Of six hundred men whom they took from the forts which they have on these islands to put in the ten boats, when they were at Manila, only a hundred came back alive.

These two damaged ships are being put to rights, and in all they have five at present in these islands, with few men; so that if a part of our fleet had come, and followed up the victory, they might all have been captured.

This loss has made both the Dutch and those of Terrenate very sad and cast down, for they were in hopes to come back rich and victorious.

A few silks and other goods were brought in the ships which escaped and they sold them to us very dear, although not so dear as they cost them.

What they are considering now, and urge for the consolation of those of Terrenate and the other nations friendly to them, is that they are going to collect a great fleet which they have in Ambueno, and in the Sunda; and with the whole fleet they are to attack the forts of his Majesty before our fleet arrives from Castilla and from the Filipinas.