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42 The great tower ituated about the middle of the town, E.S.E.

At un-rie each of the forts returned our alute of nine guns with an equal number. On the noon of the preceding day, we had aluted the town with fifteen, as it returned us gun for gun.

A packet-boat from Spain cat anchor to-day in the road-tead.

We had agreed to take a journey to the peak on the morrow, and ubequently to viit the other high mountains of the iland in ucceion. The French Conul very obligingly did all that was in his power, to facilitate the execution of our deign, and gave us letters of recommendation to M. de Cologant, a very repectable merchant, reident at Orotava.

About four o'clock the next morning, our party aembled upon the Mole to the number of eight; namely, Develle, one of the officers of our hip, Piron, Dechamps, Lahaye, and myelf, with three ervants, one of whom undertood the Spanih language, and erved as our interpreter. We found the mules that were to carry us at the ea-ide; but it was more than an hour before we could et out upon our journey, it being no eay matter to aemble our guides, ome of whom, knowing that we could not et off without them, made