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THREE YEARS IN THE PACIFIC. 



gested, of obtaining some trifling douceur, which he was un- 

 willing to bestow, because such a practice encourages disho- 

 nesty." To their surprise, our patience was as indefatigable as 

 their own ; and at last they said we might proceed, apologizing, 

 however, before we parted, for their minute search, telling us, 

 that they had found, only a few days since, a lot of smuggled 

 ribbons concealed in a lady's soiled dress, which they brought 

 to light from the top of her maid's trunk ! 



All this might have been avoided by slipping a few reals 

 into the hands of these faithful public servants, but my com- 

 panion was anxious for satisfaction in another way ; whether 

 he ever obtained it I am unable to state. 



After the trunks were locked — not without difficulty, how- 

 ever — and placed again on the mules' backs, we rattled through 

 the streets to the Fonda Inglesa, right glad to get to our jour- 

 ney's end. Here we were doomed to meet disappointment ; 

 all the rooms were full. But, fortunately, after a little inquiry, 

 we found furnished lodgings at La Fonda de la Constitucion, 

 nearly opposite, but no table, so that we slept in the one house 

 and eat in the other. 



Barometrical Observations made between Valparaiso and 

 Santiago, in the months of October and November, 1819, 

 by John Miers. 



Height of 

 Barometer 



Degree of 



in inches. 



Thermometer. 





Attached. 



Detached 



30.002 



59 



57 



28.683 



68 



57 



29.023 



62 



60 



29.185 



57 



56 



28.972 



52 



51 



26.892 



42 



39 



27.991 



51 



45 



28.355 



62 



61 



27.4 



75 



62 



28.184 



72 



65 



28.235 



55 



56 



28.188 



62 



65 



Stations. 



Valparaiso, in a house, 

 Summit, Alto de Valpa 

 raise, 



Post House, Penuelas, 



Casablanca, 



Vinilla, 



Ditto, 



Summit, Cuesta de Za 



pata, 

 Curicavi, 



Summit, Cuesta del 



Prado, 

 Post house, Prado, 

 Santiago de Chile, 



Ditto, 



Calculated 

 heights above 

 the level of 

 the sea. 



30 



1260 

 941 

 745 

 893 7 

 942 5 



1850 

 1560 



2543 

 1773 

 16657 

 17275 



Estimated 

 heights. 



1260 

 941 

 745 



917 



1850 

 1560 



2543 

 1773 



1691 



