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tholic Majesty's dominions, ports^ and coasts^ 

 north of the Americas ; in which regions alone 

 foreign powers had any territories ; and not at 

 all to the coasts of the South Sea, where they nei- 

 ther have, nor ought to have, (ni tienen ni deben 

 tener,) any territories requiring their ships to 

 double Cape Horn, or to pass through the Straits 

 of Magellan or Le Maire.'' The Viceroy further 

 reports, that this affair of the Boston ship induced 

 him to send, with all due circumspection^ (con la 

 reserva conveniente,) repeated cautions, and or- 

 ders to the intendants and other officers along the 

 whole coast of Peru, not to allow any foreign 

 vessel whatever to anchor ; and that, should any 

 one enter the port, the local authorities were sa- 

 gaciously and carefully to use every artifice to take 

 possession of her and of the crew. And,'' he adds, 

 lest the strangers should demand supplies, and 

 threaten to use force, the cattle and other articles 

 in the neighbouring farms, which might afford re- 

 lief to them, are to be carried off to the interior 

 upon these occasions.'' He also desires that sen- 

 tinels and look-out men be placed on all the hills 

 overlooking the coasts, in order that immediate 



