They were kept for nearly two years as prisoners at St. Iago, the capital of Chili, and in December, 1744, put on board a French frigate, which reached Brest in October, 1745.

This savage creature will instantly attack a man or a horse, and on this account the Indians of Chili, before wading a stream, take the precaution of using long poles, to ascertain its presence or to drive it away.

He puts his action far enough from home: the Spaniards are conquering Chili.

But the world has grown smaller and more familiar in the interval: the astonishing things that could easily happen in the seas of Madagascar cannot now conveniently happen in Chili.

Chili Cock, curled hindside fore!

[130] The Gogo is a climbing Mimosa (Entada purseta) with large pods, very abundant in the Philippines; the pounded stem of which is employed in washing, like the soap-bark of Chili (Quillaja saponaria); and for many purposes, such as baths and washing the hair of the head, is preferred to soap.

The United States ship, Vincennes, visited the island of Juan Fernandez, off the coast of Chili, a few months since, and remained there three days.

It was afterwards with Bligh in the Bounty, sold by Adams after the Mutiny to an American, who sold it again in Chili.

The claims of our citizens upon Peru, Chili, Brazil, the Argentine Republic, the Governments formed out of the Republics of Colombia and Mexico, are still pending, although many of them have been presented for examination more than twenty years.

The progress of a subsequent negotiation for the settlement of claims upon Peru has been unfavorably affected by the war between that power and Chili and the Argentine Republic, and the same event is also likely to produce delays in the settlement of our demands on those powers.

Now the stern partner of Pizarro's toils, Almagro, lur'd by hope of golden spoils, To distant Chili's ever-verdant meads, Thro' paths untrod, a band of warriors leads; O'er the high Andes' frozen steeps they go, 5 And wander mid' eternal hills of snow:

In vain the vivifying orb of day Darts on th' impervious ice his fervent ray; Cold, keen as chains the oceans of the Pole, Numbs the shrunk frame, and chills the vig'rous soul 10 At length they reach luxuriant Chili's plain, Where ends the dreary bound of winter's reign; Where spring sheds odours thro' th' unvaried year, And bathes the flower of summer, with her tear.

Soon as Almagro heard applauding fame 115 The triumphs of Peruvia, loud proclaim, Unconquer'd Chili's vale he swift forsakes, And his bold course to distant Cusco takes; Shuns Andes' icy shower, its chilling snows, The arrowy gale that on its summit blows; 120 A burning desart undismay'd he past, And meets the ardours of the fiery blast.

190 "Soon as some friendly hand, in mercy leads "My aged father, safe to Chili's meads; "Death shall for ever, seal the nuptial tie, "The heart belov'd by thee is fix'd to die.

"I rov'd with dire Almagro's ruthless train "Thro' scenes of death, to Chili's verdant plain; "Their wish, to bathe that verdant plain in gore, "Then from its bosom drag the golden ore; 230 "But mine, to check the stream of human blood, "Or mingle drops of anguish with the flood.

Now, o'er the barren desert, Zamor leads Aciloe, and her sire, to Chili's meads: There, many a wand'ring wretch, condemn'd to roam By hard oppression, found a shelt'ring home: 320 Zamor to pity, tun'd the vocal shell, Bright'ning the tear of anguish, as it fell.

[D] "On Chili's plain."An

The treaty concluded with Chili and approved by the Senate at its last session was also ratified by the Chilian Government, but with certain additional and explanatory articles of a nature to have required it to be again submitted to the Senate.

Further, the northern states had passed laws for the abolition of slaveryall the South American states were acting in the matter; and Colombia and Chili passed acts of abolition that very year.

"When the Spaniards invaded the palaces of Chili and Peru, they found them filled with works of art.

Dick found in his trunk a string of gold beads, such as are manufactured in some of our cities, which he had brought from the gold region of Chili,so he said,for the express purpose of giving them to old Sophy.

After many years of tedious working devoted to experiments bearing on the metallurgical treatment of rich but refractory silver ores, the inventor has successfully introduced the process of which it is proposed in this paper to give a description, and which has, by its satisfactory working, entirely eclipsed all other plans hitherto tried in Bolivia, Peru, and Chili.

It was indeed absurd to expect any good faith from such an intriguer; for in his letters at this time, he offered his services to Chili and promised fidelity, while his real intention was still to follow the enemy.

MENDOZA (20), the capital, 640 m. W. of Buenos Ayres by rail, is on the Trans-Andine route to Chili, with which it trades largely; suffers frequently from earthquakes.

299 Fragaria monophylla One-leaved Strawberry c.m. 300 virginiana Virginian ditto c.m. 301 grandiflora Pine ditto c.m. 302 chiliensis Chili or White ditto c.m. 303 Potentilla pensylvanica