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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



craft, and means for forming all articles of 

 necessity or luxury. The finest clay is to 

 be procured for making earthenware ; and a 

 herb which has been proved equal to kelp in 

 making glass. The soil of Lima is admirably 

 adapted for vineyards ; — in fact, there is every 

 thing in every branch that a speculator could 

 wish to turn to : only hands, machinery, and 

 capital are needed. Mechanics are greatly 

 wanted ; every material is at hand, and only 

 needs being wrought to return great profit. 

 Turners, carpenters, blacksmiths, engineers, 

 weavers, &c. &c. every class of working peo- 

 ple, would find ample employ, and reap more 

 than adequate profit. 



Their numerous mines of gold, silver, pla- 

 tina, copper, and salt, must be turned to due 

 advantage ; the internal communications, and 

 that with the out-ports, facilitated by im- 

 proving the roads, and introducing steam- 

 boats for water-carriage, — and then with a few 

 years of peace, in my judgment, this country 

 will rank amongst the richest and most pro- 

 ductive nations of the world. 



And what a change may then be produced 

 in the relative value of the precious metals. 



