of John Cockburn, <&c. 151 



and by the Afliftance of God Almighty, we 

 overcame all Difficulty, and at laft got clear 

 of the difmal and inhofpitable Mountains of 

 Nicaragua, and paffed by the Side of a Sa- 

 vanna, on a rifing Ground, where were two 

 Rakes of Mules grazing. 



These were going over the Mountains^ 

 but had been refting here two or three Days, 

 before they undertook the painful Journey 

 we fo much complain of. I asked the In- 

 dians with them, how far it was to any In- 

 habitants ? who faid, there were very few 

 in this Part of the Country, and but only 

 here and there a Range, fome ten, and fome 

 twenty Leagues diftant from each other, but 

 that there was one whicfc we might get to 

 before Night. 



We were, at this Time, as deftitute of 

 Cioathing as ever, for tho' we had all got 

 Drawers foon after we left St. Michael's, yet, 

 as they were of a poor thin Stuff, they fooa 

 wore to Tatters; lb that now we had fcarcely 

 a Rag of them left to cover our Nakednefi, 

 We fpent the whole Day in Search of this 

 Range, but to no Purpofe, Night draw* 



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