and that we (hould embark in her. 

 After taking leave of our good friend 

 Mr. Gedd, and all our acquaintance at 

 St. Jago, we fet out for Valparaifo, 

 mules and a guide being provided for 

 us. I had forgot to fay before, that 

 captain Cheap had been allowed by the 

 prefident fix reals a day, and we had 

 four for our maintenance the whole 

 time we were at St. Jago, which money 

 we took up as we wanted it. Our jour- 

 ney back was much pleafanter than we 

 found it when we were firfl brought 

 hither, as we had now no mules to drive. 

 The firft perfon I met, upon our entrance 

 into Valparaifo, was the poor foldier 



whom I mentioned to have been fo kind 



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to us when we were imprifoned in the 

 fort. I now made him a little prefent, 

 which, as it came quite unexpected, 

 made him very happy. We took lodg- 

 ings till the fhip was ready to fail, and 

 diverted ourfelves as we pleafed, having 



the 



