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respect to the evacuation of Santa Martha. 

 Under these circumstances, he offered to 

 join me in the expense of a canoe from the 

 village of Cienega, about eight or nine 

 leagues from this place, and I readily ac- 

 ceded to his proposal. 



Finding on inquiry, that the canoes which 

 were to be had were of small dimensions, I 

 thought it advisable to reduce my luggage 

 to a much smaller compass than it had pre- 

 viously occupied, and on the 21st despatch- 

 ed my servant with my diminished equi- 

 page to the village of the Cienega, leaving 

 the remainder of my effects to be forwarded 

 to Jamaica, but which I have never since seen. 



I would recommend every person travel- 

 ling on horseback in this country to wear 

 blue net pantaloons, long military boots, 

 a blue and white cotton jacket, and a broad- 

 brimmed straw hat, under which, in case 



