ACAPULCO. 



of a naval life. This gentleman and I had part- 

 ed in China four years before ; he had gone first 

 to Manilla, and thence sailed eastward till he 

 reached the shores of Mexico : I had, in the 

 meantime, proceeded round the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and eventually to the westward by Cape 

 Horn, till, on reaching the same spot, we came 

 together again, after having by our united voy- 

 ages circumnavigated the globe. 



The appearance of the country people at Aca- 

 pulco difiers from that of the South Americans. 

 Their features and colour partake somewhat of 

 the Malay character ; their fpreheads are broad 

 and square ; their eyes small, and not deep-seat- 

 ed ; their cheek-bones prominent ; and their heads 

 covered with black straight hair; their stature 

 about the medium standard ; their frame compact 

 and well made. These are the country people 

 who come to jnarket with poultry, fruit, and ve- 

 getables, and are generally seen seated in the 

 shade under the verandahs of the houses, or in 

 their own ranchas ; which are sheds made of mats 

 loosely pinned together. 



We took notice of another class, less savage in 



