CHAPTER III. 
CONTENTS. 
CITY OF SAN SALVADOR— ITS LMPROVEMENT— ITS PRESENT CONDITION — CHURCHES — 
THE MISERICORDIA — FUNERALS— EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY — AQUEDUCTS— GEOLOGICAL 
CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY- PUBLIC GARDEN — MUSEUM -BAY AND HARBOUR- 
VEGETATION— BOTANIC GARDEN— SLAVE POPULATION— COFFEE-CARRIERS— RESEARCHES 
INTO THE NATIONS OF AFRICA —TREATMENT OF SLAVES — STREETS OF THE CITY- 
SOCIETY— WHITE-JACKET BALL — ARRIVAL OF THE RELIEF — ASCENT OF THE SUGAR 
LOAF - SURVEYS — DEFECTS IN THE EQUIPMENT OF THE SQUADRON — TRIP TO THE 
ORGAN MOUNTAINS— JAUNT TO PIEDADE— CONCLUSION OF THE SURVEYS AND OBSER- 
VATIONS—ASCENT OF THE CORCOVADO. 
