226 LOSS OF A SPANISH FRIGATE. 
tion for the relief of the unfortunate lady. She gave her li- 
berty to Catherine, the faithful companion of all her distresses; 
but that female, touched with the gratitude of her mistress, 
refused to leave her, declaring that nothing but death should 
part them. 
The above facts were attested by Madame Denoyer before 
the proper officer at New-Orleans, to whom she likewise gave 
a description of her husband's ass'assins. Inquiry was made 
concerning them at New- York, but whether they perished by 
the just judgment of Providence, or found means to escape 
detection, was never ascertained. 
SHIPWRECK OF A SPANISH FRIGATE. 
On the coast of Mexico, in 1678. Related by the Captain. 
Leaving Lima, the capital of Peru, in 1678, I proceeded 
to Callao, and there went on board a frigate, to the command 
of which I had been appointed. Her cargo consisted of flour, 
fruits, and a great number of chests for Panama, where we 
arrived safe on the 6th of May. As I was to take in another 
cargo of merchandise at Caldera, a port of Mexico, situated 
in the province of Costa Rica, I set sail for that place with 
several passengers. We left Panama on the 12th of May, and 
imagined that we should arrive as usual, in about nine days, 
at Caldera. At the end of a fortnight, however, we found our- 
selves under the necessity of coming to an anchor at the mouth 
of the Manglares, which descends from Chiriqui, a lofty moun- 
tain, celebrated for its gold mines. I there went on shore with 
some of the crew to procure a supply of provisions, which be- 
gan to fail. All agreed, that, as the passage we had to make 
was very short, it would be sufficient to take on board enough 
for eight days. I, however, prepared for the worst, and took, 
at my own expense, sufficient for a month; these provisions 
consisted of calves, pigs, fowls, maize, and some fruits of the 
country. 
Having again put to sea, we were tossed about with great 
violence by the waves during the eight days, in which, ac- 
cording to our reckoning, we should arrive at the place of 
our destination. On the ninth, at four in the afternoon, we were 
overtaken by a furious squall, which, together with the violence 
