Supplies to San Lorenzo ....

San Lorenzo, lies near the border with the British territory of Malize..... The British have allied with some local natives attempt to disrupt one of the regular Spanish supply columns....

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San Lorenzo awaits the arrival of the supply column ....

The supply column en route .....

a native scout informs a British officer the supply column is on its way ....

As they round a bend in the route and approach the bridge, the officer at the head of the column sees some movement in the rocks ....

the column's rear guard comes under fire from the edge of the forest .....

as the column nears the bridge they can make out groups of natives led by some British officers...

the rear guard form up and exchange fire with a group of natives ...

the head of the supply column is attacked .....

as fighting continues the rear guard have closed up to protect the column

vollies from the troops at the head of the column force the natives back, mean while the rear of the column comes under a tentative attack form the edge of the forest....

The supply column crosses the bridge .....

The column heads onwards ..more natives are seen at the edge of the forest .....

The garrison at San Lorenzo stand-to after the sound of gun fire is heard ....

The supply column is attacked in the front and rear ....

The rear attack is repulsed with volley fire ...

the attack on the front of the column falters and the natives fall back into the forest .....

Finally the column (with all supplies intact) comes into sight of San Lorenzo ......

Red Jack - Bolego - the getaway

The pirate Red Jack and his crew had landed in the Yucatan to the south of Campeche, in the early morning he had raided the town for supplies and valuables - taking the local Spanish authorities by surprise.

Red Jack and his men moved out as quickly as possible and headed north to the pick-up point on the coast, their route would take them through Bolego; the Spanish quickly assembled some troops to chase him down ....

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In the morning at the small settlement of Bolego,

 Red Jack's ship arrives at an inlet on the coast near the settlement ....

 Red Jack and his men with their booty make their way toward Bolego ....

 A sentry runs in to Bolego to warn the officer on duty that he has sighted a column of men nearby

 As the local troops turns out to investigate, the pirates reach the outskirts of Bolego

The Spanish form up and exchange fire with the pirates ....

 then make a spirited attack ....

 the Spanish loose a few men and the pirates are pushed back from the edge of Bolego

 In the distance the pursuing column can hear the sound of gun fire ....

the pirates have repulsed the Spanish attack in Bolego

 as the remnants of the local troops retreat to the safety of their barracks, the pirates start to move through Bolego ....

 the pursuing Spanish column comes in sight of Bolego ....

 the pirates hurry through Bolego ....

 the Spanish form up and exchange fire with a few pirates ...

they push forward into Bolego ...

 and follow the pirates out of the town as the remaining local troops join them ...

 The pirates have reached the ship .... and start transferring their booty on board ....

 the pirates small rear guard comes under fire from the advancing Spanish ....

 they make a desperate run for it but don't quite make it to the last boat as the Spanish catch up with them .....

Red Jack the scourge of the Caribbean makes good his escape on ship .....

Red Jack returns ...

Red Jack the pirate has returned to the Caribbean, he has landed in the Yucatan and has gone inland via a river in search of mayan gold. They had set off from an old mission outpost and after a day found some ruins -one small gold idol was found with some jade pieces - enough to make the trip worthwhile. 

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They got lost in the jungle on the way back, they stopped on a rise, one of the had men shimmied up a tree and could see a glint of water in the distance - the river ?...

 At the boats by the river, since Red Jack was late back one of the men blew a small horn every five minutes or so...

 Hearing the faint sound of the horn, Red Jack and his men headed towards it ...

 They paused for a moment near a small pool where a large cat-like animal was having a drink,  they waited to see what it would do ...

 the cat moved away into the undergrowth, Red Jack led his men round the undergrowth which the cat had gone into ...

As they moved on a large crocodile was seen .....

 As they skirted a large pool, they could see the crocodile basking in the sun ...

 some natives had spotted Red Jack and and his men ...

 the native hunting party moves up to take a closer look ....

 As the pirates near a patch of dense undergrowth two of their men go down, hit by arrows ....

 The pirates move up and fire into the undergrowth ....

 they skirt round the patch of undergrowth, while firing into it .....

 they heard the sound of the horn again, much nearer - they head onwards and finally arrive at the old mission outpost....

they are soon back in the boats and off down river on their way back to the ship ....

to the mission of San Cristobel .....

Messrs. Randell and Hopkerk are on their way to the mission of San Cristobel to meet with the monks to learn about the region from them. They have a small military escort of provincials plus an officer and NCO from the regular garrison troops.

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At the mission, the monks go about there normal routine ...

 the expedition column finds a small clearing in the jungle, after a short break they decide on the direction to go in .....

 they are on the last leg of their journey and have to pass through a low lying area to get to the mission which is on higher ground ....

 the column sets off ...

 the lead soldier gets stuck and starts to sink in quicksand, he throws off his coat as he struggles ....

but before the others can get to him he has been sucked under. The column avoids the area and crosses a nearby stream ....

 as they skirt a marshy area, they see some of the local natives who are watching them intently ....

 as they continue they are shadowed by the natives (who think they might attack their village)...

 the natives getting nervous fire their bows, killing two of the provincials.  The provincials return fire, killing two of the natives ....

 the natives melt away into the undergrowth .... the column continues on through the jungle ...

a couple of large feral pigs disturbed by the presence of the column rush at the nearest soldiers, one pig is shot the other runs straight into another soldier

 who goes down badly winded but OK, the surviving pig runs away.. a couple of natives are still watching them ....

 The column arrives at the bridge near the mission where they are greeted by one of the monks ....

 who leads them into the safety of the mission ....