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 but or two, and left them to be devoured by the dogs and vultures. On the ame day the Spaniards ailed with our veel, we were removed to Tepeak, a place ixty miles up the country: here we were allowed great liberty, and better treatment; and more particularly o on the arrival of Don Bodega Quadra, who was commander of his Catholic Majety's quadron, on the Coat of California. To this officer I am greatly indebted for his kind attention, and obtaining permiion for me to go to Mexico, to claim redres for our pat treatment. On my arrival at Mexico, and during my reidence there, I was treated by the Viceroy, Don Rivella Gigeda, with great politenes and humanity, and indeed by all ranks of people in that City. This Viceroy, in the mot handome manner, gave me an order to take poeion of my veel, and a paport directed to all claes of his ubjects, to render me every ervice I tood in need of whilt in his government: and uch was his noble and generous treatment during my continuance of ome months in Mexico and his ubequent correpondence, that I am bound to acknowledge my lating gratitude to him. I alo undertood the conduct of Martinez had, upon its being invetigated, occaioned him very evere digrace. On my return to St. Blas, I found the Spaniards were unloading my veel, which had been laden with corn; and during my abence, they had ent her to Acapulco for guns and broke her back; he was not only hogged, but otherwie greatly damaged, and they had alo made ue of every part of the tores, cargo and proviions ueful to them. For thee they made out an account on a partial valuation of their own, and with an affected diplay of liberality, calculated and allowed wages to my people, which they counterbalanced by charging them with maintenance, travelling expenes, medical aitance, &c. &c. and alo for an allowance of eight months tores and proviions, in which were included our beef and pork, which we were obliged to alt before we put to ea under a vertical un. After all, our departure was retarded, by their initing I hould ign a paper, expreing my complete and entire atisfaction of their uage to me and my people. of the mot pleaant appearance. The others are of great height, and may be een at the ditance of ixteen or eighteen leagues. The Northernmot is ditant from