CHAPTER XV. 

 BUENOS AYRES. HUNTING ON THE PAMPAS. 



AFTER getting rid of our Brazilian guide, who was 

 rather troublesome in the matter of remuneration, we ob- 

 tained passage on board of a small British barque, secured 

 all our effects, including horses and mules, the same 

 transportation, and sailed for Buenos Ayres. The voyage 

 was short and pleasant. After we entered the mouth of 

 the La Plata, we had a fine view of Monte Video, and the 

 varied scenery of the shores. Still, the bay of Rio Ja- 

 neiro was far more beautiful, and, after viewing it, I could 

 not feel an extraordinary delight in the scenery of the 

 La Plata. At length we came in sight of the city of 

 Buenos Ayres. It is situated on the southern bank of 

 the river, about two hundred miles from its mouth. Being 

 raised about twenty feet above the water, and presenting 

 the spires of numerous churches and convents, it makes 



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