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Show JOUHNAL OF A VO\"A(1E from their n1ouths, in order that they might drink frcr, which they could not do with the Spanish. bridles. T~c horse I rode had been accustomed to bemg held by h1s n1astcr in a peculiar manner when bridled, an~ would not let me })Ut it on ao·ain for a long time, when In the mean time my boy's horsb e ran away, and it was out o£ ' our power to catch him again, but when we arrived <Jt the R~nche, we soon had out a number of boys, who brought 111 the horse and all his diiTcrent equipn1Cnts which were scattered on the route. This certainly was a strong proof of their honesty, and did not go unrewar leu. In the evening · we gave thcn1 a ball on the green according to custom. \V c here learnt that one peck of corn, with three pounds of n1eat per week, was the allowance given a grown per on. 14th J..1oy, Thunday.-Did not 1narch u:Hil half ~ast four o'clock, aud about nine o'clock an oOtccr arnvcd fr01n St. Rosa with 24· men and two .L\ppaches in irons. They were noble looking fellows, of large stature, and ap· pcared by no means cast down by th ir mi:~fortuncs, although they 1 new their fate was transportation ~eyond the st'a, never more to sec their friends and rchltwns ..... Knowing as l diLl 1hc intention of the Spaniards towards thoS\."' pcopl(', l would have liberated them if in my power. I Welnt ncar them and o·a ve them to uncler tancl we were 0 friends, and conveyed to them some articles n.hich wou ld be of !jervicc if chance offered. Thi~ day the thermom('ter stood at :30° Rauma~cr, 99° 1-2 Farcnheit and the dust and drought of the n:atl oblig~>d us to march in the night, when we came 15 mrlcs and encamped without water-indeed this road which the general obliged us to take, is almost impa sable at this sea· son for want of water, whilst the other is plentifully sup· plied. T11ROUGll THE INTEHTOI{ Pl~OVL'CES, &c. 2;:; I5tb May, Friday.-Marched early and came on five miles, when we arrived at a pit dug iu a hollow, which afforded a mall quantity of muddy water for ourselves and beasts. Her we were obliged lo remain all day in order to travel in the night, as our beasts could njoy the benefit of water. Left this at half past five o' clocJ~ and came on 1.5 miles by eleven o'clock, when we encamped without water or food f(n~ our beasts. Passed a miserable burnt up soil. Distanc 20 mile, . . IfJtb May, Saturday. - M:1rched two . hours and ar-nved at a wretched habitation, where we drew water fron 1 a well f~r al.l th~ beasts. , Mar~hed in the evening and made l v miles Jurther. l he ng-ht hand road we left 011 this side of Mau perne, and joined~. it about four n1ilc: further. Distance l.'J miles. 17th May, S11ndoy.-Marchecl and about seven o'clock came in sight of Ptlra.r, which we left on the rio-ht and halted at the Ilaci nda of St. Lorenzo, a ~hort lc;Jc~uc to the north of said \'illagc'. At the llacienda of St. I.nrenzo was a young priest, ·.vho was ext remcly anxiou for a chang_c of governtnC'nt, cllld came to our bccl · and conversed for hours on the subject. 18th May, Monday.-Marched early and came throun·h a · · - c') ' mount;unolls tract of country but \\'C'II watered and houses ituatcd here and there among 't th" 1 J . i '- -() ·1\·. , ,. .... omcc the main road at a I lacienda of bclon rino to the ma. ·. D S Nr(· g n , 1 qu1~ e an 1Iquel-good gardens ancl .fruit-also a fine stream. The mules Liid not anh· untillat l' at mght, when it had commenced raining. , 1 !Jt!J 111ay, Tucsday.-Did note march until three 0 clock the . t· · b · . ' cap .un not emg very well. Ile here dctt r-mmul to t'll~c tl . · ·' · · 0 f general cS 'a- l , dle m.u(n' roau notwith.~ tanJmg•- the onlcr·' f· . ce 0 101 • , .ame on ten miles. l'llet a deserter ll captam J h . ' o n~ton s compan:. lc r~tttnw 1 and r t.' .· |