SANTIAGO. 



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vine-leaves from the sun, and near them I was 

 shown a very favourite place of resort for the 

 sporting priesthood of this city ; a room built 

 oh purpose for cock-fighting. 



A Chilean priest, who loved this amusement, 

 applied to an English peer, now no more, for some 

 fowls, of a celebrated breed, in his possession. 

 His wishes were complied with, and a new ardour 

 for the sport excited by a present of some of 

 these birds. The news of the death of this noble- 

 man, when made known to the cock-fighting 

 Catholic, filled him with unfeigned regret, at the 

 loss of so valuable a promoter of his peculiar 

 delight. 



Bull-fighting is less in fashion, I believe, at 

 Santiago, than in the other states. But it is 

 the amusement which chiefly delights the fair 

 sex in South America, 



In the evening, as I was returning to the 



