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soon afterwards, for going ashore together in 

 the " California's " boat we had occasion to go 

 under an arch which would have broken the 

 ensign staff had I not unshipped it, and turning 

 to the captain remarked, " and this is the first 

 time I have had the honour of hauling down the 

 American flag." A few days after this we sailed 

 for Changay, to recover a boat which had been 

 stolen from H.M.S. "Fawn:" Dr. Hutchinson, 

 H.B.M. Consul, accompanied me. We reached 

 Ancon the same evening, and having paid 

 our respects to President Balta, who hap- 

 pened to be staying there, we went on to 

 Changay. This place is a very bad anchorage; 

 so having recovered the boat, we returned to 

 Ancon, and remained there a few days to give 

 our men a run on shore. 



Ancon is a very snug little harbour, and the 

 beach is well adapted for hauling the seine ; we 

 also had some good sea fishing with rod and line, 

 the bonita and albacore giving as much sport as 

 a salmon. There is a little shooting at a marsh 

 between Ancon and Callao, but the ducks are 



