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PANAMA. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Description of Panama and environs — The consul, Mr. 

 Russell — Primitive fare — Further description of Pa- 

 nama — Its trade and inhabitants — The native females 

 and their costume — Decadence of the city — Bathing — 

 Tide — Commencement of the rainy season — Ague — 

 Old Panama, built by Pizarro — Profusion and splen- 

 dour of the trees and plants — Birds — English cemetery 

 — Uncomfortable Anticipations — Negro dancing and 

 music — Turning night into day — Prevalence of reli- 

 gious ceremonies — The rainy season sets in. — Volcano 

 of Cosiguina. 



The position of Panama is in lat. 8° 57' 

 long. 79° 30' W. of Greenwich. I have 



