J. Fred? Foster, July 1836

THE RAMBLER

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IN MEXICO:

MDCCCXXXIV.

BY CHARLES JOSEPH LATROBE,

AUTHOR OF THE ALPENSTOCK, ETC.

CŒLUM, NON ANIMUM MUTANT QUI TRANS MARE CURRUNT.

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HOR. EPIST.

PUBLISHED BY R. B. SEELEY AND W. BURNSIDE :
AND SOLD BY L. AND G. SEELEY,

FLEET STREET, LONDON.

MDCCCXXXVI.

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CONTENTS.

LETTER I.-The Gulf of Mexico. The Goelette Hal-

cyon. Her passengers and crew. The Bravo. Sunday

on board. A calm. The roadstead of Tampico. Prog-

nostics of coming evil. Morning before a storm. The

custom-house boat. The Norte. The Goelette is driven

out to sea. The Halcyon returns to her anchoring ground.

The Bar. The river Panuco. Arrival at Tampico. A

second Norte.
Page 1.

LETTER II.-First hours in New Spain. Description

of Tampico. Inhabitants. Character of the Mexican.

The European. The Indian. Military. The Fonda de

la Bolza. Pastimes of the inhabitants. Scenery of the

environs. The Bluff and the rivers. Juliano. Insect-hun-

ting. A cure of enthusiasm. The Garapatos. A third

Norte. Return of the Halcyon. Vexatious detention.

Pueblo Viejo. La Mira. La Fuente. The arriero ant.

We quit the coast. Tampico Alta.
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LETTER III.-Halt at Tampico Alta. Physical geo-
graphy of New Spain. The Tierras calientes-Tierras
templadas and Tierras frias. Description of the party: