he returned from it._

This is a copy well and faithfully made from a petition which it
seems was presented by Dr. Antonio de Morga, auditor of the royal
Audiencia of these islands, to Don Francisco Tello, knight of the
Order of Santiago, who is governor and captain-general of these
islands. This is in connection with a suit brought by order of the
said governor against Joan de Alcega, admiral of the royal fleet
which went against the Dutch enemy which was sailing among these
islands. The said auditor was commander-in-chief of this fleet,
and the admiral was the said Joan de Alcega, who deserted the royal
flagship in time of battle. It runs as follows:

I, Dr. Antonio de Morga, auditor of the royal Audiencia and
Chancilleria of these Philipinas Islands, say that in the month of
October just passed, in the year one thousand six hundred, there
came to these Islands for the purpose of robbery one Oliver de Nor,
corsair and a heretic, and a native of the states of Flandes, with
two men-of-war well provided with men, artillery, and munitions. One
of the two ships was large and strong, and was the flagship; the
other, smaller and of less importance and strength, was the admiral's
ship. With these he had entered the South Sea through the Strait of
Magallanes, and skirted the coast of Chile; and then came and anchored
outside the entrance to these islands, in the bay of Alvay. After
making inquiries about affairs in these islands, and finding that
there was no fleet, and no arrangement by which one that could molest
him could be created, he passed by Capul and proceeded on his way
until he reached the mouth of the bay of this city of Manila. There
he made some captures and committed some robberies on vessels which
entered, and he was hoping to commit greater ones on the ships which
are expected this year, both from China and from Nueva Espana, with
the money belonging to these islands. On this account your Lordship,
together with the royal Audiencia, by a decree in due form dated the
last day of the aforesaid month of October, commanded me to go to
the port of Cavite and to place it and keep it in a state of defense;
and likewise to finish some vessels which had been begun there in the
dockyard, and to prepare and put in order those which could be used
quickly for a fleet to go out and resist and punish the enemy. By
working personally day and night, without having anything given to
me for it, I put all this into operation w