feet and ancles cut to pieces ; but in- 

 ftead of compaffion for my fufFerings, 

 I heard nothing but grumbling from 

 every one, for the irreparable lofs they 

 had fuftained by me. I made no anfwer f 

 but after refting myfelf a little, I got up 

 and ftruck into the wood, and walked 

 back at leaft five miles to the tree I had 

 marked, and returned juft time enough 

 to deliver it before my companions em- 

 barked, with the Indians, upon a great 

 lake, the oppofue part of which feemed 

 to wafli the foot of the Cordilleras. I 

 wanted to embark with them ; but was 

 given to underftand I was to wait for 

 fome other Indians that were to follow 

 them. 1 knew not where thefe Indians 

 were to come from: I was left alone 

 upon the beach, and night was at hand. 

 They left me not even a morfel of the 

 ilinking feal that I had fufFered fo much 

 about. I kept my eyes upon the boats 

 as long as I could diflinguilli them ; and 

 ^ then 



