Some soldiers also
escaped from the flagship, which was broken by the waves, among whom
was Captain Hernando de los Rios. The other vessel reached Camboxa
almost destroyed, after heavy storms. It found in the Camboxa River
eight Malay junks. The Spaniards, seeing that the junks were carrying
certain slaves stolen from the king of Camboxa, whom they were coming
to help, inconsiderately grappled with the Malays. The latter, who
were carrying many and unusual fire devices, having recourse to these
rather than to force and arms, burnt our ship, and then in the fire and
smoke killed the majority of the Spaniards. Blas Ruiz and Diego Veloso
were not there at that time; but soon afterward they were besieged
in their quarters by the popular fury, and barbarously murdered in
the country where they were negotiating with the king. Those few
Spaniards who could escape went to the kingdom of Sian, and thence
to Manila. Heaven permitted that this should be the end of all that
preparation made to recover Ternate and the other Malucas.
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