CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



CHILI. PAGE 



Passage of Cape Horn.— Volcano — Arrival at Valparaiso.— Bull Fights.— Chilian Music and Dances.— Visit to 



Santiago, the Capital of Chili.— Effect of the Political Changes on Public Opinion . 1 



CHAPTER II. x 



Communication between Santiago and Buenos Ayres.— Duties of Naval Officers on the South American 



Station.— Arrival of two French Ships of War.— Pic-nic Party.— Departure from Valparaiso . .8 



CHAPTER in. 



Notice of the Revolutions in Chili.— General San Martin.— Battle of Chacabuco.— General O'Higgins.— Battles 

 of Talca and Maypo. — Arrival of Lord Cochrane, who takes Valdivia.— Expedition against Peru.— Capture 

 of the Esmeralda .... 11 



CHAPTER IV. 



PERU. 



First Visit to Lima, while Peru was still in possession of the Spaniards.— Contrast between Peru and Chili.— 



Deposition of the Viceroy.— Visit to the ex- Viceroy, Pezuela . 19 



CHAPTER V. 



Bull Fights at Lima.— Marquis of Montemira.— Ex-Inquisitor.— Manners and Dress of Limenian Ladies.— Dis- 

 tressed State of Lima, in consequence of the War. — Dissension in the City . . . . . .22 



CHAPTER VI. 



Two Officers of the Conway arrested as Spies.— Consequent Ferments at Lima and Callao.— Sanguinary Mobs.— 



Military Commission— Sketch of Lima.— Smoking in the Theatre 25 



CHAPTER VII. 



CHILI. 



Excursion to the Interior.— Bridge of Suspension made of Hide Ropes over the River Maypo.— Night Scene 



amongst the Andes.— Description of a Chilian Country-House and Dinner.— Ridiculous Vow . . .28 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Selection of Cattle.— Description of the Lasso used for catching Cattle.— Expertness of the Chilians.— Country 



Dances. — Promesa against Dancing by a Young Lady . . . . .... 31 



CHAPTER IX. 



South American Method of killing Cattle. — Use of the Lasso and the Luna. — Anecdote of some Boys.— Method 



of preparing Jerked Beef 33 



CHAPTER X. 



Visit to the Lake of Aculeo amongst the Andes.— Return towards Santiago — Chilian Flower Garden, with the 

 Flowers planted in the form of Birds and Beasts.— Unceremonious Habits of Travellers in Chili.— Effects 

 of the setting Sun in the Andes 36 



CHAPTER XI. 



Matrimonial Anecdote.— Remarks on the Study of the Spanish Language.— Visit to a Water-Fall near Santiago.— 



Singular Plain amongst the Andes. — Progress of Education, and Decay of Bigotry in Chili Ignorance 



of a Spanish Lady.— Spanish and Native Prejudices.— Comet of 1821.— Experiments with the Pendulum. 

 —State of Political Feeling in Chili 36 



CHAPTER XII. 



PERU. 



Coasting Voyage.— Melancholy Effects of the War at Arica.— Desolation of the Town.— Description of the Sandy 



Desert.— Fallacy respecting Mines 40 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Appearance of the Andes — The Peruvian Balsa or Canoe made of Seal Skins.— Volcano of Arequipa . 41 



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