miners who work in the celebrated gold mines in the neighbourhood.  Valparaiso, or Valparadiso, the most celebrated and most commercial harbour in Chili is in this province, from whence all the trade is carried on with Peru and Spain.  The harbour is very capacious, and so deep that large ships can lie close to the shore.  Its convenience for trade, and the salubrity of its climate, have rendered this a place of considerable resort; so that besides the city, which is three miles from the port, there is a populous town along the shore of the harbour, called Almendral, in which those belonging to the shipping mostly reside.  A deputy-governor or corregidor sent directly from Spain resides here, who has the command of the civil and military officers of the city, and is only amenable to the president of Chili.

4. Aconcagua, is inclosed between the provinces of Coquimbo, Quillota, Santiago, and the Andes, being entirely inland and communicating with the sea through the former province, the same rivers belonging to both.  The celebrated silver mines of Uspalata are in the Andes belonging to this province, which likewise are productive of excellent copper, and its lower grounds are fertile in grain and fruit.  Aconcagua or San Filippe, the capital, is in lat. 32 deg. 18’ S. and long. 69 deg. 55’ W.

5. Melipilla, is bounded on the north by Quillota, on the east by Santiago, on the south by the river Maypo dividing it from Rancagua, and on the west by the Pacific.  Its rivers are the Mapocho and Poangue, and its territory abounds in wine and grain.  Melipilla, or San Joseph de Logronno, on the river Maypo, in lat 33 deg. 36’ S long. 70 deg. 42’ W. is the chief town of the province, and is but thinly inhabited, though in a beautiful situation and fertile country, as most of the principal proprietors reside in the neighbouring city of St Jago, the capital of the kingdom.

6. St Jago, or San Jacopo, is entirely inland, having the province of Aconcagua on the north, the Andes on the east, the river Maypo to the south, and Melipilla to the west.  This is a small province, being only 45 miles from east to west, and 36 from north to south.  Besides the rivers Mapocho, Colina, and Zampa, with several other beautiful streams, it contains the lake of Pudaguel which is about nine miles long.  This province is very fertile, producing abundance of grain and wine, with fine fruits, especially peaches of exquisite flavour and large size.  The inferior mountains of Caren abound in gold, and in the Andes belonging to this province there are mines of silver.  Tin is likewise said to be found in the province.  The beautiful city of St Jago, the capital of the province and of the kingdom of Chili, which was founded in 1541 by Pedro de Valdivia, stands in an extensive and beautiful plain, on the left bank of the river Mapocho, in lat 33 deg. 16’ S. long. 69 deg. 48’ W. having the suburbs of Chimba, Cannadilla, and Renca on the opposite side of the