of the Philippines After the conquest the Infant was found upon the sea-shore; the Spanish conquerors deposited it in the cathedral, where it perforreat miracles

[15] The Malays

[16] See Appendix, I

[17] I experienced two such gales duringof, and another to which I shall afterwards allude

[18] Tapuzi is situated in the”altogether forgotten”

[19] In the eyes of the natives of Tagal all Europeans are Spaniards

[20] While this as in the press, Mr Hamilton Lindsay, who has already published an account of his ”Voyage to the Northern Ports of China,” kindly furnished the Publishers with confirmatory proofs of M de la Gironiere's narrative, see Appendix, No II

[21] See Appendix III and IV

[22] Of the house of Russell and Sturges, a good and true friend, the recollection of whom, often present to my mind, will never be effaced

[23] Bernard the Heres in the abandoned shell of the ht in search of food, which it finds on the sea beach

[24] The skeleton is now in the Musee Anatomique of Paris

[25] Gratitude here requires that I should name some of those to whom I am specially indebted for rateful onthem to accept this proof of my recollections

The Governors of the Philippines to whom I owe these remembrances are:--Generals Martines, Ricafort, Torres Enrile, Camba, and Salazar; in the various ado Asaola, Otin-i Doazo, Don Matias Mier, Don Jacobo Varela, adeneral of the liquors; Don Jose de la Fuente, coineers, who rendered me innuidor of Tondoc; the colonel of engineers, Don Mariano Goicochea; the Colonel-Commandant Lante Romana; the Governor of the province, Don Jose Atienza; the brothers Rae; all the family Calderon; that of Seneris; Don Balthazar Mier, Don Jose Ascaraga; and lastly o Roxas, whose son, Don Mariano Roxas, after having received a solid and brilliant education at Manilla, came to travel in Europe He has acquired the most extensive information in the sciences and arts, and when he shall have returned to the Philippine Islands, he will nified father, whom a prericulture, and the advanceratitude has induced me to mention here the Spaniards fro coentleman to whom I was indebted for one of those iotten I allude to Mr Thomas Dent, ho parties at Jala-Jala, in which he was occasionally one of the principal actors

[26] ”Froht look down and see The sorrows of thy faive me joy”