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restoration of bis impaired health and strength. Advices from the 

 Netlierlands induced him to settle at Arequipa, where he was expecting 

 to receive news of a score of Wardian cases, which he bought at Lima, 

 being forwarded to Islay. Having received this advice, he determined 

 to go to a distance of 150 Spanish leagues into the interior, to make 

 further investigations. 



A series of difficulties however presented themselves, which rendered 

 the obtaining of Calisaya plants almost impossible. Peru and Bolivia 

 were at war with each other. In the former year, the frontiers of the 

 latter were wholly forbidden to the Peruvians. Mr. Hasskarl however 

 believed that the restraint had been removed, with the exception of a 

 small port on the " desaffuadero'' (outlet), lying at the south corner of 

 the Lake Titicaca, which favourable change might have been brought 

 about by the departure of the Peruvian armies, under the command of 

 Echiuique, to reduce Arequipa, where the insurgents had ranged them- 

 selves under the banners of Castilla. 



Bolivia was the country to which his attention was particularly di- 

 rected, for there, according to the information, right or wrong, he had 

 received, the Quinquina-trees were not so widely spread, but in certain 

 places, called " majiclios,"' appear in great numbers, and grow much 

 higher. If he might be fortunate enough to penetrate into the more 

 deeply situated districts of Bolivia, the chance of collecting seeds and 

 plants was not unfavourable, as the Calisaya of Bolivia, which is col- 

 lected here, is the Quinine Bark ^^ar excellence. 



The frontiers of Bolivia were soon reached. Mr. Hasskarl was soon 

 at La Paz, not far from the snow-mountain at Lutchis, a Bolivian fron- 

 tier village, where he learned that the military order, forbidding the 

 passage of the frontier, had not been revoked, as he had been errone- 

 ously informed. 



• He was thus obliged to determine to retire on the Peruvian territory, 

 which he did, with the plan of going to Sandia in an easterly direction, 

 keeping along the Bolivian frontier. With what pains and difficulties 

 this expedition was attended can scarcely be conceived, unless we gave 

 the detailed account furnished by himself, M'hich our present space for- 

 bids. At the frontier places of Peru are often found Bolivians, who 

 are generally Cascarilleros. For these the passage of the boundary 

 was not forbidden, as it was for the Peruvians. They carry on their 

 trade, have their families and abodes in Bolivia ; Ihcy export all sorts 



