By means of this
sight, the cavalier putting spurs to his horse, rode a false gallop; as
desirous not only himself to be free of this doubt which he imagined,
but also to give advertisement to others that they might avoid it.
Our Captain who had heard and observed by reason of the hardness of the
ground and stillness of the night, the change of this gentleman's trot
to a gallop, suspected that he was discovered, but could not imagine
by whose fault, neither did the time give him leisure to search. And
therefore considering that it might be, by reason of the danger of the
place, well known to ordinary travellers: we lay still in expectation
of the Treasurer's coming; and he had come forward to us, but that this
horseman meeting him, and (as we afterwards learnt by the other Recuas)
making report to him, what he had seen presently that night, what he
heard of Captain DRAKE this long time, and what he conjectured to
be most likely: viz., that the said Captain DRAKE, or some for him,
disappointed of his expectation, of getting any great treasure, both
at Nombre de Dios and other places, was by some means or other come
by land, in covert through the woods, unto this place, to speed of his
purpose: and thereupon persuaded him to turn his _Recua_ out of the way,
and let the other _Recuas_ which were coming after to pass on.
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