 He passed so near the mouth of the river, in three small boats with very few men, that it was a wonder that he was not seen and captured by the enemy.He learned that the enemy was there, and then he met with the twelve vessels sent from Manila in search of the raiders.The governor ordered the commander to make more haste and gave him some of his own men to guide him to where he had left the pirates the day before, whereupon they went to attack them.