CHAPTER V.

Valparaiso.--Bell of Quillota and Tupongati.--Where and how the Town is built.--Birlochea.--Shops.--The Terraces.--El Almendral.--Carmencita.--Creole Ladies.--Tertulias.--The Samacueca.--Climate.--Dust.--The Doncella who caught a Flea, and how she did it.--General Bulnes.--Army.--Government and Resources.--True Elements of Happiness. 27

Weigh Anchor, with some Trouble and Broken Bones.--Bid adieu to Pleasures of the Shore.--Islands of St. Ambrose and Felix.--We lose some Shipmates.--Alta California.--Monterey. 39