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Show ~38 JOURNAL OF A VOY ~(; E other ; the whole either passing through the hands of th general or Walker, except a few letters from my lady, which on 1ny taking up and saying they were letters from a lady, the general gave a proof, that if the ancient Spanish bravery had degenerated in the nation generally, their gallantry still existed, by bowing, and I put them in my pocket. l-Ie then inforn1ed me that he would examine tl1e papers, but that in the mean while he wished me to mak.e out and present to him a short sketch of my voyage,* which might probably be satisfactory. This I would have positively refused, had I had an idea that it was his determination to keep the papers, which I could not at that time conceive, fron1 the urbanity and satisfaction which he appeared to exhibit on the event of our interview. He then told me that I would takeup my quarters with Walker,inorder (as he said) to be better accmnmodatcd by having a person with me who spoke the English language; but the object as I suspected, was for him to be a spy on our actions, and on those who visited us. Robinson all this time had been standing in the guard room, boiling with indignation at being o long detained tberc, subject to the observations of the soldiery and gaping curiosity of the vulgar. lie was now introduced by some mistake of one of the aid-decamps. lie appeared and made a slight bow to the gen~ ral, who demanded of Malgares who he wJs? I-Ie replied J. doctor who accompanied the expedition. "Let him rc" tire," said the governor, and he went out. 'The general then invited me to return and dine with him, and we went to the qu~rtcrs of \rv alke_J;., where we received several different invitations to take quarters at houses where we might be better accommodated, but understanding that the general had designated our quarters we were silent. We returned to dine at the palace, where we met ·1algarcs, who, with ourselves, was the only guest. He • See AppcndiJt to Pan llJ, [No. 13. J page 7 J· THROUGH THE INTERIOR PHOVINCES, &c. 2 .39 had at the table the treasurer Tru,'(i/lio, and a priest called father Rocus. Sd April, Friday.-Empioyed in giving a sketch of o.ur voyage for the general and commandant of those provmces. Introduced to Don Bernardo Villamil, Don Alberto Mayner, li utenant colonel and father.in-law to Malgares, and Don Manuel Zuloaga, a member of the secretary's office, to whom ! am under obligations of gratituJ ~ and shall remember wzth esteem. Visited his house in the evenmg. 4th April, Saturday.-Visited the hospital where ~vere two officers, who were fine looking men, and I was mformed had been. th..! gaye t young men of the province, who were moulJcrmg away by disease, and there was not a physician in his maje ty's hospitals who was able to cure the:U; but after repeated attempts had given them up to p~nsh .. This shews the deplorable state of the n1edical Science m the provinces. I endeavored to get Robinson to undertake the cure o.f these poor fellows, but the jealousy and envy of the Spamsh doctors made it impracticable. . Sth April, Sunday.-Visited by lieutenant l"fialgare~, With .a very polite message from his excellency and deliv-ered 111 th e most 1· mpressive terms, with offers of' as istance money, &c. for which I returned my respectful thanks t~ the general. Accompanied Malgares to the public walk awnhde re we [;o un d I ' t 1e sec~ct~ry,. captain Villamil, Zuloaga other officers of chstmctwn. We here likewl.S" met th · t; · ' .... d e Wl c of my friend Malgares, to whom he intro-u1: ed us. She was like all the other ladies of New Spain a Ittle en h · b ' . on pomt, ut possessed the national beauty of eyf e m a superior l 1'h 1 d' < egree. ere were a large coli ction o a Ies amongst h f . ' . w om were two o the most celebrated MIn t he ca. pital-Sen ora Mm . J. a Co n. Caberal.l·.I and Senora argeunte Vall . h I . ' ( OIS) t eon y tw Ia he_· who had ·pirit sur. |
