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bility, ever existed in one individual, they are to 

 be found in Admiral Farquliar. During his 

 short stay in his temporary flag-ship the 

 ' Reindeer,' he has endeared himself to the 

 circles amongst whom he moved, and the just 

 appreciation of the representative of the greatest 

 naval power has been evidenced by the way in 

 which all who had an opportunity feted him. 



" On the e Araucania ' passing the ( Reindeer,' 

 the gallant tars of that vessel manned the 

 rigging and cheered as lustily as Jack knows 

 how to cheer." 



On the 22nd of July, 1872, or four days after 

 the Admiral's departure, the most disastrous 

 and bloody revolution ever witnessed in Peru 

 broke forth without the slightest warning. I 

 was on the point of stepping into the train 

 for Lima that evening, but seeing the people 

 running to and fro, and shops hurriedly closed, 

 I thought it better to remain and allow the train 

 to go without me. 



Rumours soon reached us that a revolution 

 had broken out in Lima, and that President 



