An anonymous letter to his Majesty--Death of Governor Benito Ruid Salazer--Two others appointed to serve _pro tem._ die suddenly of a contagious disease--Certain related officials gather in the night and elect Don Pedro Ruitinez Governor--A distressing condition follows--The people’s money squandered--Officials intimidated and abused--Material sent for repairing Fort used to barter with the Indians for amber and the money used by the Governor and Treasurer--Consults his own pleasure as to obedience to church laws and vows--A report from Diego Rebolledo, 1657, as to the necessity of guarding the Ports of the Province owing to pirates and as a prevention from the enemy entering and entrenching themselves in some of the distant but rich Provinces--The Friars object to the fortifications as the Spaniards would retard the conversion of the Indians--The Governor thinks the real reason is, that because of the present condition the Friars are the masters of the Indians--A Friar reports to his Majesty that owing to the Governor insisting upon some Indian chiefs carrying heavy burdens of corn, when there were vassals for such labor--The chiefs cause an uprising--They march into the Garrison and hang the Governor--The Island of Jamaica heavily fortified by the English who intend taking Cuba, so it is rumored. CHAPTER IX--A. D. 1662-1670 107 Alonzo Aranqui y Cortez reports the auditing of accounts and condition of the Royal Treasury--Finding of large nuggets in a hill, supposed to be a silver mine--Goes to investigate--Report of Juan Cebadilla to his Majesty of having sent out the King’s orders concerning who shall keep the keys of the Royal chest--Administration of the negroes--Harshness shown the Royal employees--Francisco Guerra Vega reports a Captain of the Garrison for indecency and offense to his superiors, for which same he was reprimanded and imprisoned as a warning--Afterward given his liberty--The King to the Captain-General of Provinces of Florida--Instructions as to the continuance of the passage to Marcana Guale--Founding of the town of Santiago--As to the performance of certain duties by soldiers, for which money shall be paid--Soldiers shall be permitted to raise their crops, and not employed in personal work for the Governor--The Governor shall look after the wants and needs of his people--By order of the King, 1670. CHAPTER X--A. D. 1671-1673 112