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formers came and laid their caps at my feet, 

 dusting my shoes, to signify, I found, that a 

 donation was solicited ; with which having 

 complied, I retired to supper. 



April 5. Started at five o'clock. Left CoL 

 Rieux, who was unwell. Shot several gua- 

 cherracas and a great many small snipes, 

 which are particularly fine eating, fat almost 

 to bursting, and resembling the ortolan : we 

 fried them over the fire, basted with tocino, 

 and ate bones and all. — At six o'clock ar- 

 rived at Baranca Nueva. Called on General 

 Montes, the commanding officer of the dis- 

 trict, a fine young man about thirty years 

 of age. He was dressed in a white shirt, 

 jacket, and trowsers, and was smoking with 

 the curate of the village. They were much 

 pleased with the news we gave them frbm 

 Europe. The General's house was no better 

 than the generality of those of his country- 

 men, being very dirty, without conve- 

 niences, and having several hammocks hung 



