Omittingtheincidentsandarrangementsensuing，sufficeitthat，aftertwodaysspentinrefitting，thetwoshipssailedincompanyforConcepcioninChili，andthenceforLimainPeru；where，beforethevice-regalcourts，thewholeaffair，fromthebeginning，underwentinvestigation。
Though，midwayonthepassage，theill-fatedSpaniard，relaxedfromconstraint，showedsomesignsofregaininghealthwithfree-will；
yet，agreeablytohisownforeboding，shortlybeforearrivingatLima，herelapsed，finallybecomingsoreducedastobecarriedashoreinarms。Hearingofhisstoryandplight，oneofthemanyreligiousinstitutionsoftheCityofKingsopenedanhospitablerefugetohim，wherebothphysicianandpriestwerehisnurses，andamemberoftheordervolunteeredtobehisonespecialguardianandconsoler，bynightandbyday。
Thefollowingextracts，translatedfromoneoftheofficialSpanishdocuments，will，itishoped，shedlightontheprecedingnarrative，aswellas，inthefirstplace，revealthetrueportofdepartureandtruehistoryoftheSanDominick\'svoyage，downtothetimeofhertouchingattheislandofSantaMaria。
But，eretheextractscome，itmaybewelltoprefacethemwitharemark。