British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . hem everyassistance as far as the frontier. The senior of thesewas a Colonel Althaus, whose name as a gallant patriotsoldier is, I find, referred to on several occasions in thememoirs of British ofiScers in the revolutionary , he is more than once alluded to as a most genialcompanion, with an exceptional fund of humor which kepthis comrades continually amused, and which caused himto receive unusually kind treatment from the Spanis
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . hem everyassistance as far as the frontier. The senior of thesewas a Colonel Althaus, whose name as a gallant patriotsoldier is, I find, referred to on several occasions in thememoirs of British ofiScers in the revolutionary , he is more than once alluded to as a most genialcompanion, with an exceptional fund of humor which kepthis comrades continually amused, and which caused himto receive unusually kind treatment from the SpanishoflQcers into whose hands he once fell as a captive for atime. But on this occasion Althauss services appear tohave been of a very mediocre order. Probably the ob-jects of the expedition interested him too little and itsworries too much. It was after having successfully ne-gotiated the high and snowy levels of the neighborhoodof the Cerro de Pasco that the troubles with the reluctantIndian carriers became acute, and Althaus separated him-self from the party, and abandoned the expedition. Hisjuniors, however, Major Beltran and the naval lieutenant. EARLY TRAVELERS AND TRADERS 277 Azcarate, more than compensated for this loss by thestaunchness and good-comradeship they displayed fromstart to finish. At the lofty mining town of Cerro de Pasco they cameacross some mining machinery which had been erectedby an English company in 1827. The company had failed,but considering this remarkably early enterprise, it surelydeserved a better fate! After this, it may be mentionedin parenthesis, occurred a certain disappointment in theexpected escort, for instead of two hundred soldiers onlynine made their appearance. And these—perhaps to ren-der their numbers more formidable—were accompaniedby their wives and children! In the end—owing to the reduced circumstances of theparty and the continued desertions of the Indians—theroute originally chosen had to be given up, and it wasdecided t
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