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vi Avenue Insects-Humming Birds-Ascend the Corcovada-Incidents by the Way-Wonderful Scenery-Nocturnal Annoyances of Tropical Climates-Misnomer-Accounts of Cholera-Embark in Arno for Monte Video ... ... 28

Situation of Monte Video-Signs of a Disturbance-Frightful Deaths from Cholera-Number in Buenos Ayres and the Camps-Infatuation of the People-Anecdote-Sudden Revolution-Conspirators-Murder of Flores, the President-Their Defeat-Murder of Blancoes-Dreadful Occurrence in the City from Executions and Cholera-Death of Twenty-nine Chief Citizens - List of the Proscribed-Periodical Revolutions-Extreme Atrocity-How Flores Gained the Presidency-Impunity of Murderers in Roman Catholic Countries-Readily Leave for Buenos Ayres-The River Plate-Its Shallowness-Buenos Ayres-Curious Mode of Disembarking Goods-Cruelty to Horses-Ceremony of Mass in a Church for the Dead ... ... 41

Cross over to Colonia-The Country-Travelling over it- The Credible and Incredible, and General Idea of the Country-Steering Across "Camp "-Bogging-Crossing Rivers, and Swimming Them - Dangers - Gentleman Drowned-Inhabitants-Wild Indians-Modes of Conveyance-Carts-Horse Labour-No One on Foot-Anecdote-Wild Cattle-Ostrich, its Habits-Anecdote-Cardo Beds-Omboo-Aloes-Ants, their Natural History-Natives Directing-Landmarks-Native Hospitality-Sagacity of Horse-Pride of Natives-Fuegians and Patagonians---A Wild River-Lion-Deserters Murdering-Anecdote of Former State of the Camp ... ... 57