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RELIGFON AT BUENOS AYRES. 



there is no danger of being drowned^ it is not 

 very pleasant to get a ducking, and have lug- 

 gage spoiled into the bargain. There is an 

 abominable practice on the beach, of men riding 

 into the water on horseback quite naked, which 

 is very offensive to the eyes of females who may 

 pass that way ; but they gallop amongst the 

 washerwomen, very much to the danger of the 

 clothes, without any ceremony. 



The Protestant religion is tolerated at Buenos 

 Ayres, and places of worship allowed to be 

 built. The English have a very neat church, 

 which was formerly a Catholic chapel, the clergy- 

 man is a Mr. Armstrong, a pious, worthy man. 

 It is generally well attended, and a most pleasing 

 sight was it to behold an English congregation 

 assembled together in a foreign land, to render 

 praise to their Maker in their own language and 

 forms, and with the permission of the government 

 of a Catholic country ; this is certainly a step 

 gained towards improvement, and a vast deal 

 from ancient prejudices. God alone can judge 



