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Each soldier of this detachment was provided with a pair of shoes, two pounds of powder, and rations for three days in a canvas bag suspended at his neck. The leader of this expedition was Don Osorio d'Ulloa, an officer distinguished for his experience and bravery.
Leaving this revolting spectacle, they went to another small island, which received the name of San Juan, being discovered on St. John's Day; to this they added the word Culua, which they heard used by the natives of these shores. But Culua was the ancient name for Mexico, and this Island of San-Juan de Culua is now known as St. John d'Ulloa.
When the French army landed here in 1863-64, the ranks were decimated by the epidemic, and the graveyard where the bodies of between three and four thousand French victims lie buried near the city has been named by their countrymen, with grim humor, "Le Jardin d'Acclimatation"! On viewing the town from the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, one is struck by the oriental aspect which it presents.
Juan d'Ulloa, to run her ashore close to the enemy's principal battery. After a momentary struggle, and in spite of the Argentine officers' shouts of "Fuego al pelo blanco!" Trehouard was made a rear-admiral, and no man ever deserved his step better. A young officer was killed beside him that day whose name was Hello.
Champlain arrived at Saint Jean de Luz eight days afterwards, although the place is fully four hundred leagues from Porto Rico. This fortress bore the name of San Juan d'Ulloa. Fifteen days afterwards we find Champlain setting sail for Mexico, situated at a distance of over one hundred leagues from San Juan.
We are all mighty grand now, and money comes in fast, but the Lord will require the blood of them at our hands yet, He will!" "My dearest madam, who can prosper more than you? Juan d'Ulloa?" "Ay, yes," she said; "and that did give me a bit of comfort, especially when the queen God save her tender heart! was so sharp with him for pity of the poor wretches, but it has not mended him.
It is not safe, in fact, for vessels to moor within half a mile of the shore. A cluster of dangerous, merciless-looking reefs, together with the island of San Juan d'Ulloa, form a slight protection from the open Gulf.
The Englishman made a pellet of bread and flicked it at the other's face. "I may have to box your ears, old friend. Since when have I taken to shirking a fracas? We were together at St. John d'Ulloa, and you should know me better." "Are you armed?" was Gaspard's next question. Champernoun patted his sword. "Also there are pistols in my holsters." "You have a horse, then?"
Each soldier of this detachment was provided with a pair of shoes, two pounds of powder, and rations for three days in a canvas bag suspended at his neck. The leader of this expedition was Don Osorio d'Ulloa, an officer distinguished for his experience and bravery.
It was really the only common-sense course which was left open to him. Had he done so, he might have been living to-day. Vera Cruz was close at hand and easily reached, a French steamship lay off San Juan d'Ulloa ready to take him across the sea, but there were three causes working against his abdication.
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