Mr. HAIGH'S account of his Travels in South America, would
have been a very acceptable publication, when we knew less of these countries, and before the press had been inundated by simi- lar ones. His work is not only posterior in appearance, but it is prior in date. Mr. HAIGH visited South America for the first time on a mercantile speculation before the independence of Chili was decided ; he was present. at the great battle of Maypo, and • resided at Santiago during the presidency of the brave O'HIG- Gins ; since which time, he has repeated his visits to this in- teresting country. In spite of the backwardness of Mr. HAIGH'S work, it has given us pleasure : it is written in great good hu- mour, and in an excellent spirit. His report of the South Ame- ricans is more favourable than that of any other account—simply because he was more tolerant of manners different from his own, and could keep his temper even when bitten by benehucas. If we had space left at our disposal, we should quote his de- scription of Mendoza, a rural city at the foot of the Andes, which all travellers agree to speak of as a paradise of delight, for its climate and beauty and society : even MIERS, the most bilious of travellers, is pleased with Mendoza.
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