. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ':m ROUND THE WOULD. 26^ pi lefts, who In their liearts bear the fame hatred to the Spaniau'" as glows in the brcalls of the reft of their countrymen. The bay of Manilla is open to every kind of vefiel, and can only be defended by fliipping; fo that in any expedition ap;.\inil this colony, tlierc muft be a decided fuperiority o
. A voyage round the world in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 [microform]. Boussole (Frigate); Astrolabe (Frigate); Boussole (Frégate); Astrolabe (Frégate); Voyages around the world; Scientific expeditions; Voyages autour du monde; Expéditions scientifiques. ':m ROUND THE WOULD. 26^ pi lefts, who In their liearts bear the fame hatred to the Spaniau'" as glows in the brcalls of the reft of their countrymen. The bay of Manilla is open to every kind of vefiel, and can only be defended by fliipping; fo that in any expedition ap;.\inil this colony, tlierc muft be a decided fuperiority of naval force. The fortiHcations of the pi ice, though regular, and kept in good repair, could only retard a few days the capture of the , which has no chance of relief from Europe or elfewhere. The garrifon is compofed of a fingle mulatto regiment, a corps of artillery of two hundred iren, and a hundred and fifcy dragoons; but thefe are only American troops: and though the Spa- niards afTedl to believe, that thefe may be compared to the foldiers of Europe, I am fo fully perfuaded cf the contrary, that with fifteen hundred regulars I fliould not fcruple to become perfonally refponfi- blc for a victory over twice their number. The militia of the ifland may fortn a body of eight thoufand men, and keep the i\dd, as they did during the war of 1760, afcer the Englifh had made themfelves mafters of the town of Manilla: but circumftances are very different at prefent, and it would be eafy to oppofe the reit of die ifland againft that part of it which fhoulJ declare for the Spaniards; if, indeed, it were not far more probable, that the milida would refufe to march, efpecially if means could. 111 '.4- ' i > 'â . ,1 m-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original La Pérouse, Jean François
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