d, for the suburb of San Juan, which was
abandoned, and in the same state was that of Rosario. Between these
two points I could see the ruins of what had been the dwelling of
the Augustinos, who also died at the breaking out of the rebellion.

"We reached Noveleta at night-fall, and after two days' rest, set out
on the march toward Ymus (or Imus), passing through Zapote and Bacoor,
which important points had been taken the day after the entrance to
Ymus, of the taking of which I can relate nothing, since at this time
I was recovering from illness.

"We reached, as I have said, Imus, passing through Zapote and Bacoor
on the afternoon of the eighth, and we were there till the thirteenth
of the same month of April, without having in all this time any
religious ceremony, except on Palm Sunday, when we had a mass said
by an Augustino; one of those who had come from Manila to take charge
of the convent, etc.

"The Division La Chambre and the brigades which had been formed
returned to Noveleta by means of the steam of a locomotive, which was
at the same time used to move the wheels to press the green cane in
order to transport it from the plantation to the factory--refinery.

"Being again incorporated in the company, we were ordered to cover
the line of security established in the quarter of Piga (?), from
which we were relieved on the seventeenth of May--birthday of His
Majesty the King, Alfonso XIII.--and day also on which ended the term
of indulgence--pardon--granted by the Most Excellent Primo de Ribera.

"We were in Fananan from the seventeenth to the twenty-ninth,
when, the brigade having been organized, it was divided into three
columns. The second column set out for Banadero on the twenty-ninth,
waiting there till the following day, when the aforesaid column,
having been joined by another, which came by the way of Mount Semgay,
and by another small force which had come from Bayuyangan; all these
forces having been joined together, they fell at the same time upon
the ruins of Talisay, which had been taken from the insurgents last
October, and later they had taken possession again of its ruins.

"On the evening of the thirtieth we received orders not to set out
again until further orders, and on the thirty-first we came upon the
trench destined for the third column, which did not arrive in time;
and the second column, which was on the left, and in which I was,
moved forward more than it ought to have done, by reaso