MAJOR SEMPLE LISLE. 255 



had fo nimbly purfued the former fugitive, 

 whofe adventure I have already related, imme- 

 diately gallopped after them, and I thinking he 

 might be unable to manage them all, joined the 

 chace. We followed them a long time over the 

 hot burning fands, in many places almofl: up to 

 our horfes bellies ; but at length we fucceeded 

 in bringing them all back, and about noon reft- 

 ed at fome huts, where we procured a little rum, 

 and dined upon fome liih we had bought from 

 the men we faw catching them at the mouth of 

 the river. 



After dinner, we refumed our journey, de- 

 pending upon the information of our guides, 

 that we might reach the town of Laguna that 

 night, which they faid was only about five 

 leagues off. We were, however, difappointed, 

 and in the evening found that we were fome 

 leagues from that town ; we therefore went to 

 the houfe of a prieft, who was not at home, but 

 having got fome fowls from the flaves, who alfo 

 killed a fheep to accommodate us, v e ftaid 

 there that night, and in the morning fet off for 

 Laguna. 



Here we met with the only mountains ex- 

 cept thofe at Torres, which we vvereo bliged to 

 crofs. We palfed feveral hills of fand, of great 

 magnitude, and at laft reached the top of a 

 rocky precipice, where we found that our guides 



had 



