During the said period 236 had completed the terms of their sentences, 217 had died, and 785 remained at the date of the returns.
| Adultery | 1 | Brought forward | 259 |
| Adultery, with homicide | 1 | Murder, with wounding and | |
| Prohibited arms | 7 | robbery | 314 |
| Abandonment of post | 6 | Robberies | 390 |
| Bigamy | 1 | Robberies, with violence | 120 |
| Drunkenness | 2 | Robberies of Tobacco | 6 |
| Horse and cattle stealing | 21 | Robberies on bodies (Dacoits) | 36 |
| Conspiracy | 17 | Wounding in quarrels | 44 |
| Smuggling | 1 | Wounding (causing death) | 7 |
| Deserters | 126 | Incendiarism | 4 |
| Rape | 14 | Incendiarism, with robbery | 16 |
| Rape and incest | 4 | Incest | 6 |
| Rape and robbery | 6 | Mutiny | 7 |
| Poisoning | 2 | Nonpayment of fines | 3 |
| Forging passports | 13 | False name | 1 |
| Fraudulent distilling | 1 | Parricide | 2 |
| Vagabonds | 35 | Resistance to military | 18 |
| Coining | 1 | Escape from prison | 5 |
| Carried forward | 259 | Total | 1,238 |
In the city of Manila there was only one conviction for murder in five years. The proportion of the graver offences in the different provinces is nearly the same, except in the island of Negros, where of forty-four criminals, twenty-eight were convicted of murder.
CHAPTER X.
ARMY AND NAVY.
The army of the Philippines, with the exception of two brigades of artillery and a corps of engineers which are furnished by Spain, is recruited from the Indians, and presents an appearance generally satisfactory. They are wholly officered by Europeans.
There are nine regiments of native infantry, one of cavalry, called the Luzon Lancers, and there is a reserve corps of officers called Cuadro de Remplazos, from whom individuals are selected to fill up vacancies.
There is a small body of Alabarderos de servicio at the palace in the special service of the captain-general. Their origin dates from A.D. 1590, and their halberds and costume add to the picturesque character of the palace and the receptions there.
There are also four companies called the Urban Militia of Manila, composed of Spaniards, who may be called upon by the governor for special services or in cases of emergency.