and turkeys.  Among strange articles that we saw for sale, were cakes of coagulated blood.  The markets are well stocked with a variety of fish, taken both in the Laguna and bay of Manila, affording a supply of both the fresh and salt water species, and many smaller kinds that are dried and smoked.  Vegetables are in great plenty, and consist of pumpkins, lettuce, onions, radishes, very long squashes, etc.; of fruits, they have melons, chicos, durians, marbolas, and oranges.

[Fish.] Fish are caught in weirs, by the hook, or in seines.  The former are constructed of bamboo stakes, in the shallow water of the lake, at the point where it flows through the Pasig river.  In the bay, and at the mouth of the river, the fish are taken in nets, suspended by the four corners from hoops attached to a crane, by which they are lowered into the water.  The fishing-boats are little better than rafts, and are called sarabaos.

The usual passage-boat is termed banca, and is made of a single trunk.  These are very much used by the inhabitants.  They have a sort of awning to protect the passenger from the rays of the sun; and being light are easily rowed about, although they are exceedingly uncomfortable to sit in, from the lowness of the seats, and liable to overset, if the weight is not placed near the bottom.  The outrigger was very often dispensed with, owing to the impediment it offered to the navigation of their canals; these canals offer great facilities for the transportation of burdens; the banks of almost all of them are faced with granite.  Where the streets cross them, there are substantial stone bridges, which are generally of no more than one arch, so as not to impede the navigation.  The barges used for the transportation of produce resemble our canal-boats, and have sliding roofs to protect them from the rain.

Water, for the supply of vessels, is brought off in large earthen jars.  It is obtained from the river, and if care is not taken, the water will be impure; it ought to be filled beyond the city.  Our supply was obtained five or six miles up the river, by a lighter, in which were placed a number of water-casks.  It proved excellent.

The trade of Manila extends to all parts of the world.

There are many facilities for the transaction of business, as far as the shipment of articles is concerned; but great difficulties attend the settling of disputed accounts, collecting debts, etc., in the way of which the laws passed in 1834 have thrown many obstacles.  All commercial business of this kind goes before, first, the Junta de Comercio, and then an appeal to the Tribunal de Comercio.  This appeal, however, is merely nominal; for the same judges preside in each, and they are said to be susceptible of influences that render an appeal to them by honest men at all times hazardous.  The opinion of those who have had the misfortune to be obliged to recur to these tribunals is, that it is better to suffer wrong than