CONTENTSOFVOL. I.PART I.Prefatory Book on the State of Paraguay.Page.Of its Length and Breadth1Of the Geographical Charts of Paraguayib.Of the Division of the whole Province2Of the City, Port, and Inhabitants of Buenos-Ayresib.Of Nova Colonia do Sacramento4Of the new Limits established in Paraguay, at the last Peace, between the Spaniards and Portugueze7Of the Port, Castle, and Fortification of the city of Monte-Video8Of the Gulf of Maldonado9Of the cities of Sta. Fè and Corrientes10Of the thirty Guarany towns subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor of Buenos-Ayres12Of the sedition of the Uruguayans on account of the cession of their towns to the Portugueze18Of the Fable of the pretended King Nicholas, and its origin27Of the famous General Pedro Ceballos, Royal Governor of Buenos-Ayres35Of Tucuman, and the cities of Cordoba, St. Iago, &c.40Of Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, and the colonies of the Chiquitos46Of the Jesuits called into Paraguay by Francis Victoria, Bishop of Tucuman47Of the Province of Paraguay49Of its Metropolis, Asumpcion50Of the new Colonies of the Ytatingua Indians, St. Joachim, and St. Stanislaus52Of the Savages discovered by me in Mbaevera60Of the Colony which I intended to found for them82Of my Excursion to the River Empelado87Of the Colony of Belen constructed for the Mbaya Savages96Of the native Productions of this Country99Of the Herb of Paraguay100Of Tobacco109Of the Payaguas, Guaycurus, Abipones, Mocobios, and other Savages hostile to this Province113Of the Province of Chaco, the retreat of the Savage Nations118Of the other Indian Tribes, who wander without Chaco, chiefly those who dwell towards the South126Of the exceeding fidelity which the Guaranies have always manifested towards the Spaniards in the Royal Camps, and of the signal services which they have performed there133Of the Colonies founded by us for the Indians of the Magellanic Region, and of their fate138Of the Voyage of three Jesuits to explore the shores of Magellan, undertaken by command of King Philip V.146Of the Shipwreck of the Spaniards near Terra del Fuego, and of the Inhabitants of that Island151Of the Island of St. Maló occupied by the French, and afterwards sold to the Spaniards154Of the Brazilian Mamalukes, Destroyers of the Guarany towns, and Hunters of the Indians157Of the Slavery of the Indians prohibited or regulated by Royal Edicts163Of the Principal Rivers; the Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and of the other lesser streams which are absorbed by them167Of the horrid Cataract of the River Parana185Of another smaller one186Of the creation of fresh Islands, and the destruction of old ones188Of the two yearly Floodsib.Of the Magnitude, Ports, Shoals, &c. of the River Parana, which, near the city of Buenos-Ayres, bears the name of La Plata189Of the various perils to be encountered in the navigation of this river192Of the Want of Metals and Precious Stones in Paraguay202Of the various Attempts, and false Stories of Portugueze and Spaniards, possessed with an Idea of finding Metals thereib.Of the incredible Multitudes of Horses, Mules, Oxen, and Sheep218Of the Hunting of Wild Oxen221Of the Voracity of the Indians223Of the Form, Variety, Teaching, Diseases, Cures, &c. of the Paraguayrian Horses224Of Mules240Of Asses244Of the Management of Sheep246Of the various Temperatures of the Air, and other peculiarities of the Climate of Paraguay247Of certain Wild Beasts; the Tiger, Lion, Anta, Tamandua, Huanaco, &c.251Of Amphibious Animals; the Crocodile, Seal, Otter, Capiiguára, Yguanà, &c.291Of the more rare Birds, as the Emu, Parrot, Tunca, Cardinal, &c.308Of many Species of Fish unknown to Europe, and of various Methods of Fishing333Of remarkable Trees; the Holy Wood, Guayacàn, Cedar, Cupaỹ, and of Medicinal Plants; as China Chinæ, Zarza Parrilla, Rhubarb, Sassafràs, &c.349Of the Productions of America; the Mandioc, Sugar-cane, Cotton, Rice, &c.389Of various kinds of Vegetables428Of the Petrifaction of Wood and Bones433Of Hot Springsib.
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