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jioii uf Juan ForiKuulcz, there is anolhcr, lyn^ towards tlir 

 Mjutli, called the Eiii;lisli harbour, iVoni the circuiu.staticc ol" 

 Lonl Alison's squadron having anchored there ; but it is in- 

 secure, being too much exposed to the winds. 



CUJO. 



Although Cujo is not strictly within the limits of Chili, 

 yet as it is dependant upon the presidency of thiit kingdom, it 

 will not be improper to take a brief notice of it in this account. 

 It is bounded on the north l)y Tucunian, on the east by the 

 Panipas, or deserts of Buenos Ayres, on the sontli by Pata- 

 gonia, and on the wevt by the Andes, which sej>arate it from 

 Clii'i. It> length from east to west is. one hundred and eleven 

 leagues, and hs breadtii, from north to soulli, about one hun- 

 dred and ten, beini; eomprelicuded btiween tlie 20(h and 

 3jth degrees of latilmie. In its teniperature, as well as in 

 the greater part of its jiroductions, tlii.s pro\ince diliers mate- 

 rially rrom (uili. Tiie winfer, allhoti^li it is iljcre tb,e d\y 

 sea>0'i, is \eiv cf)Ui ; in ihc ,^u:iin!' r tiie he;;! is exrc-ibivc as 

 well duiiui: tiie iiiuli! as t;;e d.iy, ai.;i .storuis of t]iuii(iir and 

 hall are verv ficqiu iit. In ihe western p.irt of li-.o ])V(.viiicc 

 tlie^e slOiUj^ c>4nmo,.ly rise and di-per;,e in the s})ace of iiulf 

 an liuuv, and the lit at oi the sun, bursliiig uilh increased 

 radiance from tiie cluud-, in a !'.;\v minntes dries up the mois- 

 tiire. In conse<pieiice of tiiis sndueri ex.-jicoaiion, the hmd, if 

 not watered by artdiciai means, becomes arid, and uill bear 

 neither grass nor trees, bnl\\hea irrigated bv canals, it pro- 

 duces almost every \egciaijie in astoni^!:illg abuiHiance. Tiie 

 fruits ami gr.iins ol' Euro|ie ti;;i\e there extrer.iely well, and 

 fome to matnrilv a nnnilh earlier th^.n in Ciiiiij ami tiie Viiius 

 are rich and et an i-vcelUnt bi,iiy. 



This provi.ice is intersected bv lhre<' rivers from the Aiule^, 

 that ot' St. Jnun, and tliose of Mt-iifio/a ai.d Tiiimjan. 'i he 

 two lirst receive tlu'ir i.anie^ tioni hie cities tluit they lave, and 

 after a course cf Irom i\\ci:(_N-live lo Ihiity kagucs become 



