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which at first sight seem suspended from the 

 rocks, and in descending down the valley follow 

 the sinuosities of the torrents. 



We were received with great hospitality by 

 the monks * of the hospital. The father guar- 

 dian, or superior, was absent ; but, having had 

 notice of our departure from Cumana, he had 

 provided, with the most attentive care, whatever 

 could render our abode agreeable. The hos- 

 pital has an inner court, surrounded by a por- 

 tico, like the convents in Spain. This enclosed 

 place was highly convenient for setting up our 

 instruments, and making observations. We 

 found a numerous society in the convent ; young- 

 monks, recently arrived from Spain, were just 

 going to be settled in the Missions ; while old in- 

 firm missionaries sought for health in the fresh 

 and salubrious air of the mountains of Caripe. 

 I was lodged in the cell of the Superior, which 

 contained a pretty good collection of books. I 

 found there with surprise, near the Teatro criiico 

 of Feijo, and the Lettres edifiantes, the Traite 

 d'Electricite by abbe* Nollet. It seemed as if 



in the Species, the Mantissa, and the Supplement, as coming 

 from New Spain, are from the Montuosa near Pampeluna, 

 or from the Mina del Zapo, near Ibague j consequently from 

 the mountains of New Grenada. 



* We take a pleasure in recording with gratitude the 

 names of Fathers Manuel de Monreal, Luis de Mirabete, and 

 Francisco de Allaga. 



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