Diary_Journal_of_a_Passenger_0022

the tigars [tigers] Bears Monkey & parrots
are as plenty here as the turkey
Buzards [buzzards] in South Carolina
in Gargono they sell Beef by
the yard as they cut it off the
Cattle in Strings like so many
yards of tape. provision is Scarce
and very dear. Panama is
or has been a fine City with
a Strong fortification with
a Wall double round the City
the houses here are all built of
Stone and lime. But like the
country in general it has been
plundered and the principal
Buildings destroyed and
what is Standing is neglected