A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825: Containing Remarks on the Country and Inhabitants; and a Visit to Colonia Del Sacramento — John Shaqi
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825: Containing Remarks on the Country and Inhabitants; and a Visit to Colonia Del SacramentoLove, George Thomas
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A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825: Containing Remarks on the Country and Inhabitants; and a Visit to Colonia Del Sacramento
Love, George Thomas
Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Description and travel; Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) -- Description and travel
British: Merchants, Shopkeepers, Medical Men, &c. 33 to 35
British Commercial Subscription-Room 37
Establishment of Packets from Falmouth 39
Dispute between Captain Willis and the Government 41
Treaty with England 43
English Females at Buenos Ayres 44
Many Englishmen have married Buenos-Ayrean Wives 45
Death of Mr. Dallas, and of Mr. Rowcroft 47
Death of Jack Hall --
Irish Yankies 48
North-American Residents 49
Death of Mr. Rodney 51
Frenchmen 52
Portuguese 53
Germans, Italians, Prussians, &c. 54
NATIVE (OR CREOLE) AND SPANISH INHABITANTS.
Persons, Dispositions, and Manners 55
Compliments of Salutation 57
Practice of giving Flowers to Visitors --
Smoking Segars --
Politeness 58
Yerba, or Tea of Paraguay 59
Time of Meals --
_Siesta_, or Afternoon Nap --
_Tertulias_, or Public Dances 60
Sweetmeats much eaten 61
Etiquette, when walking in public, and in the ball-room --
Dancing 62
Music --
Consulado Musical School-Room 63
Philharmonics, a Musical Subscription Society 64
Mothers watch their Daughters with great strictness --
Marriages take place early 65
Washerwomen on the Beach 66
Treatment of Slaves 67
Superstition of the Negroes 68
Orderly conduct of the lower orders --
Beggars very annoying 69
Savings Bank --
Propensity to Gaming 70
Bathing practised by all Classes --
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