1824.] 
to play any pranks, we would noose 
him too. We now pursued our jour- 
ney as fast as possible, the Indian still 
dragging the corpse of the Spaniard, 
until he came to a river, when, ap- 
proaching the middle of the stream, he 
cut the noose, and let go the body. 
We now pursued our route at a slower 
' pace, and were overtaken by the other 
indians, who were quite metamor- 
phosed, as they had resumed their 
own dresses, and hid their disguise. 
They rode back, through the midst of 
the Spaniards, without suspicion: two 
of them proceeded with us, and the 
rest returned with our best wishes. 
We now came to the most rapid 
river we had hitherto seen, our men 
being halted until Rincoon would 
arrive. The Indians joined their cow- 
leashes together, and, swimming 
across, made them fast to the trees on 
both sides, and thus formed a double 
cordon: they now fixed a cane basket, 
into which they put a soldier, and in 
this manner five at a time were trans- 
ported over, an Indian swimming 
alongside, and keeping the thongs wet, 
as the rapid motion of the baskets 
would set fire tothem. In this manner 
they transported 900 men and women 
before night, without much fatigue. 
To get the cattle over was the next 
difficulty, as they could not be forced 
into the river, but this also was. easy 
to the Indian; getting a cow-skin, he 
plunged into the river, leaving the 
horns above the water, and he was in- 
stantly followed by every head of 
cattle. 
On the following evening we arrived 
at the city of Alvalca, after a march of 
difficulty and fatigue almost unprece- 
dented, but presenting to Europeans 
more sublime prospects than any other 
part of the globe. We now had aview 
of the Andes in all their glory, wild- 
ness, and sublimity. Alvalca isa very 
large and populous city; the inhabi- 
tants seemed comfortable and rich, 
and in their manners are refined and 
easy. Here is a large distillery for 
rum, and spacious warehouses for In- 
dian goods, macaroni, and even broad 
French cloths, We found several 
men here who had deserted from the 
7st, 89th, and many other regiments 
of Whitelocke’s brigade, from Buenos 
Ayres, Monte Video, &c. who had 
married and settled in the country, 
and had their families in this delightful 
spot. We might have remained, if the 
demon of war and slaughter would 
Cump of Paulus démylius near London. 
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allow us. The fevers, agues, and other 
diseases in the lower district, are 
wholly unknown here; and the pros- 
pects are perhaps bolder than the 
Alps, Appennines, or Pyrennees, can 
present. 
—=a 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
i seggmcslee the medium of your 
respectable publication, I hope 
you will permit me to record where the 
site of an interesting object of un- 
doubted Roman original, was lately 
discovered; at one period of great 
import to the destiny of this country, 
as will presently appear, but which is 
now completely metamorphosed into a 
vile brick-field. 
About four or five furlongs to the 
north-west by north of White Conduit- 
house, in the path or track leading to 
Copenhagen-house, on the left hand or 
west side, and directly opposite to a 
line of genteel detached white cottages, 
which run from east to west across 
Barnsbury-park, and where the most 
western garden-wall terminates the 
line, is situated a plot of ground, dis- 
tinguished lately by a high bank and a 
ditch on each side, describing nearly 
a square, of the following dimensions 
measured on the inside. The east, 106 
paces ; north, 195; west, 179; and the 
Nearly central rose a 
circular mound of earth several feet 
above the general level of the sur- 
rounding soil. This mound or eleva- 
tion was occupied by the general’s 
tent, as the commander of the army, 
and as the court or preiorium for the 
administration of civil justice within 
his camp for the period: by the deno- 
mination of pretorium, such eminences 
within camps were called, and are 
now commonly so _ distinguished. 
Within the boundary-line of this camp 
arose two fine springs of pure watcr, 
which, before their leaving it, were 
joined in one stream, aud were then 
permitted to discharge themselves 
through a fissure at the south west 
angle. 
This camp is understood to have. 
been formed and occupied by the ac- 
complished general Paulus Aimylius 
in the reign of Nero, at the time when 
he obtained a decided victory over the 
united forces of the Iceni and Trino- 
bantes, under Boadicea, and her bro- 
ther-in-law, the wise and just husband 
of her amiable sister Venusia, by some 
named Dunnorix. 
For 
