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Rh gles or returns in it as that by which we had arcenclcd on the other fulo, becaufe the intermediate valley, between this range of hills and the mountains before us which we had yet to pafs, was confiderably more elevated from the level of the fea, than the plain on which Cufa Blanco is Ctuated.

After breakfaft, we proceeded on our journey along a very narrov,' path, which, without a guide, might have been eafdy miflaken, as there were many fnnilar to it, in various diretlions, through a forcll of fmall trees, that continued for about four miles. About four in the afternoon we flopped at a mud hovel, at the diflance of nearly five miles from the mountain of Praow. The country we had pa Red through poircfiod httle to entertain, and lefs to intereft, the traveller: its general character was fimilar to that over which we had pafTed before, excepting that it wns more wooded, without any objects to vary the fcene; and being much fatigued with our new mode of concvance, and the heat of the weather, die advice of the dragoons to make this fpot our refting place for the night, was wilhngly acceded to by all parties. Some lamb and poultry were foon procured for dinner, which was drefied by our cook, and both proved to be very good. Our table was Ipread under the fhade of fome vines clofe to the hovel, where wo were attended by a lew peafants brought thither by curiofity, who conduced themfelves very refpeftfully. We retired very early to our blankets, whi as before, were i'pread in the hovel on the bare ground.

By the recommendation of our guides, we were on horfebaek at three the next morning, that we might avoid the intenfe heat to which, they {lated, we fliould be expofed in afcending the lofty fummits of Praow; we accompliflied this before fun-rife by the new road, which made thirty-two palfes or returns on its fide, cut out in a manner fimilar to the other parts of it over which we had ahead)' traNoilod. In afcending at this early hour, we found the air fo very cool, that great coats or warmer clothing would have been very acceptable: and we all were of opinion, that the confideration which had temiited our guides to reconiroead our travelling thus early, was more to inl'urc a relling place the next

April.