X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



EVENTS SUCCEEDING THE ELECTION. 



Revolutionary symptoms, 310 ; Progress of the disaffection, 311 ; Congress gives the President extraordinary powers, 311 ; 

 Eevolt at Coquimbo and Concepcion, 312 ; Interference of Great Britain, 312 ; Reprisals by the British, and their treaty with 

 the insurgents, 315 ; Departure of Gen. Bulnes from the capital to command the army of the south, 315 ; Revolts at San Felipe and 

 San Bernardo, 3J5 ; Battle of Petorca and defeat of the insurgents, 316; Second interference of the British, 316; Revolts at 

 Valparaiso and Chanarcillo, 318; State of affairs at Santiago in October, 319; Banishment of ladies, 319; The armies near 

 the Nuble, 320 ; Massacre of Zuniga and his command by the Araucanians, 321 ; Contest at Los Guindos, November 19, 321 ; 

 Report from Gen. Bulnes, 322 ; Letters between the commanders-in-chief, 323 ; Gen. Cruz claims the victory, 324 ; Montoneros, 

 324 ; Bulnes is obliged to recross the Nuble, 325 ; Affairs at Serena, 325 ; Revolt at Talca, 326 ; Fire at Santiago, 326 ; Death of 

 Gen. Freire; 327 ; First news of the battle of Loncomilla, 327 ; Ministerial rejoicings, 328 ; Burial of Gen. Freire, 329 ; Fur- 

 ther news of the great battle, 329 ; Peace at the South, 332 ; Letter from Gen. Cruz announcing the result, 332 ; Evacuation of 

 Serena and revolt at Copiapo, 333 ; Conflict at Linderos and surrender of the insurgents, 333 ; Revolt at the penal colony in 

 the Straits of Magellan, 334 ; Close of the struggle, 335 ; Alleged causes for the insurrection, 335 ; Probable results had the 

 opposition party triumphed, 339. 



CHAPTEE XIV. 



A VISIT TO THE COUNTRY. 



The plain of Santiago, 340 ; Scenery, 340 ; Lake Aculeo, 341 ; Geology and botany, 341 ; Breakfast on the lake shore, 342 ; 

 Angostura de Payne, 343 ; Country life, 343 ; The laborers, 344 ; Medicas, 346 ; Pablo Cuevas, the medico of Chuapa, 347 ; 

 Probabilities of health and life in the country, 348 ; Cultivation, 349 ; Irrigation, 349 ; Agricultural implements, 349 ; Wheat 

 crops, 350 ; Harvest, 350 ; The Trilla (threshing), 350 ; Horses and riders, 351 ; Wheat produced, 352 ; Difficulty of obtaining 

 accurate results, 352 ; Beans, 352 ; Maize, 353 ; Barley, 353 ; Attempt to introduce Rye, 353 ; The vineyards, 353 ; The vintage, 

 354 ; Product of the vineyards in the southern provinces, 355 ; Mosto wine, 356; Cattle, and their diseases, 356 ; Their enemies, 

 the Condor and Leon (felis concolor), 357 ; The Rodeo, 358 ; Equestrian feats, 359 ; The Matanza, 361 ; Preparation of charqui, 

 361 ; Probable number of cattle killed annually, 362 ; Return to Santiago over a lasso bridge, 363. 



CHAPTEE XV. 



A VISIT TO THE SOUTHWARD. 



Nor Nicolas, 364 ; Equipment for the journey, 365 ; Country carts, 366 ; Mule trains, 367 ; San Fernando, 367 ; Posadas, 367 ; 

 Beggars on horseback, 368 ; From San Fernando to the Chimbarongo, 368 ; From the Chinibarongo to the Teno, 369 ; The 

 posada at Quechereguas, 369 : Region of tufa, 370 ; Mountain chains, 370 ; Snow line, 371 ; From the Tufa district to Talca, 371 ; 

 The city of Talca, 371 ; Public buildings, 372 ; Its people, 373 ; Mortality, 373 ; Climate, 373 ; Hospitals, 373 ; Education, 373 ; 

 Hospitality, 374 ; Nor Nicolas again, 374 ; Leave Talca, 374; The country between the city and los Perales, on the Maule, 375; 

 Los Perales, 375 ; Boats on the rivers, 376 ; Navigation of the Maule, 376 ; Its scenery, 377 ; Environs of Constitucion, 377 ; 

 Mouth of the river, 378 ; Its possible improvement, 378; Constitucion, 379; Ship-building, 379; Trade, 379; Bird's-eye view 

 from Cerro Mutttn, 380; Natural history, 380; Leave the city, 381 ; Scenes on the river, 381; Passage up stream, 381 ; The 

 Western cordilleras and peninsula between the Claro and Maule, 383 ; Gold mines of Cerro Chivato, 383 ; The Maule at the ford, 

 3^4 ; From the river to the battle-field of Loncomilla, 384 ; Head-quarters of Gen. Cruz, 384 ; Order of battle, 385 ; Incidents 

 of the action, 385 ; Its anomalous results, 387 ; Return to Talca, 388 ; Holy Thursday, 388 ; Good Friday, 389 ; Monte Baeza, 

 389 ; Easter Sunday, 389 ; Leave Talca for the north, 389 ; Tufa, 389 ; Condors, 389 ; From the midway posada to Quechereguas, 

 390 ; The river Lontue, 390 ; Crossing a hide bridge, 390 ; Curico, 391 ; Cerillos de Teno, 392 ; From the Chimbarongo to San 

 Fernando, 392 ; San Fernando, 392 ; The plain to the northward, 393 ; Natural history, 393 ; Valley of Colchagua, 393 ; Rengo, 

 394 ; The country to the northward, 394 ; To the baths of Cauquenes, 395 ; The River Claro and Lake Cauquenes, 396 ; 

 Scenery, 396 ; Panoramic view from the baths, 397 ; Accommodations for invalids, 398 ; The baths, 398 ; Life at a watering 

 place, 398; Elevation of the plateau, 399 ; Meteorology, 399 ; Leave Cauquenes, 400 : An avalanche in 1847, 400 ; The Cacha- 

 pual, 400. 



