310 Expedition to the 



Great Raft, the commander of the exploring party received 

 information by an express, from the chief of the principal 

 village of the Cadoes, which is thirty miles farther to the 

 west, " that about three hundred Spanish dragoons, with 

 four or five hundred horses and mules were encamped near 

 that village with the design to prevent the further advajice 

 of the Ame-ricans." The Coashatay and Cado Indians of 



deg. in, s. 

 31 15 07 1-2 

 Correction for refraction, . . ' . 1 33 1-2 



True meridian alt. Antares, ' . 



True meridian zenith distance do. 

 Declination of Antares for June, 1806, . 



Latitude 



At the same place (Coashatay village.) 



July 1st, 1806. Double meridian alt. Antares, 

 Index error of sextant. 



Deduct for refraction 

 True meridian alt. Antares, 



True meridian zenith distance do. 

 Declination of Antares for red. time, 



Latitude, 



Latitude of Coashatay village. 



By observation, June 27th, 1806 

 " " 30th, " 



" July 1st, " 



Mean latitude, . .. * 



