best to inform the king, our sovereign, of everything, passing by my petition of testimony made in triplicate in order that I might have recourse to his Majesty. I have seen nothing, and have been informed of nothing. Thereupon, I sought my remedy, and have recourse with three testimonies to the king, our sovereign. I greatly fear, however, that the matter will be neglected in Madrid, and the connivance of our procurators; but for this I also ask the remedy farther on. A boat was built in Pangasinan in order that it might be sent to Nueva España. It was launched in the middle of May in a river, but it could not get out because of the bar. Means are being discussed, hopes abound, but it is now considered impossible for a voyage to be made this year. The "Santa Rosa" was expected at the end of May, but we are sure that there will be no voyage unless one of the ships from the mainland is bought. If the "Santa Rosa" brings no money we must all go to live in Visayas and Tagalos. To this point have I come, today, June 17. If there is anything to add later, I will add it in a separate paragraph, or in another letter. The "Santa Rosa" arrived July 3, with the new governor. The "Santa Rosa" is being prepared for its return trip to México, for the ship of Azevedo has not arrived, and is not expected, although it left the bar on the third of this said month. The boat of Misamis is being equipped for México. I do not consider it necessary to give instructions to your Reverence, for I expect that without them, you will perform the duties of your post fully, and our friendship. Santa Cruz, July 20, 1765. Your Reverence's most affectionate servant, Bernardo Pazuengos (rubric) [Addressed: "My Father Procurator-General, Joaquin Mesquida."] REFERENCES Accounts of the capture and occupancy of Manila, and contemporaneous events, will be found in the following: 1. Vivar, Pedro del, O.S.A.--Relación de los alzamientos de la ciudad de Vigan, cabecera de la provincia de Ilocos, en los años de 1762 y 1763. Composed in 1764; published as part of vol. iv, of Biblioteca Histórica Filipina. An account of the insurrections of Diego Silán and Nicolás Cariño. 2. Castro, Agustin Maria de, O.S.A.--Reseña sobre la guerra de los ingleses ca. 1765. MS. in Augustinian archives, Manila; and a copy of which is owned by Eduardo Navarro, O.S.A., at Valladolid. Cited by Montero y Vidal, and by Pérez (Catálogo). 3. Le Gentil de la Galaisière, Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean Baptiste.--Voyage dons les mers de l'Inde (Paris, 1779-1781), ii, chapter ii, articles xvii and xviii, pp. 230-275. This book contains the Journal of Archbishop Rojo concerning the siege. Le Gentil criticises the method of the British operations; and influenced by his friendship for Rojo's nephew passes a severe criticism on Anda, which has caused him in turn to be criticised by the Spaniards.