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be placed, intercepting each other from our fight. 

 The ted ioufnefs of this ilation was increafed by the ri- 

 gour of the weather, the ilrength of the winds, and its 

 great diftance from any place where we could pro- 

 cure convenient fhelter and refrelhments. 



XXL Signal on the defert of Tialoma. 



On the defert of Tialoma we continued from the 

 26th of March to the 25th of April-, but had little, 

 except the length of the time, to complain of. 



XXIL Signal on the defert of Sinafaguan. 



We arrived at the defert of Sinafaguan on the 27th 

 of April, and left it on the 9th of May, the only clear 

 day we had during our ftay ; but, as we have already 

 mentioned our fufFerings on this defert, it will be un- 

 pecefTary to repeat them here. 



XXIII. Signal on the defert of Bueran. 



We continued on the defert of Bueran from the 

 loth of May to the i ft of June ; but, befides the fmali 

 height' of the mountain, the town of Cannar being 

 only two leagues diftant from it, we were in want of 

 nothing. The temperature of the air w^as alfo much 

 more mild than on the other deferts *, befides, we had 

 the great fatisfadiion of relieving our folitude by go- 

 ing to hear mafs on Sundays, and other days of pre- 

 cept in the town. Thefe comforts had however fome 

 allay ; for v/hile we continued on this defert, the 

 animals, cottages, and Indians, fufFered three times in 

 a very melancholy manner by tempefts of lightning, 

 which fell on the neighbouring plains all thofe coun- 

 tries, efpecially the defert of Burgay, which borders on 

 that of Bueran, being fubjed to terrible ftorms. 



XXIV. SiG. 



