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Journey From Buenos Ayres to Potosi; Thence to Arica, and Subsequently to Santiago De Chili and Coquimto in 1825-26
Journey From Buenos Ayres to Potosi Thence to Arica and Subsequently to Santiago De Chili and Coquimto in 182526 Author:Joseph Andrews General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1827 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: FROf'KEDINOS AT SANTIAGO. 147 CHAPTER V. Recepium at Santiago -- Sail -- Ramble through the City -- Decay of buildingi and butinett -- Governor -- Adulteration of coinage -- Governor and Frenchman -- Revenue -- Great hotpitality -- Marmert at table -- Santiago river -- Fnanl -- Tucumanese ichoolmaiter -- Tucnman -- An English retident -- Sitting in the tola or senate -- Character of debatet -- Concituion of a contract for minet -- Reflection. We were now in the city of Santiago del Estero, having travelled one hundred and fifteen leagues from Cordova. The 2nd of July had dawned, when having shaved and arranged my toilette, I went and paid my respects to the governor as a matter of form. I had received a letter of introduction to a family in the place. The head of the house was unfortunately absent, but his lady not only gave me an invitation to dine, but despatched a breakfast by her servants to my lodgings. It consisted of excellent milk, frc.-, h eggs, new bread, and a capital stew after the fashion of the countrv, called an " olla.'1 We declined the hospitable invitation to dine, with a view of proceeding further on the following morning, and of making the necessary preparations in the interim. AYe found, however, that our carriage wanted some arrangements which would occupy time, and we therefore- accepted an invitation to a " bay la del pais" in the evening, having nothing belter to do. A country ball here is an amusement bearing little resemblance to the Tcrtullias of Cordova and Buenos Ayres, where the dancing is for the most part, confined to the graceful Spanish country dance and minuet, ...« less