496 GUAYMAS TO SAN DIEGO, 
night air. The plantains, bananas, and oranges laid in 
by me at San Blas, have therefore been put aside to 
rot or be thrown overboard. The cheapness of these 
fruits on this coast is such, that a single dollar will buy 
enough for a voyage to San Francisco, allowing for a 
daily supply as much as one could eat. 
PPR: a 
Manzanillo Bay. 
January 21st. A courier arrived very unexpect- 
edly from Colima, with the ship’s papers and permission 
to discharge the cargo. This news was received with 
much joy. A lighter was soon alongside, with a host of 
half-naked Mexicans, and all hands at once set to work. 
This morning I took my gun and returned to the 
laguna, to see if there was any game. I found a log 
canoe, and coasted along its banks for a mile or more. 
