THE MILITARY BASE Governor Moral Sanchez could present good arguments for his contention that Florida was a combat zone. English "pirates" captured a situado ship in 1735, heralding the resumption of war. Cuban military engineer Antonio de Arredondo, sent to inspect the state of Florida's defenses, confirmed the governor's reports of inadequate artillery and insufficient soldiers to man the many posts: the Castillo de San Marcos, the fort of San Marcos de Apalache, the twin forts Pupo and Picolata on either side of the St. Johns River at the crossing of the road to Apalache, Fort Diego 20 miles north of the presidio, four sentry posts along the coast, and three Indian pueblos. AN359 Arredondo's military recommendation was that the garrison be increased by 800 regular soldiers and 400 sailors, that it be provided with 80 new small boats, and that a supply of rum, tobacco, cloth, and muskets be sent to guarantee Indian neutrality in the coming war. Philip V had something else in mind. He ordered the viceroy of New Spain to send the Cuban governor AN360, don Juan Francisco de Guemes y Horcasitas, 150,000 pesos and 100 men for the purpose of mounting an expedition from Havana against Georgia. (Bushnell SS)