29th & 30th November 1832

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Montevideo to the Bay of San Blas Beautiful days, calm sea, & a fine breeze; what can the heart of man desire more?

28th November 1832

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La Plata A beautiful day; but fair wind of yesterday is now foul. We sail direct for the bay St. Blas, where we appointed to meet the Scho...

27th November 1832

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Montevideo The morning was dirty, but the afternoon was fair & we ran up the river about 30 miles in order to pump in fresh water. Ancho...

26th November 1832

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Montevideo The ship got under weigh at noon, but we anchored at night without leaving M: Video. The occasion of this delay caused a painful ...

25th November 1832

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Montevideo Rode with Mr Parry to Las Pietras; a pretty village so called from some rocks of a singular shape. One calls a village pretty i...

24th November 1832

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Montevideo Went to the Theatre & heard the opera of Cenerentola.

23rd November 1832

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Montevideo At night there was a grand ball given in order to celebrate the reestablishment of the President. It was a much gayer scene than ...

22nd November 1832

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Montevideo Rode with Mr Hamond to the Rio St Lucia, the distance is about 12 miles & the path lies over an undulating plain of turf. On ...

21st November 1832

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Montevideo All day long provisions & stores are hoisting in; never, without excepting Plymouth, have I seen the ship, even the quarter d...

20th November 1832

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Montevideo Went out collecting on the Mount. In the course of my walk I came quite close to two of the great lizards of this country. From t...

19th November 1832

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Montevideo Employed in packing up specimens of Nat: History for England.

18th November 1832

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Montevideo After divine service on board I took a quiet ride over the open plains which border the river.

17th November 1832

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Montevideo Boisterous weather; glad should I be if the day for taking an everlasting farewell of the Rio Plata was near at hand. Captain Fit...

16th November 1832

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Montevideo The dilatory method of doing business in this place again detained me all morning; in the evening enjoyed with Hamond a delightfu...