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thought of young Lastra, and am charmed to learn that the decree 

 of amnesty has this day passed, which will restore him and many 

 others to their families. 



To day the bishop performed Mass in the cathedral, for the first 

 time since his restoration. The ladies have been visiting and com- 

 plimenting each other ; and the streets, both last night and to-night, 

 were illuminated. I felt low and ill all day. 



21st of Sept. — The good-natured inhabitants of Santiago have all 

 testified, in some way or other, their sympathy with my sufferings ; 

 from the Director, who sent M. De la Salle with a very kind letter, 

 in his own name and that of the ladies, to the poor nuns I had visited, 

 who sent me a plate of excellent custard, made according to one of 

 their own private recipes. Reyes has been constant in his visits, and 

 has procured me a plan of the city, and an account of the most 

 remarkable indigenous trees, with permission to copy both. 



24:th. — I have been better, and am much worse. My friend Mr. 

 Dance, from the Doris, arrived the day before yesterday with letters 

 from every body on board, and a better account of poor Glennie. 



Mr. B has interested himself to procure a comfortable caleche 



for me to travel to the port, as I am anxious to get home, and am 

 not able to think of riding thither. Nothing can be more truly kind 

 than Doha Carmen de Cotapos and all her daughters, since I first 

 became their guest, and especially since my illness. Mr. Prevost 

 too has been unwearied in his friendly attentions ; but what can I 

 say of my good and skilful physician Dr. Craig, that can acknow- 

 ledge my obligations sufficiently ? As to my own sea friends, their 

 affectionate care is only what I depended on. 



I have been grieved since I came back from Melipilla by the state 

 of a beautiful and amiable girl, which has arisen from a misunder- 

 stood spirit of devotion. Before I went away she was gay and cheer- 

 ful, the delight of her father's house. Her music and her poetry, 

 and her reading aloud while others worked, formed the charm of her 

 home. But her mother, though a clever woman, is a bigot ; and 



