Xli CONTENTS. 



History of Peru, 124. War of Independence, 125. Dictatorship of 

 Bolivar, 125. Revolt of the Peruvian Patriots, 125. Civil Dissensions, 

 126. Protectorate of Santa Cruz, 126. Present Administration, 127. 

 Population of Peru, 127. The White Creoles, 127. Peruvian Ladies, 

 128. Mixed Races, 129. Influence of Catholicism, 130. Style o* 

 Dress, 131. Saya y Manto, 131. Popular Amusements, 132. Aman- 

 caes Fete, 132. Intoxicating Drinks and Stimulants, 133. Houses of 

 the Peruvians in the Interior, 133. Beasts of Burden, 133. Mode of 

 Travelling, 133. Topography of Peru, 133, 134. Character of the 

 Soil, 134. Harbors, 134. Rivers and Lakes, 135. Climate, 135. Dis- 

 eases, 136. Earthquakes, 136. Mineral Wealth, 136. Silver Mines 

 at Cerro di Pasco, 137. Mode of Working, 137. Other Mining Dis- 

 tricts, 138. Agriculture, 138. Implements of Husbandry, 139. Pro- 

 ducts of the Coast, 139. Cotton, Maize, and Sugar Cane, 140. The 

 High Lying Districts, 141. Aracacha, Yucca, and other Productions, 

 141. The Olive Tree, 142. Castor Oil Plant, 142. Plants of the 

 Sierra, 142. Quinua and Ulhlco, 142. Lucern, 143. Fruits, 143, 144. 

 The Chirimoya, 144. Peruvian Bark, 145. Balsam of Peru, 146. 

 Tonga, 146. Ratanhia, 146. Flora of Peru, 146. Commerce, 147. 

 Exports and Imports, 147. Roads, 147, 148. Manufactures, 148. 

 Birds, 149. The Condor, 149. Wild Animals, 150. The Llama, 150. 

 Alpaca and Guanaco, 151. The Vicuna, 152. Domestic Quadrupeds, 

 153. Fine Horses and Mules, 153. Sailing of the Squadron, 154. 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Paumotu Group, 155. Clermont de Tonnerre, 156. Unfriendliness 

 of the Natives, 156. Mode of Surveying the Islands, 156. Other 

 Islands of the Group, 157. Movements of the Squadron, 158. Boring 

 on Aratica Island, 158. The Lngoons, 159. Geology, 159. Different 

 Theories, 160. Botany, 161. Birds and Animals, 162. Population 

 162. Physical Character of the Inhabitants, 163. Dress and Customs. 

 163, 164. Mode of Constructing Habitations, 164. Canoes, 165. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



View of Tahiti from the Sea, 166. Society Islands, 167. Discovery an*. 

 Description of the Group, 167, 168. Rivers, 168. Harbors, 169. Pa 

 pieti and Matavai, 170. Taloo, 171. Establishment of Missions, 171. 

 Adoption of a Form of Government, 171. Features of the Constitution, 



