Packet Surgeon’s Journals

23 July 2018

Houses, Churches & a museum

Pavement & Houses at Buenos Ayres The first thing you are called by your own comfort to notice are the streets, whether they are paved or […]
23 July 2018

Theatre visit

Theatre of Buenos Ayres It is often remarked that among men, they often fly from devotion to amusement, to unbend and as it were relieve the […]
23 July 2018

Life in Buenos Ayres

Mode of Living I shall now proceed to give you some account of the manner in which I spent my time. I was 11 days in […]
23 July 2018

Butchery

Mode of Killing Cattle – Butchery at Buenos Ayres I must not omit to mention that in our rides we were fortunate enough to see the […]
23 July 2018

Currency & Customs

When not occupied in seeing sights and visiting the country, I frequently accompanied the Master in waiting upon different merchants who had freight to send to […]
23 July 2018

Brits in Buenos Ayres

Immense number of British at Buenos Ayres – Scotchmen There is an immense number of English & Scotch, particularly of the latter in the town of […]
23 July 2018

Murder and Execution

Murder at Buenos Ayres The day before we received our mail we were told that an execution was to take place at 10 oClock. We enquired […]
23 July 2018

Observations

Carts in Buenos Ayres I have spoken of the convenience of carts in landing & promised to make more particular observations of them. Their construction was […]
23 July 2018

Monte Video

Wednesday 21st – squally unsettled weather – foul wind – Beating down the river. At 5 P.M. came to anchor. Thursday 22d – at 6 up anchor & […]