If the wars with the rebellious Hollanders should entirely cease, the wealth and grandeur of these islands would be remarkable.

Indeed, in spite of these wars and the losses that have been sustained, Manila is a very grand city; and there are few cities in Europe that surpass it in trade and traffic, for almost the whole world comes to these islands.
Since writing this, I have learned that a large junk (a certain kind of ship) set out from Japon with a large quantity of provisions and munitions of war, and with five hundred infantry, whom the Hollanders were bringing to supply and reenforce their strongholds in the Malucas.

But God was pleased that they should run aground on the coast of Japon, where everything was lost, and nearly all the people were drowned.

A galleon likewise set out from Japon with a Dutch patache to come to these coasts, to steal whatever they could, as they have done in years past.

But God frustrated their attempts by running the galleon aground on Hermosa Island, which is between Japon and this country.