[89] When news of the temporary suspension of hostilities reached him in July, 1763, Anda refused to place confidence in the assurances either of the British or of the archbishop. He held out until the arrival of the new governor, Francisco Xavier de la Torre. See Anda to Rojo, July 29, 1763, A. I., 107–3–4.
[90] Recopilación, 2–15–180.
[91] Anda to Rojo, October 30, 1762 (with testimonios of witnesses), A. I., 107–3–3; Recopilación, 2–15–57 and 58. On October 20, 1762, Anda wrote as follows: “I said and I repeat that the presidency and government fell to the royal Audiencia; and I add that the latter is conserved and continued in me, that I am the sole and only minister, that by my absence from that capital because of the commissions confided to me at a convenient time, I remained free from the enemies ... so that in my person is met the prescriptions of law clxxx of the above-cited book and título, since my associates are lacking and have been imprisoned with your Excellency in the fatal loss of that capital.” (Blair and Robertson, XLIX, 136).
[92] Relación de la conquista de Manila por los Ingleses, ... 1761–1764, A. I., 107–1–15.
[93] Memorial of Viana, March 8, 1763, A. I., 107–3–2.
[94] Blair and Robertson, XLIX, 172–175.
[95] Report of Governor Francisco Xavier de la Torre on the Negotiations for the Evacuation of the City of Manila, 1764, A. I., 107–1–15.
[96] Martínez de Zúñiga, An historical view, II, 234.
[97] Viana to the King, October 30, 1762, A. I., 107–3–2.
[98] By this seizure the sum of 2,253,111 pesos was realized in the interests of his government and at the same time, of course, it was kept from falling into the hands of the British. Anda subsequently reported to Governor Torre that the capture of the treasure of the “Filipino” made possible the conservation of the Islands, “and that the English did not leave them completely desolate, since without this aid, the subsistence of the state would have been impossible.” (Anda to Carlos III, June and July, 1764, Blair and Robertson, XLIX, 299).