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13 With what dismay must the loyalists have discovered at dawn the cannon and soldiers of Bolivas - mounted upon this summit - ready to pour destructive missiles - down upon them. Vain would it be to resist longer - no hiding place could secure them - the very streets were open to the sight of the enemy. Nor could their arms send forth upward to the foe. Their walls were no defence - their gates useless to debar defeat. The first discharge as it rattled upon their northern roofs - and the successive ones which tumbled down whole buildings and those deadly bombs flying through the air - fraught with explosion and destruction told them they were at the mercy of the republican chief. After enjoying the scenery of the hill for awhile we descended by a path - obscure and blind on the side opposite the city. It was a rough - winding and steep descent - but at length we reached the plain. Following up the ravine a little ways we found women engaged in washing - who supplied us with water. I looked wistefully into some tall cocoanut trees - but the fruit was far beyond my reach. Had there been monkeys there I should have been tempted to have practised on their bump of imitation. In our walk homeward we came across an old soldier - who had served in Spain during the times of Napoleon. He had received a portion of land and employed himself in raising fruits. He showed us some - part were grown while blooms in other places - had put forth indicating more. This is one of the singularities of tropical vegetation. The same tree shows fruit in every stage from the bloom - to the state of ripeness. Mr. Newcomb had quite a laugh at my expense - for having gone forward - he had sat down to rest till we came up - arriving I climbed up to enjoy the stone pillar with him - when to agrivate my weariness he jumped down - and forced me to resign my newly gained seat. The market with its chattering and sometimes amused among an hour. It was a pleasure to go there to eat pine apples - oranges and other fruits - fresh from Loboga. We were afraid however to meddle much with fruit. Many of the Americans however cramed themselves immercifully. The Pamamanians told us no wonder we died - being so imprudent.