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

by Unknown

To the Earl of Bute 2^d February 1763

My Lord

Having just now had the enclosed Paragraph sent me by the Governour & Council here I do myself the Honour of immediately transmitting it to your Lordship

I am &c^a.

S. L. M.

A letter from “Captain Duff of the 89th Regim^t.,” dated “Fort S^t. George 24 Jañry 1763” contains the following:

“In my letter sent by Captⁿ Morrison I mentioned the news of this place at that time, in particular the arrival of Captain Wood of the Company’s Troops from Manilha with the account of the surrender of that place to General Draper the 6^th of last October he says that the Field officers have all made their fortunes and that General Draper with Colonel Scott and two or three more officers were to go home in November on board the seahorse man of War. It is said each of the field officers have Cleared £ 12,000 and in the event of the acapulco ship being taken, of which they seemed to be pretty certain they should share very near as much more. The General and admirals shares are prodigious.”

The above paragraph was sent by S. L. M. to the “Governour & Council, 4 march 1763”

A letter from “General Lawrence, Fort, S^t. George 9 February 1763” says:

“The Expedition to Manila has deprived us of so many men & we are not likely to have them again, that we are in great want here. I beg you will remind the Governour of sending the remainder of Monsons whenever opportunity’s offer.” [↑]