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CHILI. 



ready made some impression on the young widow's 

 heart. 



Two Indians, who were not so drunk as the 

 rest, followed us to the outside of the court, and 

 told us, that several foreigners had been taken by 

 the Chilians in the battle near Chilian, and were 

 now safe. The interpreter hinted to us, that this 

 was probably invented by these cunning people, 

 on hearing our questions in the court ; but he ad- 

 vised us, as a matter of policy, to give them each 

 a piece of money, and to get away as fast as we 

 could. 



On the 23d of October we sailed from Concep- 

 tion, and on the 26th anchored at Valparaiso. 



About a fortnight after our return, we were 

 greatly rejoiced by the arrival of Captain Moison, 

 and the seamen, so long captives, and in search of 

 whom we had been so ineffectually employed. As 

 we had formerly conjectured, they had been re- 

 moved to a considerable distance inland, when 

 Arauco was attacked. It was very satisfactory, 

 however, to learn, that all the prisoners had at last 

 succeeded in making their escape, after the battle 

 in which Benavides was routed near Chilian. 



