the moft of it. The towns of Caftro and 

 Chaco confift only of fcattered houfes, 

 without a regular ftreet ; though both 

 have their places, or fquares, as almoft 

 all Spanifli towns have. Chaco is very 

 thinly inhabited, excepting at the time 

 the Lima fhip arrives j then they flock 

 thither from all parts of the ifiand, to 

 purchafe what little matters they want ; 

 and as foon as that is done, retire to their 

 eftancias, or farms. It was about the middle 

 of December this fliip came in ; and the 

 fecond of January, 1742-3, we embarked 

 on board of her. She was bound toValpa- 

 raifo. We got out to fea with fome difficul- 

 ty, having been driven by the ftrength of 

 the tide very near thofe funken rocks 

 mentioned before. We found a great fea 



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without ; and as the fhip was as deep as 

 any laden collier, her decks were conti- 

 nually well waflied. She was a fine veflel, 

 of about two hundred and fifty tons. The 

 timber the (hips of this country are built 



of 



