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rocky. When I called to one of them to stop and tell nic 
what they were looking after, they came near us ; but as 
they had nothing of ours in their possession, we could not 
stop them, and they accordingly passed to the westward. 
Mr. Scott and I went and examined that part of the rocks 
where we observed them come out, and were lucky enough 
to find a soldier's coat, a camp kettle, and a number of 
other articles, which had probably been their share of the 
booty ; for I learned on my arrival at the town, that the 
ass v^'hich carried the muskets belonging to the sick, had 
been stopped by four people near these rocks, and six mus- 
kets, a pair of pistols, and a knapsack taken away. To 
complete the business, J. Bowden, one of the sick, did 
not come up ; and we had little doubt but that he had 
been stripped and murdered by these very people in the 
woods. .We likewise had a very good ass stolen during 
the night. 
July l9th. — Having purchased an ass in lieu of the one 
stolen, we left Nummaboo, which is a walled village, and 
proceeded onwards. Had two tornadoes ; the last, about 
eleven o'clock, wetted us much, and made the road slip- 
pery. Two asses unable to go on. Put their loads on the 
horses, and left them. Mr. Scott's horse unable to walk : 
left it to our guide. At noon came to the ruins of a town. 
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