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Irving, "was anxious to arrive at the bay of Achusi, where he had appointed Captain Diego Maldonado to meet him in the autumn. Since leaving the province of Xuala he had merely made a bend through the country, and was now striking southerly for the sea-coast." On the 20th of August the Spanish army, after having spent twenty-five days at Coosa, was again in movement.
Maldonado executed these orders; and on his return reported that he had discovered a very excellent harbour, called Achusi, sixty leagues to the westwards of Aute , whence he brought two Indian prisoners.
With this view he was now anxious to return to the great river, repenting that he had not built a town at Achusi, as he once designed.
Bewildered, blinded, stifled by the smoke, and encircled by the billowy fire, they miserably perished. While De Soto was thus encamped around the smouldering ruins of Mobila, he heard of the arrival of his fleet at Pensacola, then called the bay of Achusi. As he was but about one hundred miles from that point, an easy march of a few days would bring him to reinforcements and abundant supplies.
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