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cellency’ that I had insulted the majesty of 
the laws! 
Having expressed my sentiments of grati- 
tude te my worthy countrymen for the pains 
they had taken on my account, we again pur- 
sued our journey, determined to abide the 
worst. This happened on the 3d of Novem- 
ber: on the 5th we encamped near the Ojo 
Caliente, a hundred and thirty miles from 
Chihuahua. About eleven o’clock at night, 
a large body of men were seen approaching. 
ey very soon passed us, and quietly en- 
camped at a distance of several hundred 
yards. They were overa hundred in number. 
Nothing further occurred till next morning, 
when, just as I had risen from my pallet, a 
soldier approached and inquired-if I was up. 
In a few minutes he returned with a mes- 
sage from E/ Senor Capitan to know if he 
could see me. Having answered in the af- 
firmative, a very courteous and agreeable per- 
sonage soon made his appearance, who, after 
bowing and scraping until I began to be seri- 
ously afraid that his body would break in two, 
finally opened his mission by handing me a 
packet of letters, one of which contained an 
order from the Governor for my immediate 
presence in Chihuahua, together with the 
three muleteers whom [I had. sent after the 
cattle ; warning me, at the same time, not to 
ie cause, by my resistance, for any other 
measure, which might be unpleasant to my 
person. e next document was from Sefior 
Trias himself, in which he expressed his re- 
