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BUENOS AYRES. 



trottoir of flags, so much out of repair and ne- 

 glected that there is not a pin to choose be- 

 tween picking your way upon this or in the 

 middle of the street, among the armed and 

 mounted gauchos, who look with contempt 

 upon vulgar pedestrians, and hardly condescend 

 to turn their horses out of the way to give them 

 room to pass. 



The two most interesting places, to an Eng- 

 lishman, at Buenos Ayres, are also calculated to 

 excite a lasting regret and shame. The first of 

 these is an open square,* in which were passed 

 two useless and unfortunate days by British 

 troops, sent to retake Buenos Ayres. To those 

 days succeeded one on which a treaty was signed, 

 as unexpected as it was dishonourable to Eng- 

 land. We abandoned this city, and were made 



* The Retire 



