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send to the river for all the water needed for 

 domestic uses ; whereas, if they would sink 

 wells in every court-yard, they would, most 

 probably, get water about twenty feet below 

 the surface. — There is a cathedral and two 

 parish churches, in good repair, with tolerable 

 organs, made by an ingenious native of the 

 place, who is almost self-taught. What gave 

 me the greatest pleasure was a school, esta- 

 blished on the Lancasterian principle, for girls 

 and boys, and which appeared well conducted. 

 The commerce of this place is nearly confined 

 to sending dried beef and live pigs to Chocd ; 

 in which province they have scarcely any 

 cattle, as the pasturage will not support them. 



I had a long conference with the Juez Poli- 

 tico, who told me that there was much waste 

 land in the vicinity, which would be given to 

 settlers who might go out, and who would easi- 

 ly obtain the necessaries of life ; although, 

 from the difficulty of exportation, there was 

 not at present much prospect of making a 

 fortune. 



Jan. 12th. Commenced preparations for 

 my departure for Chocd; but experienced 

 considerable difficulty in getting joeow^. In the 



