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Show JOUHNAL OF A VOYA<a. he had acquir .,d considerable knowledge of t:1c rountry, pcop l"....' , &c . 1I e went off and in a v. ery short tnne rcturn-cd with tabk-cloth, plates, and a dmner of lhre~ 0'' four courses, a bottl of wine with a pretty girl to attend o~ the table. We enquired by what n1agic he had brought tt at1out, and found he had been to one of the officers and no- tl' fi( '(1 ' that it was the wish of the con1mandant th. at he should supply the two Americans with a decent dmncr, (this we explained to Barelo in the evening, and he laughed heartily) which was done, but we took care to compensate them for th "ir trouble. Yf{ e parted from the captain with regret, and as U· i·ances of rcn1cmbrancc. Departed at five o'clock, cs-cOJ ·tcd by ensign and men, and came on to the Rio Grande, ·which we passed and encamped at a Rancho on the other side. Distance 7 miles. . Sd June, f!Vednesday.-The nlusquetoes which had . cmnmenccd the first night on this side Montclovez, now had become very troublesome. 1 his day saw the first horse-Hies-saw smne wild horses-came on in the op~n plain, and in a dry time, where there was no water. Dls-tanc~ !30 Inilcs. d d 4Lb June, Thursday. -Catnc 1 G miles to a pon an dined-great sign of wild horses-in the afternoon to the river Noi!:>sour swiming, where we arrive~, although not more than ten steps wide. Distcmce 36 miles .. Stb June, Friday.-After loosing two horses m passing the river (~he water having fallen so that we forJcd~· crossed and continued our route. Pa~sed two herd 0d wild horses who left the road for us. llalted at a pon on the left o' f the road, 15 mi. les, where we saw the firsbt · oak since we entered New Nlcx1• co, and t1w...: s• was· scru oak. Pa~s~ ·d many dC'cr yestl'r d ay and to d ay. Came tho n to a small creek at m· ght, w h ere we n1et a party of c TJIHOUGH THE INT.ElUOH PHOV1NCl<'S & . ..., ' c. 265 company of Saint Fernandez returning from the line. Dis~ tancc 31 miles. . Gtb June, Saturday . ...-Marched arl y and met s 'vera] parties of troo~JS _returning from 'Texas, where they had been sent to n:mlorce, when our troops were ncar the line. J~~1mcnse 1:umbers of cro:os road · made by the wilJ horses. ~dlcd a wdd hog, which on e>...amination l t;)und to be ve 1 ·y chffcrent from the tame brc<·d, smaller, brown, long hair antl s~ort legs : they arc to be found in ;Jll pans b 'tween Red nvcr and the Spanish settlements. Passed an encampm 'nt 111ade by the Lee Panes-met one of said nation with hi · wife. In the aflernoon struck the wood hmd, which was the first w had been in from the time we left the Osage nation. l)istance ~~9 miles. . 7th June, 'rmJay.-Came on 15 miles to the riv r Manan~, the line between Texas and Cogquilla-a pl'ctty little str ·am, Rancho. Fr01n thence in the afternoon to Saint .Antonio. \V ' haltecl at the mission of SaiHL J~sc~)h-receiv ·d in a friendly manner by the pric~t of the nuss10n and others. We were met out of Saint Antonio about thr e miles by. governors Cordero and I Ierrara, in a coach. W c repa~ red to their quart rs, where we were received like their chddrcn. Cordero informed me that he had discretionary order as to th , 1 f. · h ~ mone o my gomg out of the country : that !he therefore WI hed me to choose my time, tnodc, &c. and, at ~ny sum of money I might want was at my ~ervice : ht~at m the mean titue Robinson and n1ysclf would make IS quarters our lwme ; and that he had caused to be va~ catcd .and prepared a house inunediatcl y opposite for the .reception of my men. In the cvenino- his levee w·ts 'lt- !endcd b . . b ' .._ f: h Y a CJ oud of officu·s anJ pnrsts at which w·ts at er M' G ui e d D z . ' c t h . r an r. erbm. .J'tfter supper we went 0 t e pu bhc square, where 1nigh t b seen the two O'O b ~ L J |