The Philippine IslandsA political, Geographical, ethnographical, social and commercial history of the Philippine Archipelago and its political dependencies, embracing the whole period of Spanish rule . e dues of eight centsper register ton), and a fishing craft tax were collected since June years dues collection of several millions of dollars served onlyto fill the pockets of engineers and contractors, for the scrap of sea wall * The City Walls were undoubtedly a great safeguard for the Spaniards againstthe frequent threats of the Mindanao and Sulu pirates who ventured into the Ba
The Philippine IslandsA political, Geographical, ethnographical, social and commercial history of the Philippine Archipelago and its political dependencies, embracing the whole period of Spanish rule . e dues of eight centsper register ton), and a fishing craft tax were collected since June years dues collection of several millions of dollars served onlyto fill the pockets of engineers and contractors, for the scrap of sea wall * The City Walls were undoubtedly a great safeguard for the Spaniards againstthe frequent threats of the Mindanao and Sulu pirates who ventured into the Bay ofManila up to within 50 years ago. Also, for more than a century, they were any daysubject to hostilities from the Portuguese, whilst the aggressive foreign policy of theMother Country during the 17th century exposed tlietn to reprisals by the Dutchfleets, which in 1643 threatened the City of Manila. Formerly, the drawbridgeswere raised, and the city was closed and under sentinels from eleven oclock atnight until four oclock in the morning. It continued so until 1852, when, inconsequence of the earthquake of that year, it was decreed that the city shouldthenceforth remain open night and MANILA BAY. PASIG RIVER. 399 to be seen in 1896 was of no use to trade or anyone. In 1882 fourteenhuge iron barges for the transport of stone from Angono wereconstructed by an English engineer, Mr. W, S. Richardson, undercontract with the Port Works, for $82,000. The Port of Manila was officially held to extend for 27 mileswestward from the mouth of the Pasig River. The anchorage of the port is in the bay two to two-and-a-halfmiles from the red light, at the entrance of the river, inabout six fathoms. There was no special locality reserved for warships. Ships at the anchorage communicate with the shore by their ownboats or steam launch, and the loading and discharging of vessels ischiefly effected in the bay, one to three miles off the river mouth, bymeans of lighters. Manila Bay h
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