82 REBELLION OF THE CHOLOS. Chap. V. 



who had marched out with Canseco returned on the following 

 day to join the rebels. Vivanco was an exile in Chile, but, 

 on receiving the news, he started for Islay by the English 

 mail steamer, and reached Arequipa in December; while 

 General San Eoman, who had been sent from Lima to pro- 

 pose terms of accommodation with the rebels, was dismissed, 

 and retired into the interior to collect forces for the support 

 of Castilla's government. 



Wliile the Cholos of Arequipa were maturing their rebellion, 

 a fortunate event placed the Peruvian navy at the disposal of 

 Vivanco. Their largest frigate, the ' Apurimac,' was lying 

 off Arica, and, while her captain, a rough old Chilian seaman 

 named Salcedo, was on shore, the crew, led by Lizardo 

 Montero, one of her lieutenants, a young man and native of 

 Piura, mutinied, declared for Vivanco, and steamed away, 

 leaving Salcedo storming on the beach. The 'Apurimac' 

 went at once to Islay, where Montero captured the port, and 

 where he was joined by two smaller steamers, the ' Loa ' and 

 ' Tumbez.' 



Vivanco, meanwhile, had proclaimed himself "Eegene- 

 rator" of Peru, and offered his services as a lawgiver and 

 restorer of prosperity to his country, which were not accepted 

 or appreciated, as none of the other great towns followed 

 the example of Arequipa. Leaving a ministry consisting of 

 young inexperienced lawyers, who had nothing to lose and 

 all to gain, in charge of affairs at Arequipa, he embarked on 

 board the 'Apurimac,' in the end of December, 1856, and 

 sailed for Callao, but did not venture to disembark. He then 

 went on board the ' Loa,' leaving the ' Apurimac ' to watch 

 Callao, and proceeded to Truxillo ; while the ' Apurimac ' 

 went down to the Chincha Islands, and began shipping off 

 the guano to any one who would buy it, thus leaving the port 

 of Callao open. 



General Castilla is an old Indian, possessed of great mill- 



