The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 49 / Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century - Unknown

“The Santissima Trinidad, the galleon which was taken in her voyage to Acapulco during the siege of Manila, is now advertised for sale at Plymouth. This ship is one of the largest ever seen in Britain. She is upwards of 2000 tons burthen; the gun-deck measures 167 feet 6 inches; the breadth, 50 feet 6 inches; the depth of the hold from the poop-deck, 30 feet 6 inches; and her draught of water when she arrived at Plymouth was 28 feet.” (Ut supra, p. 515.)

“On the 14th of August, the great cause of the Manila ship, Santissima Trinidad, was determined by the lords of appeals for prizes, the sentence affirmed, and the Spanish claim wholly rejected.” (Ut supra, 1765, xxvii, p. 493.) [↑]

[13] Also published in London Gazette, April 16–19, 1763; London Chronicle, 1763, pp. 380, 381; Gentleman’s Magazine, 1763, p. 179; London Magazine, 1763, p. 221; Dublin Magazine, 1763, pp. 257, 258; Universal Magazine, 1763, pp. 208, 209. [↑]

LETTER FROM ADMIRAL CORNISH TO LORD ANSON

Admiral Cornish to Lord Anson[1] on the operations at Manila

My Lord

It affords me the most sensible pleasure to congratulate you on the success of His Majesty’s Arms in the reduction of Manila with its dependancies.

The possession of the port of Cavita is an acquisition of great Consequence to the Squadron, by which I shall be enabled with a plenty of Stores of all kinds and a Number of Artificers to refit many of the Ships, that in their present condition it would not be safe to proceed with them to Sea; having these advantages together with a good Hospital and plenty of Provisions, I shall be able to give new Health to the People, to proceed from this place with the Squadron, in a better condition than it has been since my Arriving to the command.

I gave Captain Parker an order to Command the Panther, as She was a Clean Ship, and joyn’d the Argo with him to go in quest of the Galleon S^t. Phillipina who was at Cayayagan between the Bocadero & Cape Spirito Santo the 10^th of Sep^t.; and proposed remaining there till the Monsoon was broke up; As Cap^t. Parker was with your Lords^p and is very well acquainted with those Seas I have the most sanguin hopes of his success.