ABSTRACT

Iwentdowntotherivermouthtoawaitafrigatewhichwas sentouttolearnwhatshipsthesewere,whichwereanchored offtherivermouth.Itreturnedatabouttwoo'clock,after dinner,withnewsthattheywerethefleet,Franciscode Luxangeneralcommanding.DonMartinEnriquez,sonof theMarquesdeAlcafiizes,(p.II)isaboard,commissioned viceroyforNewSpain.Therearethirteensailandtheysay theyleftSpainonJuly6.Hisexcellencyhaswithhimason ofhisagedtenortwelveyears,whoisalreadyinthiscity. Hecameashoreinthefrigatewhichbroughtthenews,along withsomeoftheviceroy'svaluables.