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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE, 537 C. 1689. J. 16! 2. H. 1098. April 27. — Senor Abelia, provisional governor of the Philippines. C. 1690. J. 1613. H. 1O99. Don Fausto Cruzat y Gongora, governor of the Philippines. C. 1691. J. 1614. H. 1100. Jonker, an Amboynese chief in the Dutch ser- vice in Java, is driven to rebellion by an affront offered him by a certain General de St Martin. — He is killed himself in a skirmish which ensues, and one hundred and eighty of his foUovs^ers are ex- ecuted. C. I694. J. 1617. H. 1103. An insurrection takes place in the Marianas, or Ladrones, agamst the Spaniards. C. 1696. J. 1660. H. 1106. The people of Blambangan in Java invade the more westerly districts, particularly Kadiri, laying the country waste, and murdering thc^ inhabit- ants. The tragical affair of Sukro, son of the first minister of the Susunan, and the repudiated wife of the heir-apparent, takes place at Cartasura. C. 1697. J. 16^21. H. 1107. Raja Palaka, king of Boni in Celebes, after ren- dering himself nearly independent of the Dutch, and dictating to the smaller and tributary states of the island, dies, and is succeeded by his nephew,