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a small sum to assist him on his journey. 

 Medical aid is so rarely to be obtained in 

 this country, that I fear this poor fellow's 

 stay in this world was but limited, as mor- 

 tification seemed likely to ensue. This is 

 one of the miseries incidental to warfare, 

 especially in these thinly-peopled parts of 

 the world. 



Notwithstanding the unfavourable state 

 of the weather, we mounted as soon as we 

 .had breakfasted, and commenced our last 

 ascent towards the plains of Bogota, which 

 was by no means the least difficult part of 

 our journey, owing to the badness of the 

 road. Half an hour before sunset we reach- 

 ed the pass at the summit, and had a fine 

 view of the plains of Bogota. This was a 

 pleasing moment ; the rain had ceased, and 

 the sun threw his parting rays over the 

 small town of Facatativa, lying at our feet, 

 and illumined the tops of the distant moun- 



