JOURNAL 



OF A 



VOYAGE TO PERU, 



CHAPTER I. 



Introduction — Departure from England — ^ Feelings of the Pas- 

 sengers — Pass under the Sun — Divine Service at Sea — 

 Reflection — Cross the Equator — Neptune's Visit — Arrive 

 at Rio Janeiro — Scenery of Rio Janeiro — Description of 

 the Slave Market — Visit to the Botanical Garden — Sail 

 from Rio Janeiro — Arrival at Monte Video— Prepare to 

 Travel through the Banda Oriental. 



In commencing the narrative of my journey, I 

 shall not detain my readers with any account of 

 the nature or objects of the mission on which 

 I was employed, as my purpose is merely 

 to give them an account of the journey itself. 



