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Trevi thick spoke of his honesty and ability, but declined, 

 on account of the family relationship, to take any part 

 in the appointment. 



The two notes on the 9th April, 1814, close the cor- 

 respondence. Page was busy selling shares to raise 

 money, and Trevithick was to get some money, which 

 was to be at the service of Uville. 



The delay between this period and the time of start- 

 ing was mainly caused by financial and other arrange- 

 ments managed by Uville. On the 1st September, 

 1814, Uville, Henry Vivian, Thomas Trevarthen, and 

 William Bull sailed from Portsmouth for Lima in the 

 ' Wildman,' taking with them four pumping engines, 

 with pump - work and rods complete ; four winding 

 whim-engines, with all winding apparatus complete ; 

 one portable locomotive engine on wheels, to be used for 

 a rolling mill or other purposes ; one mill for grinding 

 ore ; and one rolling mill, probably for the Mint at Lima. 

 These nine steam-engines, with their apparatus complete 

 for work at the mines, cost 6838. ; the grinding and 

 rolling mill cost 700Z. more; but various other expenses 

 more than doubled the amount, which reached the large 

 sum of over 16,000^. 



On reference to the conditions of agreement under 

 which Uville acted, dated 17th July, 1812, Don Pedro 

 Abadia, Don Jose Arismendi, and Don Francisco 

 Uville, were partners engaging to drain a range of mines. 

 Uville was to go to London to purchase two steam- 

 engines, and was authorized to expend $30,000 (say 

 6000/.). $2000 (say 400/.) was to be paid to him as 

 the value of Trevithick's model, which he had a few 

 years before bought in London for 211. He was to 

 engage one or two English workmen. No new partner 

 was to be allowed. They also contracted with the 



