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of the city. He was quite a youth, and dressed-in the fashion of 
+ the Americans. Here, all persons from the United States are call- 
ed Americans, and the name is extended to no other race on the — 
~~ continent. To-day’s march was very tedious and vexatious; wishing — 
to enter Santa Fé in an imposing form, frequent halts were made to _ 
allow the artillery fo come up. Their horses almost gave out, and 
_ durisg the day mule after mule was placed before the guns, until — 
scarcely one of them was. spared. * ; 
The head of the column arrived in sight of the town about three’ — 
o'clock; it was six before the rear came up. Vigil and twenty or 
thirty of the people of the town received us at the palace and asked 
us to partake of some wine and brandy of domestic manufacture. © 4 
_ It was from the Passo del Norte; we were too thirsty to judge of 
_ its merits, any thing liquid and cool was palatable. During the 
repast, amd as the sun was sitting, the United States flag was hoist- 
ed over the palace, and a salute of thirteen guns fired from the 
+ artillery planted on the eminence overlooking the town. 
_ The ceremony ended, we were invited to supper at Captain ——’s, 
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_ ~haustible as were the dishes was our appetite. : ? 
August 19.—I received an order to make a reconnoissance of the 
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~ a copy of which is sent to the Adjutant General and another to the 
Bureau of Topographical Engineers. ; 
The site selected and marked on the map is within 600 yards of 
the heart of the town, and is from 60 to 100 feet above it. The — 
contour of the ground is unfavorable for the trace of a regular || 
work, but being the only point which commands the entire town, . 
and which is itself commanded by no other, we did not hesitate to _ 
dit. The recommendation was approved. ‘On the 22d. 
plete plan of the work, which was also approy- — 
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It was rather a bold undertaking’to compress, ina 
My astronomical observations were> 
ght up from day to day as we advanced on the march, without 
h the understanding would have been impracticable. We all 
ay and night, and, with the assistance of several gentle- 
e volunteers, I succeeded in accomplishing the work 5 
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