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thai Jome oney Drummond and Murchifon, as he 

 fuppofed, had acquainted the Viceroy with every 

 thing relating to me. I at once i2i\v fhame and 

 Gonfulion in his face, and concluded very natu- 

 rally that he had done what he attributed to 

 them ; an adlion which he had fo much repro- 

 bated in his brother officer a,t Rio Grande ^ and 

 for which he dreaded the fame vengeance I had 

 there inflided on the other delinquent. I how- 

 ever faid nothing, but immediately took mj 

 leave, and a few fteps from the door, met the 

 Cwo gentlemen he had fo flandered. I at onpe 

 put the plain quefiion to them, when both £b- 

 lemnly declared, that nothing concerning nae 

 had been afked of them, nor had they uttered 

 one fy liable; but they had heard from the per- 

 fon who tranflated Minchin's letter, that he had 

 wrote to the Viceroy every thing that I could 

 fuppofe molt unplealing. 



Having obtained this information i repaired 

 immediatejy to the caftle, but the Viceroy hav- 

 ing retired, I could not have an interview witii 

 him ; I therefore inquired for the Count Dois. 

 Luiz his ;fon, who was his Aid-de-Ca.mp. To hina 

 1 acknowledged what my circumftances reall/ 

 >v'ere i I likewife told him that the gentlemea 

 jwho accompanied me had, oi their oum accard, as 

 appeared frorn the reports pjreviouJly figned by 

 them^ concealed the difagreeable part of m/ 



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