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he had feen any thing like an Englifh 

 fhip coming in. 



Women of the firft fafhion here fel- 

 dom wear fhoes or ftockings in the 

 houfe, but only keep them to wear 

 upon particular occafions. I have often 

 feen them coming to the church, which 

 flood oppofite to the governor's houfe, 

 bare-legg'd, walking through mud and 

 water ; and at the church door put on 

 their ftioes and ftockings, and pull them 

 off again when they came out. Though 

 they are in general handfome, and 

 have good complexions, yet many of 

 them paint in fo ridiculous a mariner, 

 that it is impoflible to help laughing in 

 their faces when you fee them. 



The governor we found here was a 

 native of Chili. The government, which 

 is appointed by that prefidency, is for 

 three years ; which appears to be a long 

 banifliment to them, as their appoint- 

 ments are but fmall, though they make 



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