CONTENTS. 



C — Observations of Christopher Columbus on the 



pacssage of the Polar Star over the meridian - - 303 



BOOK IV. 



CHAPTER X. 

 Second abode at Cumana — Earthquakes — Extraor- 

 dinary meteors - -- -- -- -- -- 3C7 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Passage from Cumana to La Guayra-— Morro of 

 New Barcelona — Cape Codera — Road from La 

 Guayra to Caraccas - - - - - - - - - 347 



CHAPTER XII. 



General View of the Provinces of Venezuela- 

 Diversity of their Interests —Town and Valley 

 of Caraccas - -- -- - - -- -- - 420 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Abode at Caraccas — Mountains that surround the 

 Town— Excursion to the Summit of the Silla — 

 Indications of Mines - - - - 470 



NOTES TO BOOK IV. 



A — Luminous points seen during the eclipse of the 



Sun on the 28th of October, 1799 ----- 537 



B — Inquiry into the causes of the Twinkling- of Stars 538 



C — Attempts to determine the Relative Intensity of 



the light of Stars - - - - 540 



D — Observations on Mirage, and the variable de- 

 pression of the horizon of the Sea - - - - - 542 



E — Meteorological observations made in the valley of 



Caraccas - -- -- -- -- - - -- 554 



Supplement 573 



