. The Philippine Islands . d a terrible typhoon in which thevessel zvas ivrecked, ami all that I was able to save ?cv/i the clothesI then Upon my arrival at Manila I pnt in a complaint against Cap-tain Barcello, ami also against Padre Moreno and the coinman-dante of the district, as accomplices in the above fraud androbbery. The case dragged along, as is customary in Spanish countries,and about a year Idler my funds were all exhausted. At thistime a Spanish friend at Manila, acquainted with my mis-fortunes, took me to his home and lent me some money, shortlyafterwards sailing for Europ
. The Philippine Islands . d a terrible typhoon in which thevessel zvas ivrecked, ami all that I was able to save ?cv/i the clothesI then Upon my arrival at Manila I pnt in a complaint against Cap-tain Barcello, ami also against Padre Moreno and the coinman-dante of the district, as accomplices in the above fraud androbbery. The case dragged along, as is customary in Spanish countries,and about a year Idler my funds were all exhausted. At thistime a Spanish friend at Manila, acquainted with my mis-fortunes, took me to his home and lent me some money, shortlyafterwards sailing for Europe. 68 The Philippine Islands. With flus money I returned to Love, expecting to find at leasta portion of my timber left which I ijitended to ship. Upon ar-riving at Love I found that Captain Barcello had been therebefore me and had seizal and shipped everything but a fcirworm-eaten logs. Barcello had even hauled the timber I hadcut in the mountains, and aided by his accomplices had cleanedme out entirely during my IN THE LUMBER DISTRICT. / saiv if 7C77S no use to complain further, and so I set to ivorkto cut some more timber, and after much trouble and expense gothvo cargoes ready and left for Manila, intending to go from thereto Hong-Kong to sell rvhat I had last cut. Learning that Barcello teas in Miinila and was about to leave The Spanish Colonial Government. 69 for Hoiig-Koiig, I applied to the Alcalde, SeJior Torraiico, tcJio hadmy suit in charge, to stop Barcello from leaving the country, asmy case against tiim had not yet been decided. Tins didnt benefit me much, as tJie Alcalde ivonldni grant myrequest, and although a case of robbery and fraud iias pendingagainst Jiim, Barcello was alloiced to leave ivittwnt tiindrance. I then applied for my passport, bat to my surprise tliis teasrefused me, on the ground that my suit stiould first be decided. I then returned to Love, liaving authorized Charles Germainto charter for me, and in due time I Iiad dcspafchcii tlire
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