Like other Catholic churches it had the usual images; but I noticed over a side door a white marble slab, on which was engraved: “En el año 1578 esta iglesia ha sido profanado par el pirata ingles Francisco Draki.” Sailed 28th. [Sidenote: Callao, Oct. 5.] Arrived in Callao Roads. Found United States _Vandalia_, also _Naiad_ with stores and topgallant-yards across. Saluted Peruvian flag with twenty-one guns. Much to the distress of Commander William Browne I had directions to convert the once beautiful frigate _Naiad_ into a store-ship. [Sidenote: Oct. 10.] Weighed and made sail. Observed French Commodore Fourichon standing for Callao. A fresh south-easter carried us across the Equator in 113° west, after which we had a long and tedious voyage. [Sidenote: San Blaas, Nov. 12.] At daylight made Piedra Blanca de Tierre: a remarkable white rock, some twelve miles from the coast, appearing in the distance like a large ship. At noon came to in San Blaas Roads. Purchased cedar planks for making treasure boxes. [Sidenote: Nov. 17.] Came to in Mazatlan Harbour. Saluted the Mexican flag with twenty-one guns. [Sidenote: Nov. 24.] Saluted Mr. Charles Bankhead, English Minister, on his visiting the ship. [Sidenote: Mazatlan.] An English brig, the _Gazelle_, arrived at Mazatlan with a number of passengers from San Francisco, several of whom died on the passage from dysentery and other diseases contracted before embarking. The brig touched at Cape St. Lucas, where many of them landed and refused to return on board. The _Gazelle_ sailed; they came round in a boat a few days afterwards. At the instigation of well-known characters calling themselves “lawyers,” and forming part of the Civil Courts of Justice, the passengers lodged a complaint against the Master of the _Gazelle_ for ill-treatment, and his having thereby been the cause of deaths on board. At the request of the Captain of the Port I detained the _Gazelle_ and communicated with our Consul, who, on investigation, decided there were no grounds for complaint; but, on the contrary, they had received such treatment as I should have expected, knowing the high character of Mr. Wood, the master, whom I had met in India. At a later date I received information to the effect that these “gentlemen lawyers,” Gaxiola and Cainow, had made an offer to the supercargo of the _Gazelle_, whom they met on shore, that they would cancel the proceedings against his ship for six hundred dollars. I also heard that a like sum had been offered by them to the Captain of the _Gulnare_, an American brig under almost similar circumstances, but the Master not having the money, the brig now lies rotting in the harbour. I allowed the _Gazelle_ to proceed to sea, offering myself to answer any charges preferred against the Captain. [Sidenote: Nov. 26, Mazatlan.] The Governor of Mazatlan visited the ship and was saluted. [Sidenote: Nov. 27.]