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or leaving Lima^ in consequence of their num- 

 bers. The roads being thus infested^ the mar- 

 ket of Lima is but very ill supplied. Indeed, 

 these marauders have several times had the 

 boldness to enter the streets of the city in the 

 middle of the day, to the great alarm of the 

 inhabitants. 



Lima, 25th. — As I was anxious to see more of 

 Lima, and to make arrangements for sailing in 

 some ship to Panama, as soon as possible, 

 I declined Colonel Wilson^s invitation to re- 

 main a day more at Chorillos ; and the morn- 

 ing after my visit there we returned to the city. 

 Several families, afraid to remain unprotected 

 in the country, had taken flight, and were pro- 

 ceeding to their residences at Lima. On arriv- 

 ing at the gate I was surprised to see a large 

 party of gentlemen, and a lady, on horseback, 

 waiting outside, apparently in great astonish- 



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