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Updated: May 11, 2025
This standard distance should be the greatest that separates two coaling places, as they exist in the scheme of fortified coaling ports which every naval nation should frame for itself. In our own case, such distance is that from Honolulu to Guam, in the Ladrones, 3,500 miles.
Yet would they still continue to follow after the ships, to gaze upon them as they were going away, so that at one time they were closely surrounded by at least two hundred canoes filled with natives, admiring those wonderful contrivances. The 10th of March, the Spaniards landed on the island of Zamul, about 30 leagues from the Ladrones.
During our repast, a number of Ladrones crowded round us, examining our clothes and hair, and giving us every possible annoyance. Several of them brought swords, and laid them on our necks, making signs that they would soon take us on shore, and cut us in pieces, which I am sorry to say was the fate of some hundreds during my captivity.
The island of Hong-Kong, the original word in the Chinese is Hoong-Keang, which means "Red Harbor," is in about lat. 22° 17' 00'' North, long. 114° East, and is one of the Ladrones, a group of rocky islands which dot this part of Canton Bay.
Magellan named these islands the Ladrones from the Latin word "latro," meaning a robber, because of the thievish propensities of the natives. According to Magellan's reports, the native people of these islands had reduced stealing to a science of such exactness that the utmost vigilance could not prevail against their operations.
Carmela and her husband are living in the Ladrones, and Librada and her husband, though they are still on Ponapé, are ten miles away from mother and I. Then Jack is in California, and Ned is away on a whaling cruise." A quick emotion stirred his bosom as he looked into her now joyous face.
Each year as the sheep come through I have fear for him, lest he should kill some saucy borreguero and be sent to prison; for he has angry fits, like his father, and there are many bad men among the sheep-herders, escaped criminals from Old Mexico, ladrones, and creatures of low blood, fathered by evil Americanos and the nameless women of towns.
It is impossible to describe what were my feelings at this critical time, having received no answers to my letters, and the fleet under-way to sail hundreds of miles up a country never visited by Europeans, there to remain probably for many months, which would render all opportunities for negotiating for our enlargement totally ineffectual; as the only method of communication is by boats that have a pass from the Ladrones, and they dare not venture above twenty miles from Macao, being obliged to come and go in the night, to avoid the Mandarins; and if these boats should be detected in having any intercourse with the Ladrones, they are immediately put to death, and all their relations, though they had not joined in the crime, share in the punishment, in order that not a single person of their families should be left to imitate their crimes or avenge their death."
We lost little time saddling up, only taking five days' rations with us, for they were certain to recross the river before that time in case we failed to intercept them. Every Mexican in the country was terrorized. All they could tell us was that there was plenty of ladrones and lots of horses, 'muchos' being the qualifying word as to the number of either.
Rivalry between the crowns of Castile and Portugal Magalhaens, a Portuguese, offers his services to the Emperor Charles the Fifth of Spain, to find a passage through America into the Pacific Associated with Ruy Falero Offer accepted The squadron, consisting of the Trinidad and four other ships, leaves Seville the 10th of August, 1519 Long detained by calms Enters harbour in the Brazils Proceeds farther south Winter season Enters Port Saint Julien Visited by a gigantic native dressed in skins Terror at seeing himself in a mirror Brings off a guanaco Two natives captured Attempt to take two more defeated Natives called Patagons Possession of the country taken for the crown of Spain Mutiny discovered Ringleaders executed One of the squadron wrecked Squadron sails south Entrance to the straits discovered Ships advance through them The crews, alarmed, desire to return Two ships missing Smoke seen Land to south called Tierra del Fuego One of the ships deserts Cape Deseado reached The Pacific appears Squadron steers north-west Two small islands seen Fearful sufferings from hunger The crews attacked by scurvy The Ladrones reached, so-called from thievish natives Some natives killed Island of Good Signs Arrive at the Philippines Natives friendly Anchor off the Island of Mazaqua The Rajah Colamba The Admiral plants a banner with a cross, and invites the natives to worship it Two officers dine with the Rajah, who gets tipsy The ships sail The Rajah accompanies them Reach Zebut Tribute demanded by the Rajah Refused How Magalhaens converted the Rajah and all his people to the Romish faith.
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