Governor provide that he be given one half of the salary and that I receive the other half as a means of helping me to defray my expenses, and if my mind does not deceive me my services are deserving of it for the care and anxiety I have suffered in this Garrison by wishing to defend the cause of the profit of the Royal finance of your Majesty and the desire that I have of settling my accounts, not only those I have of my own, but also those of Pedro Redondo which will seem to have been given with pay, which will be the case with those I render if God will give me life for it to employ in your Royal Service. May God grant you many and happy years for the mercy and defense of the faith, the preservation of peace and tranquility of many more kingdoms, and the conversion of as many idolaters as are in these parts. JUAN MENENDEZ MARQUEZ. St. Augustine, Fla., January 5th, 1608. CHAPTER VII. A. D. 1622-1640. _Report of Antonio Benavides to his Majesty--Endeavored to execute order of the King to establish friendly relations with the English of the Carolinas--Sent Don Francisco Menendez together with other Officers--The Mission a failure owing to the English not having instruction from London--Find that the English have built fort on Spanish territory--Requested its removal in order to avoid trouble between the two nations--The English Governor refused--Matter fully laid before his Majesty--Report of Luis De Rojas--Frigate sent from Augustine to Havana to help fleet from New Spain bring over supplies for Garrison--They discover thirteen vessels, which proves to be an enemy who give chase to the Frigate--The pilot and soldiers landed, followed by the enemy, until a forest is reached, where the enemy leaves them--Returning to their launches the enemy strip the Frigate and burn the hull--The enemy coast along shore frightening the Indians, lodging in their huts--A large force of Indians were gathered together with one hundred and fifty soldiers to pursue the enemy at which they reembark and sail away--A Spanish Frigate arrives bearing forty-seven persons, all that was left of three vessels which had been captured by the enemy who proved to be bearing provisions to a Dutch Fleet in Havana--Recommends his Majesty to build a fort at the Bar at the place called Jega--Report of Luis Ussitinez to his Majesty--The Mandate of the King has been carried out in regard to prayer to God for the success of the King’s arms taken up against France--1636--An account of a meeting of the Board of the City Council of Havana at which a clergyman of the Holy Office of the Inquisition appears with an Auto from the Senior Commissionado, Don Francisco de las Casas, of the Holy Office of this city, containing instructions as to certain ceremonies in connection with the Inquisition._ _Your Lordship:_