 Late in the afternoon of 13 January 1798 , <unk> and Fox arrived in Manila Bay , slipping <unk> past the fortress of <unk> and then sailing across the bay on the morning of 14 January , anchoring between Manila and <unk> . From his <unk> point Cooke could see the Spanish squadron dismasted and under repair in <unk> , the ships of the line San Pedro , Europa and <unk> and the frigates Maria de la <unk> and <unk> in dock and unfit for action . To Cooke 's disappointment he could also see the Manila galleon , <unk> being <unk> at the <unk> docks and another valuable merchant ship Rey Carlos aground in the harbour . The Spanish had learned only shortly before Cooke 's arrival that the British frigate HMS Resistance under Captain Edward <unk> was in Philippine waters and had decided to remove the valuable cargo from the treasure ship rather than risk an attack . 
