CHAPTER XI.

OF THE RIVERS PARAGUAY, PARANA, AND URUGUAY.

Importance of the rivers of the United Provinces. The

Paraguay and its tributaries. The Pilcomayo. The Vermejo.

Soria's expedition down it from Oran, proving it navigable

thence to Assumption. Periodical inundations of the

Paranã, similar to those of the Nile. The Uruguay and

its affluents. Surveys by the Commissioners appointed to

determine the Boundaries laid down by the Treaty between

Spain and Portugal of 1777. Original Maps obtained Page 179

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