Part 3 — APPENDIX.
Reading edition
No. 1. Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America in 1816.
We, the Representatives of the United Provinces of South America, in General Congress assembled, invoking that Supreme Being who presides over the universe, in the name and by the authority of the people we represent, and protesting before Heaven and all nations and inhabitants of the earth, the justice of this our resolution, do hereby solemnly declare that it is the unanimous and undoubted determination of these provinces to break the bonds which have bound them to the kings of Spain, to recover the rights of which they have been deprived, and to take upon themselves the high character of a free nation independent of king Ferdinand VII. and his successors, and of Spain; with full and ample power in consequence de facto and de jure to establish for themselves such form of government as the pressure of existing circumstances may render imperative.
All and every one of them do publish and declare the same, and pledge themselves, through us, to carry into effect and to maintain this their fixed resolve with their lives, their fortunes, and their fame.
Wherefore be this duly published for the knowledge of all whom it may concern; and considering what may be due to other nations in this matter, a separate manifesto shall set forth in detail the grave and weighty reasons which have led to this our solemn declaration.
Given in the hall of our meetings, signed by our hands, sealed with the seal of the Congress, and countersigned by the secretaries thereof, in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman, the 9th day of July, 1816.
[Follow the Signatures.]
No. 2. Estimated Population of the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, 1836-7.
Province of Buenos Ayres, from 180,000 to 200,000
Santa Fé 15,000 to 20,000
Entre Rios 30,000 to 30,000
Corrientes 35,000 to 40,000
Cordova 80,000 to 85,000
Santiago 45,000 to 50,000
Tucuman 40,000 to 45,000
Salta 50,000 to 60,000
Catamarca 30,000 to 35,000
La Rioja 18,000 to 20,000
San Luis 20,000 to 25,000
Mendoza 35,000 to 40,000
San Juan 22,000 to 25,000
600,000 to 675,000
This is exclusive of independent Indians within the territory laid claim to by the Republic.
The population of the Banda Oriental is estimated to be from 100,000 to 120,000 souls, rapidly increasing.
That of Paraguay I should assume, from accounts in my possession, to be about 250,000, though I know it has been estimated at double that amount by persons who have been in the country.
No. 3. Statistics of British Residents at Buenos Ayres, in 1831.
A. Registered in the British consulate, from 1825 to 1831.
Merchants and traders and clerks 466
Shopkeepers 193
Physicians, surgeons, chemists, and apothecaries 27
Schoolmasters 9
Hotel and tavern keepers 13
Master Mechanics 93
Carpenters 362
Bricklayers 123
Labourers 667
Farming men 125
Tailors 66
Shoemakers 63
Painters 7
Sailors 329
Registered without denomination 107
Women 595
Children 827
4,072
The individuals not registered were supposed to amount to at least a thousand more, exclusive of the sailors on board the British shipping trading with the port.
B. Statistics of British Residents at Buenos Ayres.
Return of marriages, baptisms, and burials of the Protestant population in Buenos Ayres, from August 1825 to August 1831, showing the proportion of British subjects—and in 1836.
From August 1825 to August 1831, six years.
British. Other foreign Protestants. Total.
Marriages 238 42 280
Baptisms 77 13 90
Burials 278 85 363
For 1836.
The Returns published of the foreign Protestant population in Buenos Ayres, give—
Total marriages in the year 19
Baptisms 63
Burials 55
The proportion of the British is not given, but may be estimated from that quoted in the first period.
No. 4. Treaty between Great Britain and the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata.
Signed at Buenos Ayes, February 2, 1825.
Extensive commercial intercourse having been established for a series of years between the dominions of His Britannic Majesty, and the territories of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, it seems good for the security as well as encouragement of such commercial intercourse, and for the maintenance of good understanding between His said Britannic Majesty and the said United Provinces, that the relations now subsisting between them should be regularly acknowledged and confirmed by the signature of a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation.
For this purpose they have named their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say;—
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Woodbine Parish, Esquire, His said Majesty's Consul-General in the Province of Buenos Ayres and its Dependencies;—and the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, Señor Don Manuel José Garcia, Minister Secretary for the Departments of Government, Finance, and Foreign Affairs, of the National Executive Power of the said Provinces;
Who, after having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:—
Article I.
There shall be perpetual amity between the dominions and subjects of His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, and their inhabitants.
Article II.
There shall be, between all the territories of His Britannic Majesty in Europe, and the territories of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, a reciprocal freedom of Commerce: the inhabitants of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty freely and securely to come, with their ships and cargoes, to all such places, ports, and rivers, in the territories aforesaid, to which other foreigners are or may be permitted to come, to enter into the same, and to remain and reside in any part of the said territories respectively; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce; subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Article III.
His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland engages further, that in all his dominions situated out of Europe, the inhabitants of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata shall have the like liberty of commerce and navigation stipulated for in the preceding article, to the full extent in which the same is permitted at present, or shall be permitted hereafter, to any other nation.
Article IV.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the territories of His Britannic Majesty, of any articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the said United Provinces, of any articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of His Britannic Majesty's dominions, than are or shall be payable on the like articles, being the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country; nor shall any other or higher duties or charges be imposed, in the territories or dominions of either of the contracting parties, on the exportation of any articles to the territories or dominions of the other, than such as are or may be payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country: nor shall any prohibition be imposed upon the exportation or importation of any articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of His Britannic Majesty's dominions, or of the said United Provinces, which shall not equally extend to all other nations.
Article V.
No higher or other duties or charges on account of tonnage, light, or harbour dues, pilotage, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges, shall be imposed, in any of the ports of the said United Provinces, on British vessels of the burthen of above one hundred and twenty tons, than those payable, in the same ports, by vessels of the said United Provinces of the same burthen; nor in the ports of any of His Britannic Majesty's territories, on the vessels of the United Provinces of above one hundred and twenty tons, than shall be payable, in the same ports, on British vessels of the same burthen.
Article VI.
The same duties shall be paid on the importation into the said United Provinces of any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of His Britannic Majesty's dominions, whether such importation shall be in vessels of the said United Provinces, or in British vessels; and the same duties shall be paid on the importation into the dominions of His Britannic Majesty of any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the said United Provinces, whether such importation shall be in British vessels, or in vessels of the said United Provinces;—The same duties shall be paid, and the same drawbacks and bounties allowed, on the exportation of any articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of His Britannic Majesty's dominions to the said United Provinces, whether such exportation shall be in vessels of the said United Provinces, or in British vessels; and the same duties shall be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, on the exportation of any articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the said United Provinces to His Britannic Majesty's dominions, whether such exportation shall be in British vessels, or in vessels of the said United Provinces.
Article VII.
In order to avoid any misunderstanding with respect to the regulations which may respectively constitute a British vessel, or a vessel of the said United Provinces, it is hereby agreed, that all vessels built in the dominions of His Britannic Majesty, and owned, navigated, and registered according to the laws of Great Britain, shall be considered as British vessels; and that all vessels built in the territories of the said United Provinces, properly registered, and owned by the citizens thereof, or any of them, and whereof the master and three-fourths of the mariners, at least, are citizens of the said United Provinces, shall be considered as vessels of the said United Provinces.
Article VIII.
All merchants, commanders of ships, and others, the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, shall have the same liberty, in all the territories of the said United Provinces, as the natives thereof, to manage their own affairs themselves, or to commit them to the management of whomsoever they please, as broker, factor, agent, or interpreter; nor shall they be obliged to employ any other persons for those purposes, nor to pay them any salary or remuneration, unless they shall choose to employ them; and absolute freedom shall be allowed, in all cases, to the buyer and seller to bargain and fix the price of any goods, wares, or merchandise imported into, or exported from, the said United Provinces, as they shall see good.
Article IX.
In whatever relates to the lading and unlading of ships, the safety of merchandise, goods, and effects, the disposal of property of every sort and denomination, by sale, donation or exchange, or in any other manner whatsoever, as also the administration of justice, the subjects and citizens of the two contracting parties shall enjoy, in their respective dominions, the same privileges, liberties, and rights, as the most favoured nation, and shall not be charged, in any of these respects, with any higher duties or imposts than those which are paid, or may be paid, by the native subjects or citizens of the power in whose dominions they may be resident. They shall be exempted from all compulsory military service whatsoever, whether by sea or land, and from all forced loans, or military exactions or requisitions; neither shall they be compelled to pay any ordinary taxes, under any pretext whatsoever, greater than those that are paid by native subjects or citizens.
Article X.
It shall be free for each of the two contracting parties to appoint consuls for the protection of trade, to reside in the dominions and territories of the other party; but before any consul shall act as such, he shall, in the usual form, be approved and admitted by the government to which he is sent, and either of the contracting parties may except from the residence of consuls such particular places as either of them may judge fit to be so excepted.
Article XI.
For the better security of commerce between the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, and the inhabitants of the United Provinces of Rio de La Plata, it is agreed, that if at any time any interruption of friendly commercial intercourse, or any rupture should unfortunately take place between the two contracting parties, the subjects or citizens of either of the two contracting parties residing in the dominions of the other, shall have the privilege of remaining and continuing their trade therein, without any manner of interruption, so long as they behave peaceably, and commit no offence against the laws; and their effects and property, whether entrusted to individuals or to the state, shall not be liable to seizure or sequestration, or to any other demands than those which may be made upon the like effects or property, belonging to the native inhabitants of the state in which such subjects or citizens may reside.
Article XII.
The subjects of His Britannic Majesty residing in the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, shall not be disturbed, persecuted, or annoyed on account of their religion, but they shall have perfect liberty of conscience therein, and to celebrate divine service either within their own private houses, or in their own particular churches or chapels, which they shall be at liberty to build and maintain in convenient places, approved of by the government of the said United Provinces:—Liberty shall also be granted to bury the subjects of His Britannic Majesty who may die in the territories of the said United Provinces, in their own burial places, which, in the same manner, they may freely establish and maintain. In the like manner, the citizens of the said United Provinces shall enjoy, within all the dominions of His Britannic Majesty, a perfect and unrestrained liberty of conscience, and of exercising their religion publicly or privately, within their own dwelling-houses, or in the chapels and places of worship appointed for that purpose, agreeably to the system of toleration established in the dominions of his said Majesty.
Article XIII.
It shall be free for the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, residing in the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, to dispose of their property, of every description, by will or testament, as they may judge fit; and, in the event of any British subject dying without such will or testament in the territories of the said United Provinces, the British consul-general, or, in his absence, his representative, shall have the right to nominate curators to take charge of the property of the deceased, for the benefit of his lawful heirs and creditors, without interference, giving convenient notice thereof to the authorities of the country; and reciprocally.
Article XIV.
His Britannic Majesty being extremely desirous of totally abolishing the slave trade, the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata engage to co-operate with His Britannic Majesty for the completion of so beneficent a work, and to prohibit all persons inhabiting within the said United Provinces, or subject to their jurisdiction, in the most effectual manner, and by the most solemn laws, from taking any share in such trade.
Article XV.
The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in London within four months, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed their seals thereunto.
Done at Buenos Ayres, the second day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
(Signed) Woodbine Parish. Manuel José Garcia.
Note.—This was the first treaty entered into by any European power with the new Republics of America;—whilst it provided a necessary safeguard to British subjects resorting to that part of the world, it was of great importance to the Buenos Ayreans, not only in a political but in a moral sense, struggling as they were, in the infancy of their institutions, under the difficult task which they had undertaken of attempting to constitute a Government diametrically opposed in form and principles to the whole system of legislation whereby the country had been ruled for three centuries, and which, notwithstanding all their declarations of independence, still hung like a drag-chain about their necks:—under such circumstances every true patriot and advocate for civilization hailed it as the best possible guarantee of sound and liberal principles, whilst, on the other hand, the supporters of the old Spanish laws were proportionately discouraged, as they saw in it the death-blow to the old colonial policy of the mother-country.
No. 5. Copy, in the Guarani Language, of the Memorial addressed by the people of the mission of San Luis, praying that the Jesuits might be allowed To remain with them. Dated 28th February, 1768.
I. H. S.
Señor Governador,
Tupa tanderaârô anga oroè ndebe ore Cabildo Caziqs reta, Aba, haè Cun̄a, haè mitâ rehebe San Lui y̆ gua orerubeteramo ndereco ramo Corregidor Santiago Pindo, haè Don Pantaleon Cayuari Oiquatia orebe oreray̆hupareteramo ndereco aipo bae rehe ore yerobia hape oroiquatia àngà ndebe hupigua ete rupi, co n̄ande Rey poroquaita Guĭra tetirô oromondo haguâ Nande Rey upeguâra, oromboacĭ mirî ey̆ ngatu ndoroguerecoi ramo oromondo haguâ rehe oico n̄ote Tupa omon̄a hague rupi Caàguĭ rupi, haè on̄eguâ hè orehegui haè ramo iyabai ete oromboaye haguâ; aiporamo yepe oroico Tupa haè n̄ande Rey boyaramo hecobia tetirô oreyoquai reco rupi, Colonia mbohapĭ yebĭ ipĭeĭ bo, haè ombae àpo hece tributo hepĭbeêmo, haè angà catu oron̄emboe Tupa upene acoi Guĭra catupĭrĭbe Tupa Espiritu Sto. omeê haguâ ndebe, haè n̄ande Rey upe heçape bo, haè Angel Marangatu penaâromo rano. Aiporire nderehe yerobiahape; Ah Sñor. Govdor. ore rubeteramo ndereco ramo n̄emomirîngatu hape oroyerure àngà orereçay̆ pĭpe San Ignacio ray reta Pay abere dela Compã. de Jesus ipĭcopĭ haguâ ma rehe ore paûme yepi, cobaè rehe catu eyerure àngà n̄ande Rey Marângatu upe Tupa rerapĭpe, haè hayhupape; Cobaè rehe oyerure gueçaĭ pĭpe opĭa guibe taba guetebo, Aba, haè Cun̄a, Cunumi, Cun̄ataĭ reta rano; bĭte tenàngà y poriahu baè meme. Pay Frayle, coterâ Pay Clerigo ndoroipotai. Apostle Sto. Thome Tupa boya martu niâ omombeù corupi ore ramoî upe, haè cobaè Pay Frayle, haè Clerigo nomaey orerehe, San Ignacio ray reta catu ou y pĭramo i àngata oreramoĭ reta re cabo rehe, haè omboè oreramoî ymongaraibo. Tupa upe, haè Rey Espan̄a ùpe, ymon̄emeêbo, Pay Frayle cotéra Clerigo, ndoroipotai ete; Pay dela Compa de Jesus. Orereco poriahu oguero hôsâ quaabaè, haè orobĭà porâ hece, Tupa upe, n̄ande Rey upe guara, haè oremeêne Tributo Guaçube Caà mirî ereipotaramo, Eney àngàque Sñor. Governr. marângatu terehendu àngà oren̄eê poriahu imbo àyeucabo àngà? Aiporire orereco ndoicoi Esclavo rehegua, oreremimoâruâ catu, noromoârúay Caray reco n̄abo n̄abô oyeupe an̄o in̄angatabae o amo reta rehe maê ymo y pĭtĭ bo ey mo, y mongaru ey mo rano; cohupigua ete oromombeu àngà ndebe, nde ereipota reco rupi ore y mombeù haguâma? Ani ramo cotaba; haè taba tetirô rũĭ ocan̄ĭmba ne coĭte n̄ndebe nande Rey upe haè Tupa upe An̄a retâme oroyeoita coĭtene haè acoi ramo oremano ramo mabaè àngà pĭhĭ pàngà y arecone! a ni etei oreray reta nia obĭa yoya Caàguĭpe. Tabape rapicha, haè ndo hechairamo Pay San Ignacio ray reta, acoi ramo oaĭrĭne n̄u rupi coterâ Caàguĭpe teco marâ à pobo, San Joachin retâ, San Stanislao retâ, San Fernando reta Timbo pegua ocan̄ĭmba yma rapicha, oroiquaa porâ reco rupi, oremombeù àngà ndebe, haè rire ore Cabildo Tupa upe, haè n̄ande Rey upe ndoromboyebĭ beichene Taba reco Señor Governador Marângatu. Eney Fiyaye àngà oreyerurehague ndebe, haè Tupa nde pĭtĭbone, haè tanderaârô yebĭ yebĭ àngà aipohaè n̄ote àngà.
San Luis hegui, à 28 de Febro. 1768, rehegua nderayre ta poriahu Taba guetebo. Cabildo.
No. 6. Meteorological Observations in Buenos Ayres during 1822 and 1823 (from the Registro Estadistico).
1822. Thermometer. Barometer. Hygrometer. Winds.
Max. Mean. Min. Max. Mean. Min. Days Humid. Days Dry. North to East. North to West. South to East. South to West.
Summer January 91 71·82 60 No observations. 12 3 9 6
February 89 73·00 58 30·04 29·58 29·21 19 9 12 8 3 5
Autumn March 82 70·83 53 29·88 29·61 29·33 20 10 12 6 6 7
April 78 62·04 43 29·82 29·73 29·46 22 8 7 8 4 11
May 68 58·31 44 30·18 29·76 29·21 30 1 13 7 2 9
Winter June 66 54·32 40 30·05 29·77 29·23 30 0 14 5 2 9
July 68 52·55 38 30·17 29·65 29·21 31 0 13 4 7 7
August 66 51·83 36 30·21 29·84 29·51 31 0 18 3 6 4
Spring September 72 54·64 42 30·41 29·74 29·32 30 0 13 3 11 3
October 81 58·91 46 30·13 29·67 29·24 30 1 17 5 5 4
November 88 68·43 56 29·91 29·61 29·17 28 2 23 1 5 2
Summer December 86 70·91 62 30·00 29·45 29·15 23 8 16 3 6 6
294 39 170 56 66 73
1823.
January 94 75·31 60 29·92 29·54 29·25 5 26 17 4 5 5
February 93 78·42 66 29·95 29·60 29·21 3 25 14 3 5 6
Autumn March 93 75·79 52 30·02 29·88 29·18 19 12 10 6 9 6
April 72 67·50 57 30·08 29·30 29·27 29 1 14 9 5 2
May 63 52·50 41 30·14 29·79 29·53 31 .. 11 12 6 2
Winter June 65 52·50 40 30·15 29·68 29·15 30 .. 16 5 9 ..
In the eighteen months the highest of the thermometer was 94, in the month of January; the lowest 36, in August. It sometimes rises to 96, as in January, 1824, when it was at that point some days. On the other hand, it has been known to fall as low at 28 and 29; but these extremes are very rare.
No. 7.—Some Fixed Points in the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata.
Province of Buenos Ayres.
Place. S. Latitude. Longitude. Where from. Observations.
° ´ " ° ´ "
Centre of the City of Buenos Ayres 34 36 29 58 23 34 Greenwich
Anchorage of H. M. S Nereus in the Outer Roads in 1813 34 34 30 58 2 0 " Variation 12½° E.—1813
Luxan 34 38 36 1 1 10 W. of Buenos Ayres
Guardia del Salto 34 18 57 2 14 49 " Variation 14° 39´ E.—1796
Fort Roxas 34 11 48 2 41 39 "
Fort Mercedes 33 55 18 3 4 14 "
Fort Melinqué 33 42 24 3 30 38 "
Corzo, near the Lake (source of the Salado) } 34 4 55 3 36 32 "
Lake Roxas 34 19 7 3 2 56 "
Lake Carpincho 34 35 31 2 52 44 "
Lake Toro-Moro 34 49 1 2 38 30 "
Lake Palentalen 35 10 15 2 6 34 "
Lake de los Huesos 35 14 30 1 34 44 "
Lake del Trigo 35 14 3 1 14 54 "
Cisne 35 46 0 0 20 5 E. of ditto
Manantiales de Porongos 35 54 50 0 1 55 "
Lake Camerones Grandes 36 0 59 0 9 19 "
Altos de Troncoso 36 5 30 0 10 55 "
Fort Chascomus 35 33 5 0 22 20 "
Fort Ranchos 35 30 46 0 3 20 "
Lake Ceajo 35 29 49 0 16 40 W. of ditto
Guardia del Monte 35 26 7 0 31 10 "
Guardia de Lobos 35 16 7 0 52 10 "
Fort Navarro 35 0 13 1 3 25 "
N.B. The above positions from Luxan to Navarro were determined in the course of a survey of the frontiers, made in 1796 by Don Felix Azara, aided by Cerviño and Inciarte, all officers attached to the Commission for laying down the boundaries under the treaty, between Spain and Portugal, of 1777. The Statistical Register of Buenos Ayres, for 1822, has added to them the following:—
San Pedro 33 40 51 1 32 0 "
Barradero 33 43 50 1 25 4 "
Conchas 34 25 15 0 10 31 "
Pergamino 33 53 16 2 24 25 "
Areco 34 11 57 1 26 47 "
Arecife (Fort) 34 3 8 2 6 13 "
Pilar 34 26 4 0 52 54 "
Cañada de Moron 34 40 45 0 23 49 "
Magdalena 35 5 29 0 44 0 E. of ditto
No. 7—continued.
Observations taken on the Journey of Don Pedro Garcia, in 1810, to the Salinas.
Place. S. Latitude. Longitude. Where from. Observations.
° ´ " ° ´ "
Pass of the Salado 35 2 0 1 56 0 Buenos Ayres
Palantalen 35 12 0 2 7 0 "
Lakes Tres Hermanas 35 23 0 2 16 0 "
Cruz de Guerra 35 41 0 2 24 0 "
Cabeza del Buey 36 10 0 2 52 0 "
First Lake of the Cañada Larga 36 38 0 3 24 0 "
Lake del Monte 36 53 0 3 57 0 "
Lake da los Paraguayos 36 58 0 4 12 0 "
Lake of the Salinas (centre) 37 13 0 4 51 0 "
Positions fixed on the Expedition in 1823, to extend the Frontiers.
Fort on the Tandil 37 21 43 0 39 4 " Variation 14° 59´ E.—1823.
Lake beyond the Tinta hills 37 40 3 1 27 0 "
Another further on 37 44 7 2 0 7 " Var. 15° 18´ E.
Ruins of the Jesuit Mission 37 59 48 "
By the Officers of His Majesty's Ship Beagle, in 1832.
Cape Corrientes 38 5 30 57 29 15 Greenwich
Sierra Ventana, highest summit 38 11 45 61 56 18 "
Fort Argentine, near Bahia Blanca 38 43 50 62 14 41 "
On the River Negro.
Pilot's house at the entrance of the River Negro 41 0 42 62 46 15 " Var. 17° 42´ E. 1832.
Town of Carmen on ditto 40 48 18 62 58 0 "
East end of the Islands of Choleechel 39 0 0 " by Villariño, in 1782.
Junction of the River Neuquen 38 44 0 "
Junction of the River Encarnacion } 40 6 0 "
Villariños, furthest up the Catapuliché 39 33 0 "
No. 7—continued.
Positions on the road from Buenos Ayres to Chile, fixed in 1794 by Bauza and Espinosa, Officers attached to Malaspina's Surveying Expedition.
Place. S. Latitude. Longitude. Where from. Observations.
° ´ " ° ´ "
Post of Portezuelas 33 53 0 Greenwich
Do. of Desmochados 33 10 0 "
Do. of Sanjon, on the River Tercero 32 40 0 61 45 0 "
Pass on the Tercero 32 23 30 "
San Luis de la Punta 33 18 0 65 47 0 "
Pass of the Desaguadero 33 26 0 "
Mendoza 32 52 0 69 6 0 "
Uspallata 32 33 20 "
St. Jago de Chile 33 26 0 70 46 0 "
Provincial Towns.
Cordova 31 26 14 314 36 45 Ferro M. de Souillae, 1784.
Santiago del Estero 27 47 0 " Azara.
Tucuman "
Salta "
Corrientes 27 27 0 319 55 0 " ditto.
Assumption 25 16 40 320 12 0 " ditto.
Affluents of the River Paraguay.
Mouth of the Vermejo 26 54 0 by Azara, in 1785.
Do. of the Tebicuari 26 35 0
Fort Angostura 25 32 0
Mouth of the Pilcomayo 25 21 9
Mouth of the Piray 25 2 0 Quiroga, in 1750
Do. of the Salado 25 1 0
Do. Peribibuy 24 58 0
Do. Mboicay 24 56 0
Do. Ibobi 24 29 0
Do. Quarepoti 24 23 0
Do. Xexui 24 7 0
Do. Ipané-mini 24 2 0
Do. Fogones 23 51 0
Do. Ipané-guazu 23 28 0
Do. Guarambaré 23 8 0
Do. Corrientes 22 2 0
Do. Tepeti 21 45 0
Do. Inboteti 19 20 0
Do. Tacuari 19 0 0
Do. Porrudos 17 52 0
Do. Jaurú 16 25 0 320 10 0 Ferro
No. 7—continued.
Towns in Paraguay.
Place. S. Latitude. Longitude. Where from. Observations.
° ´ " ° ´ "
Yaguaron 25 41 15 Azara, in 1785.
Itapé 25 51 14
Cazapa 26 9 53
Yuti 26 36 4
Point of embarkation on the Tebicuari 26 35 21
The Jesuit Missions of the Uruguay and Paranã, as fixed by the Boundary Commissioners, under the Treaty of 1777.
San Ignacio-guazu 26 55 12 321 5 9 Ferro N.B. The difference adopted between the meridian of Ferro and Paris by the Commissioners, was 20° 30´.
Santa Maria de Fé 26 48 10 321 11 9 "
Santa Rosa 26 53 12 321 14 28 "
Santiago 27 8 40 321 20 14 "
San Cosmo 27 18 55 321 47 53 "
Itapua 27 20 16 322 14 2 "
Candelaria 27 27 14 322 19 30 "
Santa Ana 27 23 40 322 31 23 "
Loreto 27 19 44 322 35 19 "
San Ignacio-mini 27 14 55 322 43 11 "
Corpus 27 7 36 322 36 27 "
Trinidad 27 7 35 322 19 20 "
Jesus 27 2 36 322 17 2 "
San José 27 45 47 322 19 30 "
San Carlos 27 44 36 322 11 1 "
Apostoles 27 54 27 322 19 45 "
Conception 27 58 51 322 33 22 "
Santa Maria Mayor 27 53 34 322 38 59 "
San Xavier 27 51 8 322 49 26 "
Martires 27 50 24 322 36 49 "
San Nicolas 28 11 23 322 44 21 "
San Luis 28 25 41 323 1 23 "
San Lorenzo 28 27 51 323 14 29 "
San Miguel 28 33 13 323 22 24 "
San Juan 28 27 51 323 37 22 "
San Angel 28 18 13 323 47 15 "
San Tomas 28 32 49 322 1 39 "
San Borja 28 39 51 322 4 49 "
La Cruz 29 11 0 321 30 0 "
Yapeyú 29 28 0 321 17 2 "
The Gran Salto, or Great Fall on the Paranã 24 4 58 " by the Boundary Commissioners, 1788.
N.B. Malaspina's Observations on the Shores of the River Plate, alluded to at page 97, are not inserted, owing to some apparent inaccuracies in the Copy received, which cannot be corrected without further reference to Buenos Ayres.
No. 8.—Return of Foreign Shipping arrived at Buenos Ayres, from 1821 to 1837, inclusive.
1821. 1822. 1823. 1824. 1825. 1829. 1830. 1831. 1832. 1833. 1834. 1835. 1836. 1837.
British 128 133 113 110 99 78 73 44 48 74 61 54 49 61
N. American 42 75 80 143 102 97 83 77 55 91 67 51 37 40
Brazilian 15 38 42 44 47 43 42 39 42
Sardinian 3 7 6 6 5 15 23 20 26 30 43 23 21 20
French 19 21 24 21 29 28 16 10 22 17 10 14 19 24
Hamburgh 5 3 3 2 4 9 14 8 5 7
Dutch 2 4 6 8 6 5 8 2 2 2 2 3 2 1
Bremen 1 2 5 4 5 5 7 4 4
Danish 1 1 5 10 14 3 6 3 1 5 5 6 9 9
Swedish 7 11 6 14 11 3 1 1 3 6 4
Tuscan 1 1 2 2 1 1
Roman 1 1 2 1
Russian 1 1 1 1 1 1
Neapolitan 1 3 2
Austrian 2
Hanoverian 1 1 1
Portuguese 1 1 4 1 2
Chilian 1 1 1 1
Prussian 1 1
Belgian 2 2 2
Haytian 1
Spanish 6 12
Totals 202 252 240 312 275 250 257 210 210 294 261 213 200 228
N.B. The years 1825, 26, and 27 are omitted; Buenos Ayres having been under blockade the greater part of that period. The vessels under the flag of Monte Video are omitted also, being chiefly the carriers of a transit-trade.
No. 9 A Statement of the Quantities and Declared Value of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures Exported from the United Kingdom to the States of the Rio de la Plata, In each year from 1830 to 1837.— (From Returns laid before Parliament.)
Articles. 1830. 1831. 1832. 1833. 1834. 1835. 1836. 1837.
Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Apparel, Slops, and Haberdashery, value 6,305 4,341 5,067 3,082 2,096 3,986 5,028 2,111
Arms and Ammunition " 158 443 345 419 3,035 6,388 867 1,391
Bacon and Hams cwts. 146 338 60 157 155 490 104 225 59 115 28 70 105 220
Beer and Ale tuns 112 2,097 54 1,003 78 1,465 108 1,712 74 1,083 87 1,394 107 2,065 68 1,149
Books Printed cwts. 12 319 6 128 2 51 1 10 5 126 7 166 12 275 9 180
Brass and Copper Manufactures " 265 1,219 50 279 105 485 96 555 139 807 37 265 1 5 72 675
Butter and Cheese " 98 308 215 728 547 2,160 829 3,169 86 277 2 5 35 49
Coals, Culm, and Cinders tons 941 585 109 94 707 430 868 438 966 508 1,544 751 975 514 713 400
Cordage cwts. 80 200 55 53 144 234 100 150 430 646 30 100 153 288
Cotton Manufactures, entered by the yard yards 10,805,990 324,305 6,242,134 176,874 17,256,838 391,591 12,731,734 280,292 20,942,118 449,831 12,853,287 312,400 18,628,197 435,932 20,183,454 445,291
" " Hosiery, Lace and Small Wares value 20,005 9,943 33,344 23,311 33,313 26,488 20,588 18,818
" Twist and Yarn lbs. 5,831 587 800 30 300 26 9,258 446 34,560 2,824 4,600 350 5,734 364
Earthenware of all sorts pieces 671,945 9,617 292,529 4,274 354,684 5,309 770,172 9,377 523,161 5,762 598,001 6,212 966,687 9,748 1,093,905 7,724
Fish, Herrings barrels 60 72 35 29 2 2 2 2
Glass, entered by weight cwts. 2,265 3,330 1,669 2,969 2,579 6,620 3,198 9,737 2,156 4,929 3,029 9,844 2,596 2,654 1,314 3,856
" " at value value 254 58 100 60 196
Hardwares and Cutlery cwts. 5,793 24,356 4,237 20,000 5,397 22,718 5,571 20,281 10,454 33,040 8,347 30,117 7,211 27,629 6,929 20,531
Hats, Beaver and Felt dozens 3,165 10,262 1,314 4,340 1,711 4,039 1,173 3,085 2,900 4,891 2,924 5,780 1,099 1,925 2,146 3,239
Iron and Steel, wrought and unwrought tons 545 7,836 391 5,058 792 6,128 734 11,023 1,143 12,433 1,033 9,414 963 13,614 994 12,859
Lead and Shot " 40 662 20 351 14 219 38 555 15 283 13 295 24 775 34 703
Leather, wrought and unwrought lbs. 34,500 9,791 19,752 5,253 23,473 6,809 33,792 9,219 38,457 8,341 30,669 7,151 16,708 3,760 23,987 5,763
Saddlery and Harness value 1,254 279 309 1,330 943 1,284 888 341
Linen Manufactures, entered by the yard yards 973,640 31,893 406,583 16,663 344,013 30,680 509,528 21,690 1,487,576 43,919 948,026 34,789 794,772 27,844 1,477,392 42,591
" " Thread, Tapes, and Small Wares value 1,078 1,514 1,619 327 1,073 842 460 656
Machinery and Mill Work " 38 222 18 72 4,022 40 390
Printers' Colours " 758 293 690 1,973 2,907 2,634 2,066 1,769
Plate, Plated Ware, Jewellery and Watches " 941 1,041 445 1,081 1,232 1,095 420 1,192
Salt bushels 15,610 412 5,770 86 163 8 2,000 34 1,144 32 2,200 50 1,121 32 3,480 60
Silk Manufactures value 10,365 13,319 24,786 11,735 19,274 18,307 9,514 13,098
Soap and Candles lbs. 51,730 1,147 2,710 35 125,520 2,661 277,102 5,416 13,100 290 18,369 380 224 12
Stationery of all sorts value 1,325 1,089 1,912 1,441 2,064 3,202 1,708 1,545
Sugar, Refined cwts. 149 409 84 186 131 287 504 1,368 32 91
Tin, unwrought " 37 125 35 117 8 30 78 185 15 61
Tin and Pewter Wares and Tin Plates value 780 701 2,754 1,060 2,006 2,286 3,390 4,052
Woollen and Worsted Yarn lbs. 1,672 80 6 1 816 90 672 130
Woollen Manufactures, entered by the piece pieces 30,328 141,700 14,901 58,137 28,392 39,445 23,387 79,231 36,673 172,393 35,970 140,915 26,514 105,223 22,555 93,355
" " " " yard yards 84,830 8,184 49,119 5,077 39,219 9,099 65,269 5,640 112,124 10,781 113,750 9,251 114,023 10,121 60,857 5,578
" " Hosiery and Small Wares value 4,574 1,705 4,462 3,052 4,801 3,593 4,607 2,301
All other Articles " 4,663 3,382 4,066 3,902 6,587 11,347 5,030 3,365
Total For 1830 £632,172 1831 £339,870 1832 £660,152 1833 £515,362 1834 £831,564 1835 £658,525 1836 £697,334 1837 £696,104
No. 10. TRADE OF MONTE VIDEO.
I.—Return of Foreign Shipping entered and sailed from the Port of Monte Video in 1836, with the Estimated Value of their Cargoes.
Countries. Entered. Sailed.
Ships. Value of Cargoes. Ships. Value of Cargoes.
Spanish Dollars. Spanish Dollars.
British 58 1,172,658 57 951,423
Brazilian 62 713,793 62 825,440
American 50 217,402 48 295,829
French 40 578,178 40 464,430
Spanish 15 311,285 15 236,672
Sardinian 57 102,039 41 30,252
Portuguese 13 15,200 13 62,700
Other Countries. .. 502,082 .. 639,909
3,597,437 3,443,957
II.—Return, showing the quantities of each Article Exported, and the Foreign Countries for which they were shipped from Monte Video in the year 1836.
England. France. U. States. Spain. Sardinia. Antwerp. Brazil. Havanna. Total Quantities.
Hides, dry No. 61,718 108,428 38,848 67,026 4,668 87,942 3,270 119 372,019
Do. salt " 124,666 13,288 297 230 2,901 141,382
Horns " 329,836 32,110 142,766 20,328 27,291 20,242 12,552 850 593,625
Jerked Beef cwts. 218,318 88,036 306,354
Horsehair arrobes of 25 lbs. 9,578 4,622 3,984 436 72 18,692
Cuttings of Hides 4,468 764 1,584 960 7,776
Horse Hides No. 15,820 46 20,144 1,121 170 37,401
Grease arrobes. 14,857 2,710 192 1,419 4,390 23,568
Wool " 14,930 2,300 14,140 30 2,500 33,900
Sheep Skins doz. 1,937 2,636 4,070 353 837 22 9,855
Tallow arrobes. 6,158 4,112 452 3,787 2,123 450 2,425 1,847 43,182
Nutria Skins doz. 3,990 320 1,640 220 400 6,570
Mares' Grease arrobes. 2,944 59 3,003
Seal Skins No. 3,831 16,000 53 161 20,045
Tongues doz. 440 440
Mules 410
Horses 164 164
Bones tons. 259 53 10 3 1 326
No. 11.—Comparative Value (declared) of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures Exported from Great Britain to the River Plate, Mexico, Columbia, Chile, and Peru, from 1829 to 1837, and to Spain in the same years.
Year. River Plate. Mexico. Colombia. Chile. Peru. Total to New States. To Spain.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
1829 758,540 303,562 232,703 818,950 300,171 2,413,926 861,675
1830 632,172 978,441 216,751 540,626 368,469 2,736,459 607,068
1831 339,870 728,858 248,250 651,617 409,003 2,377,598 597,848
1832 660,152 199,821 283,568 708,193 275,610 2,127,344 442,926
1833 515,362 421,487 121,826 816,817 287,524 2,163,016 442,837
1834 831,564 459,610 199,996 896,221 299,235 2,686,626 325,907
1835 658,525 402,820 132,242 606,176 441,324 2,241,087 405,065
1836 697,334 254,822 185,172 861,903 606,332 2,605,563 437,076
1837 696,104 520,200 170,451 625,545 476,374 2,488,674 286,636
Totals 5,789,623 4,269,621 1,790,959 6,526,048 3,464,042 21,840,293 4,407,038
Yearly Averages 643,291 474,402 198,995 [83]725,116 384,893 2,426,697 489,670
FOOTNOTES:
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