unded. Then
the prior called out, whereupon the village chiefs came up. However,
they were remiss in arresting Sumulay, but on the contrary favored
his retreat, and allowed him to go away after he recovered from
his wound. Consequently, when the prior returned from his confession
(whither he had not omitted to go, despite all the confusion), Sumulay
no longer appeared. The prior had to put a good face on regarding the
ill behavior of his parishioners, in order not to put the village in
a worse condition, which, at least publicly, did not aid the seditious
ones as much as they could have done.

Sec. III

Arrival of the Manila fleet which was aided by our religious.
Destruction of the rebels.

21. Having now related what happened in the villages of Zambales, and
the dangers which our religious suffered, let us turn our eyes toward
Manila, and see what preparations the government was taking in order
to meet so many depredations. Scarcely had father Fray Bernardino de
la Concepcion delivered his messages, when Don Sabiniano Manriquez de
Lara, governor of the islands, with extraordinary quickness mustered
an army of two hundred Spaniards, besides four hundred other soldiers,
consisting of Pampangos, negroes, mulattoes, and mestizos. As general
he appointed the master-of-camp, Francisco de Esteybar, a Visayan
noble, who in addition to his credit as so fine a soldier, appeared
a most observant religious in his habits. He was ordered to march
overland to Pangasinan without loss of time. A fleet consisting of
four champans, two galleys, and six medium-sized vessels, which were
manned with many good soldiers, and a goodly supply of all sorts of
firearms were also prepared. This fleet was put in command of General
Don Phelipe de Ugalde, who was ordered to set out on the voyage at
once, and go to the port of Bolinao, where he was to confer with the
father prior, Fray Juan de la Madre de Dios, whose counsel he was
to prize greatly. He was advised that he was not to attempt anything
ashore, until the arrival of Esteybar, and their forces were united.

22. Everything was done in so short a time (to the contrary of what is
generally written of Spanish aid), that the father prior was advised by
the bantayes or sentinels at dawn of January 5, that several vessels
were seen to be headed to the port, which as was judged from their
direction appeared to be from Manila. At nine in the morning the
fleet anchored in the port of Boli