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and wc did not arrive at the "Morro Castle," (Santiago Harbor) 

 till just before day-break. 



My equipment was as follows — that of the rest being something 

 similar — a coarse blue drill sort of smock frock anrl trousers, 

 thick shoes and a blue flannel shirt, belt containing hunting knife 

 and revolver — game bag — a small pocket flask of whiskey, and 

 another holding an imperial quart of brandy — butterfly net and 

 box and a lot of little etceteras. The negroes had charge of our 

 hammocks, blankets and food — the latter of which consisted 

 chiefly of preserved meats and rice — in the way of liquors we 

 had brandy, gin, beer and coffee. 



The first night we stretched ourselves on some boards in the 

 hold of the vessel, and afterwards sometimes on deck and some- 

 times down below, on starting I slung my hammock, but as 

 soon as the vessel began to roll, I found it was swinging back- 

 wards and forwards against the corner of a box, the rope having 

 stretched — so being afraid of wearing it out, I left it, and passed 

 the remainder of the night on an old sail. Sunday, ist April — 

 at day break we found ourselves almost three miles from the 

 Morro, with no wind, and we continued there till Monday, 

 when we had a very slight breeze ahead and managed to make a 

 few miles by tacking. We breakfasted at nine and dined at four 

 — plenty of Catalan oil and garlic — asleep nearly all day, under 

 an awning just thick enough to keep out some of the breeze but 

 not the sun. 



Monday, 2nd. Had the pleasure to find we had made no 

 progress during the night. Towards midday a little wind sprang 

 up, and later freshened into a stiff breeze from the southwest, 

 but it dropped suddenly at sundown. This day we made about 

 20 miles and with a terra! at night, on Tuesday, 3rd we found 

 ourselves about three leagues from the mountain, and at i p. m. 

 we succeeded in arriving sufficiently near to lower a boat — by 

 means of this and a canoe, which they sent off from the shore, 

 we disembarked, during the passage having to sit down in the 

 bottom of the canoe so as not to upset it, under a tremendous 

 sun — ^we landed near a small river, in a very picturesque spot 

 called "Las Cuevas," and made our way to the tienda near. 



