was with a feat performed by a wild the bull being let out he was immediately by the on horses back who threw him and held him by pulling in directions he was then tied and a saddle on him by the who was bare legged and had nothing on but a shirt and a kind of something like a scotch die ordinary dress of these people the animal being properly prepared he was suffered to rise with the on his back and ran wild and furious around the leaping plunging and to the great diversion of the spectators while the was continually him with an enormous pair of spurs and him with his whip when the animal was sufficiently tortured in this way the drew his knife and plunged it into the the bull fell as if struck by lightning rolled upon his back with his feet in the air which were not even seen to quiver such is the barbarous amusement of formerly the delight of the representatives of the kings of spain and their in a more enlightened and a happier age confined here to the coarse and vulgar and it is to be hoped that in the progress of science liberty and civilization will disappear for ever p i have already said something of the province of to south america previous to the revolution the beside being the capital of the new was the seat of government of an of which fee c were subordinate districts but it is now as the reader will have perceived con ned to the immediate of its own the population is estimated from one hundred and five to twenty thousand souls of whom about one half reside in the city it contributed formerly as well as fee and to supply the upper provinces with but has been somewhat more agricultural and the inhabitants of the country in the neighbourhood are probably better informed than those of the interior from their greater opportunities there are a great number of small land and rents are hardly known and the produce of their fields has generally increased in value they are greatly devoted to the cause of independence and no people seemed to me more national industry is increasing with the introduction of a variety of artificial wants and the desire of those who are among them a serious evil is however complained of in the want of and the consequent exposure of their crops to be destroyed by the cattle the raising of stock has hitherto occupied their chief attention to the ne j of culture nothing can the of the soil and there is no of doubt but that cotton and sugar can be cultivated here as well as on the banks of the these would at once be sources of great agricultural wealth some has already taken place to this country from europe every encouragement is held out the sober industrious german especially would do well here p from its local advantages which are lar to those of new with the exception of its harbor near the mouth of a vast river which with its branches a country capable of supporting fifty millions of souls must become some day or other a great city there is no town in south america whose position is in any br e s voyage way to be compared with it besides its as a great for the interior provinces it is situated for a trade with the west indies europe the cape of good hope and asia the assertion of that neither nor rome had higher than this city is not exaggerated p los some apparent exists in the political divisions of the united provinces a few remarks may not be unnecessary this confusion arises from the mistake of some of the smaller or with those which property come under the of provinces and considered members of the union governed in the manner prescribed by the it must be borne in mind that the was divided into two four included in each four in the lower country and the like number in upper each of the eight had their subordinate with lieutenant and sub p in the of the term is no longer used that of province having taken its place and at the same time the number of provinces were increased in after the capture of by the division of some of the for instance and were taken from fee and were taken from five new provinces were therefore laid off making the present number including instead oi four they are fee and they are called free provinces because the spanish authorities have ceased to exist although during the contest and were for a short time the seats of war but for the last three or four years the spanish arms have been confined to upper the in their war with have taken possession of part of the province of i a to south america the intention of from against those provinces which are at present united of the nine provinces all are united except fee and the first entered into an arrangement with at the commencement of the revolution but has since resolved to keep aloof from all parties and is therefore to be regarded as a excepting so far as respects since fee has withdrawn itself the town and immediate vicinity only have been free from the of as all the rest of the province has been subjected to the control of the general government part of the was under the of and part of fee the people however of fee are in favour of joining the when they can do it on such terms as they think to their interests whatever may be the intentions of who at present them what may be the ultimate wish of is not known p the five provinces of the union contain four hundred and fifty thousand exclusive of indians and about six hundred 