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in ruins, the same buildings which the Spaniards 

 saw entire and inhabited by Indians, and we had 

 identified them beyond question as the works of the 

 same people who created the great ruined cities over 

 which, when we began our journey, hung a veil of 

 seemingly impenetrable mystery. At that time, we 

 believed the discovery and comparison of these re- 

 mains to be the surest, if not the only means, of re- 

 moving this veil ; and though other proofs had accu- 

 mulated upon us, these were not on that account the 

 less interesting. 



Our journey in this direction is now ended, and 

 our course is homeward. We were detained one 

 day at Tancar by a storm, and on Tuesday morn- 

 ing the patron came to us in a hurry with a summons 

 on board ; the wind had veered so that he could get 

 out of the harbour; and, bidding good-by to the 

 carpenter and Molas, we were soon under way. 

 The wind was still high, and the sea so rough, and 

 kept the little canoa in such commotion, that in half 

 an hour nearly all our party were sea-sick. The 

 servants were completely disabled, and there was no 

 chance for a dinner. We had a strong wind and 

 fair, passed several small square stone buildings, like 

 those of which representations have been given, but, 

 on account of the rough sea and rocky shore we 

 could not land, and late in the afternoon put in at 

 Nesuc, where we had stopped before, distinguished 

 by its solitary palm tree. 



Early in the morning we were again under way, 



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