For some reason they were not given the flag, and the sending of a garrison was long delayed.

Having grown weary of waiting, they made an American flag of their own, hoisted it, and when the Insurgents from Mindoro came intrenched themselves and defended it.

They were actually being besieged when the American garrison finally arrived.

Here is one more fact inconsistent with the theory that the Filipino people were a unit at Aguinaldo's back, and of course the easiest way to get around such an occurrence is to forget to mention it! _Mindanao_ And now we come to the great island of Mindanao, which all but equals Luzon in size, having an area of 36,292 square miles as against the 40,969 of Luzon.

Blount's first mention of it is peculiar.
In connection with the words "the other six islands that really matter," in the passage above cited on page 116 of his book, he has inserted a foot-note reading as follows:-- "The six main Visayan Islands.