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friendly mission, but with secret orders to cut out the Peruvian vessels 

 of war, then undergoing repairs in that port. This perfidious act was 

 successfully perpetrated, and the next day Santa Cruz ordered the 

 arrest of La Valle, the resident Chilian consul-general in Lima, but 

 released him in an hour or two, and sent him his passport. 



Negotiations were entered into, and resulted, as we have before 

 seen, through the intercession of the English diplomatic agent, in a 

 convention and a cessation of hostilities for four months. It was 

 evident from the first that no peace would ensue ; both parties had done 

 wrong, and it is believed that neither wished for peace. Chili having 

 now obtained command of the coast, saw no difficulty in carrying on 

 the w T ar. Accordingly, three thousand men were embarked, landed in 

 South Peru, and marched for Arequipa, where, however, they were 

 speedily cooped up, left without resources, and surrounded by superior 

 forces, daily augmenting under Santa Cruz ; who finding the war 

 unpopular in Peru, was desirous of making peace, and waived all the 

 advantages of his position to make a treaty, which was entered into 

 whilst the troops were drawn up in order of battle. This treaty was 

 highly honourable to both nations. By it the Chilians were allowed to 

 re-embark, on condition of returning to their own country, and after- 

 wards giving up the plundered vessels to Peru. The troops returned 

 to Chili; but the Chilian government refused to ratify the treaty, — 

 which is known as that of Paucarpata. 



Santa Cruz now instituted the Legion of Honour, in order to 

 reward all those who had served with him in his campaigns, and 

 annexed a certain compensation, which amounted to an annual charge 

 upon the state of fifty thousand dollars. 



Great complaints were made by the Peruvians against Santa Cruz 

 for appointing so many foreigners to office, and for inveigling the 

 Peruvians, who were opposed to him into the country, and then 

 placing them under surveillance. These measures gave great, dis- 

 satisfaction, and made him so "unpopular that the people were at once 

 desirous of throwing off the connexion with Bolivia, which it was 

 now evident Santa Cruz's ambition had brought about. 



He had besides given public notice in writing to the consul-general 

 of Great Britain, and of other nations, requesting them to communicate 

 from time to time their views, and information relative to commercial 

 matters. This, in the opinion of the Peruvians, had the effect of giving 

 to foreigners undue participation in the government. Even his friends 

 thought that he might have obtained all the information without calling 

 upon them in so public a manner for it, and thus exciting the jealousy 

 of the Peruvians. He also issued a decree opening the ports of Bolivia 



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