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SCENES IN THE PACIFIC. 
many clangers in their perilous voyage to the south. Storms 
overtake them. Their boat becomes leaky. They have no 
water. They live, however, to reach the river Yaqui, sixty 
leagues from the wreck. From this place a pearl-fisher’s 
bark is sent to Loretto with an account of these disasters: 
Padre Salva Tieera hastens over in the Rosalia to Guaymas; 
sends her to a port near the scene of the shipwreck; dis¬ 
patches the bark San Xavier to the vessel, while he himself, 
attended by fourteen Yaqui Indians, passes up the rugged 
coast by land; is two days without a drop of water; and at 
last arrives at the wreck. The San Xavier’s men are merely 
sustaining life on boiled herbs. He sends to the nearest mis¬ 
sion for food by an Indian, who succeeds in passing through 
the hostile Seris and Tepocas, with a small supply. This 
does not suffice: Death is near them, when the indefatigable 
Padre determines to journey through bands of murderous sav¬ 
ages to the harbor of San Juan Baptista for help! 
He has not travelled far along the coast when he arrives at 
a settlement of Indians, who come out against him under arms. 
They are led by an old man, who urges them on with terrible 
vociferations. Nothing less fearful than death seems promised 
in their present situation. But the Padre, with his usual in¬ 
trepidity, advancing alone towards them, makes some small 
presents to the old man and his son, which, accompanied by 
signs and kind gestures, soften their ferocity a little, when to 
their surprise and joy they hear the guns of the Rosalia ! The 
explosion of these cannon is new to the Indians—they 
think it the voice of avenging gods—they immediately run 
away and bring to the Padre food, and $3,000 which had 
been taken from its place near the wreck. The Padre thus 
unexpectedly recovers his lost money, and the means of con¬ 
tinuing the lives of himself and men. 
The Rosalia anchors near the disabled San Xavier; and 
the provisions on board for a time relieve the distressed work¬ 
men, seamen and Padres. But as two months are consumed 
in refitting the wreck, they are again often in want. The 
