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îng, as is said, espoused the party in opposition to 

 the house of Bourbon in the war of succession. His 

 office until the year 1720 was filled by Don Juan 

 Henriquez, Don Andrew Uztariz, and Don Martin 

 Concha. The islanders of Chiloe were soon restor- 

 ed to obedience, through the prudent conduct of the 

 quarter- master- general of the kingdom, Don Pedro 

 Molina, who was sent against them with a conside- 

 rable body of troops, but who succeeded in redu- 

 cing them rather by mild measures than by useless 

 victories. 



The French, in consequence of the above men- 

 tioned war of succession, possessed themselves fora 

 time of all the external commerce of Chili. From 

 1707 to 1717 its ports were filled with their ships, 

 and they carried from thence incredible sums in 

 gold and silver. Many of them who became at- 

 tached to the country settled themselves in it, and 

 have left numerous descendants. It was at this pe- 

 riod, that the learned father Feuille, who remained 

 there three years, made his botanical researches and 

 meteorological observations upon the coast. His 

 amiable qualities obtained him the esteem of the 

 inhabitants, who still cherish his memory with much 

 affection. 



