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Show 250 JOURNAl,.. OF A YOY.\CE gares for captain Barelo, who was a lVIcxican by birth, born ncar the capital, and entered as a cadet at Guaxequillo ncar twenty years past, and by his extraordinary merits (being a Crcolian) had been promoted to a captain, which was even by himself considered as his ultimate promotion. lie was a gentleman in his manners-generous and frank; and I bclieve a good soldier. 3d May, Sunday.-At Gua.·equillo the captain gave up his command to lVIalgarcs. At night the officers gave a ball at wlti -h appeared at lca~t sixty women, ten or a dozen of whom were very handsome. 4th 1\llay,Monday.-Don I-Iymcn Guloo arrived from Chihuahua, accompanied by a citizen and the friar, who had been arrested by order of the cmnmandant general, and was on his way to Mexico for trial. 5th May, Tuesday.-The party 1narchcd with all the spare horses and baggage. 6tb May, Wcdnesday.-Marched at five o'clock ; ascended the river four miles, when we left it to our right and took off south G0°, cast eight tnilcs. Our friend Malgarcs accompanied us a few miles, to whom we bad an eternal adieu, if war does not bring us together in the fielJ of battle opposed as the most deadly enemies, when our hearts acknowledge the greatest friendship ..... Halted at ten o'clock, and n1arched again at four. No water on the road; detached a Spanish soldier in search of some, who did not join us until 1 2 o'clock at night. Encamped in the open prairie; no wood or water except what the soldier brought us in gourds. The mules came up .. t r>}cven o'clock at night. Di~tance 30 miles. '"t l h May, Tbursday.-Marched very early, wind fresh fro1 1 the south. The punctuality of captain Bardo as to hours was remarkable. Arrived at half past nine o'clock at a spring, the first water frmn Guaxequillo. The mules TllllOuGII THE INTEIUOR PROVI~CES, &c. 251 did not unload, but continued on 9 miles to another spring at the foot of a tnountain-good pasturage round itmountains on each side all day. Distance 28 miles. Stb, May, Friday.-Marched at five miles due west, through a gap in the n1ountain, then turned S. 20° E ~111 d more south to a river about twenty feet wide-high ~~ e~p b:mks ; now dry x ccpt in hoLs, but sometimes full and impassible. lialted at seven o'clock antl sc1n on the loaded mules. Marched at five o'clock, came 1 o I niles and encamped without water. Distanet l H miJr·s. 9tb May, Saturday.-MarchC'd betw"en four and five o'clock and arrivc<.l at Pclia at eight. This is only a !>ta .. tion for a few soldiers, but is surrounded by mines. At this place arc two large warm springs, strongly impregnated with sulphur, and this is the water obliged to be used by the party who arc stationed there. Ilcre we r emained all day. Captain Barelo had two beeves killed for his and my men and charged nothing to either. I-Ierc he received orders from the general to lead us through the wilderness to Montelovez, in order that we houlJ not approximate to the frontiers of Mc..."ico, which we shoulJ have done by the usual route of Pat tos, Paras, &c. 10th May, Sunday.-Marchcd past one copper mine now diligent! y worked. At this place the proprietor had l 00,000 sheep, cattle, horses, &c. Arrived at the Cadena, a house built and occupied by a priest. It is situated on a small streatn at the pass of the mountains calleJ by the Spani:u·ds the Door of the Prison, from its being surrounded with mountains. The proprietor was at Sumbraretto, distant six days march. 'T'his hacienda was obliged to furnish accommodations to aU tra ,_ l l ~rs. Marched at five o'clock and passed the chctin of mountains due east 12 miles, and encamped without water. Distance 31 1niles. |
