Embarcation.--Fellow-passengers.--A Gale at Sea.--Arrival at Sisal.--Orinthological Specimens.--Merida.--Fete of San Cristoval.--The Lottery.--A Scene of Confusion.--Principle of the Game.--Passion for Gambling.--A deformed Indian. CHAPTER II. Housekeeping.--Description of a Bull-ring.--A Bull-fight.--Spectators.--Brutal Torments inflicted on the Bulls.--Serious Accidents.--A noble Beast.--An exciting Scene.--Victims to Bullfighting.--Danger and Ferocity of Bull-fights.--Effects on moral Character.--Grand Mass.--A grand Procession.--The Alameda.--Calesas.--A Concert, and its Arrangements.--Fete of Todos Santos.--A singular Custom.--An Incident. CHAPTER III. An Old Friend.--Brief Account of Yucatan.--Early Voyages of Discovery.--Columbus.--De Solis and Pinzon.--Expedition of Cordova.--Voyages of Grijalva.--Expedition of Cortez.--Mission of Montejo, who receives a Grant from Charles V.--Discoveries, Conquests, and Sufferings of Montejo and his Companions.--Efforts to convert the Natives.--Contreras.--Farther Particulars relating to the Conquest of Yucatan. CHAPTER IV. Political State of Yucatan.--Alliance with Texas.--Presentation to the Governor.--His Character and Personal Appearance.--A Cordial Reception.--An Arrival of Strangers.--A Citizen of the World.--Another old Acquaintance.--Population of Merida.--Climate.--General Aspect of Merida.--An interesting Edifice.--Mode of naming Streets.--Sculptured Figures.--Churches.--Franciscan Convent.--A Memorial of the Past.--Ruined Cities of America.--Former Conclusions confirmed. CHAPTER V. Daguerreotype Apparatus.--Set up as Ladies' Daguerreotype Portrait Takers.--Preparations.--A pretty young Lady to begin with.--Preliminaries.--A Chapter of Contingencies.--Success of the first Experiment.--Other successful Experiments.--A Change of Fortune.--Give up this Business.--An Incident.--Take up the Practice of Surgery.--Operation for Strabismus.--Details.--First Subject.--A great Gathering of Squint Eyes.--A troublesome Patient.--A little Hero.--Extraordinary Instance of Fortitude;--A Military Patient.--A Female Patient--Practice of Surgery abandoned.--Instability of Fame. CHAPTER VI. Departure from Merida.--Map of Yucatan.--Timucui.--Tekoh.--Human Skulls and Bones.--Church of Tekoh.--Convent.--A revolting Spectacle.--View from the Top of the Church.--Cura of Tekoh.--Journey continued.--A curious Basin.--Telchaquillo.--A subterraneous Well.--An extraordinary Cave.--Hacienda of Joaquin.--Ruins of Mayapan.--A remarkable Mound.--Curious sculptured Remains.--Another extraordinary Cave.--A circular Edifice.--A double Row of Columns.--Ranges of Mounds.--Arches.--Derivation of the Word Yucatan.--Ancient City of Mayapan. CHAPTER VII.