You have already been advised concerning this."] 44th.

While about to direct these despatches, so that they might cross over to Mindoro--where the ships generally stop in order to lighten and get sailors for their voyage--I am told that the ships had not even been able to double the island of Fortuna, because of the violent head-winds, which have continued there with so great force; and also that [_MS.

holed_] from China, which, although it is more than one month since they left, have not had the weather to enable them to get entirely free of the shoals and promontories of this bay, which is in [_MS.

holed_] the greatest difficulty.

I trust, God helping, that the weather will moderate, for the sake of all.
_Don Alonso Fajardo de Tenca_ [_This belongs to the second section_: "Have a letter written to the viceroy of Nueva Espana, enclosing a copy of this section, and advising him at the same time of what is being written to the governor.