the marquis and his fquadron, with letters from his lady and the Vice- 

 roy earneflly foHciting his return. Ulloa was fortunate enough to light 

 upon him, and the Marquis fuffered himfelf to be prevailed upon, and 

 returned to Mexico by the port of Acapulco, leaving Ulloa in command 

 of the fquadron. His return rejoiced the Spaniards, who^feared always 

 that the native chiefs, not being awed by him, would break out into 

 revolt. In a fhort time after his arrival, the peop^le whom he had left 

 in California returned, but I cannot fay whether in confequence of or- 

 ders from the government or not. 



After the Marquis had repofed for a few monthis, he fitted out 

 another expedition of two fhips under the command of Francifco de 

 Ulloa, already named by me, who failed from the port of Natividad ia 

 the month of June, of I forget what year, with orders to examine the 

 coaft of California, and to fearch for Captain Hurtado who never had 

 been heard of. Ulloa employed in this voyage about feven months, at 

 the expiration of which he returned to Xalifco, without having effed:ed 

 any thing;, and going for a few days on fliore to repofe, a foldier who 

 bore g malice againft him took an opportunity to way-lay and ailaflinate 

 him, and thus ended the difcoveries of the Marquis del Valle, in whicbi 

 he expended, as I have heard him declare, above three hundred thou« 

 fand crowns. 



In order to get fome allowance from his Majefty for this lofs, he 

 determined to go to Caftille ; he had alfo other bufinefs which called 

 iiim there, fuch as the difpute about his vaflals, and the reftitution of 

 his property which had been feized by Nuno de Guzman, now prifo- 

 ner in Old Spain. I will conclude this account by obferving, that it 

 appears that the Marquis never profpered from the time of his firft con- 

 queft of New Spain, and his ill fortune is afcribed to the curfes with 

 which he was loaded. ; :ovi '.M.' 



The Viceroy and court of royal audience had feiit out .4 .mijitarjr 

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