Finally, they got to the launch in peace, and returned to the ships.
On many other occasions they went to fish and to seek for things very necessary for the requirements of the ships, returning well content with the excellence of the land.

Encounters with the natives were not wanting, and it is believed that some of the natives were killed by the Spaniards, although the latter denied it, when suspected and accused of the deed.
After the celebration of the Festival of Corpus Christi, Queiroz announced his intention of visiting the "lands to windward." At which Torres asked, "in his name and those of the crew, that another day might be allowed for the people to catch fish," and the historian says that "it happened that they fished in a certain place whence they brought to the ship a quantity of _paryos_, which are considered poisonous, like those in Havana and other ports.

As many as ate them were attacked by nausea, vomiting, and feverish symptoms."* [* The ill-effects of the poisonous fish of Santo.] SPANISH DESCRIPTION OF THE BIG BAY OF SANTO.
This bay, to which the captain gave the name of St.Philip and St.
James, because it was discovered on their day, is 1700 leagues from Lima, from Acapulco 1300, from Manila in the Philippines 1100 leagues.
Its entrance is to the N.W., in 15 deg.

S., and the port is in 15 deg.

10' S.The bay has a circuit of 20 leagues at the entrance 4 leagues across.