LEAVE MANAOS. I93 



This -was the first intelligence of them received since oi;r 

 separation at New York. They had succeeded in crossing 

 the Andes, and in reaching the Rio Napo, one of the north- 

 ern tributaries of the Amazons. But our joy at hearing 

 of their success was saddened by the information that 

 one of their number had been buried upon the Andes. 

 We were unable to determine, from the description of our 

 informants, who were the surviving members of the party. 

 With this uncertainty we left Manaos, January 10th, upon 

 the steamer Belem, hoping to join our friends at Para 

 before they should sail for home. 



Having now crossed the path of the Quitonian party 

 of our expedition, we will close this sketch of the Vene- 

 zuelian division, to give an account of their experiences 

 among the Andes and upon the Great River. 



