LIMA. 



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On returning on board the Blonde, the com- 

 modore mentioned to me that he had spoken 

 with the captain of an EngUsh bark, called the 

 Tyrian, bomid to San Bias, in Mexico, who had 

 almost agreed to set me on shore at Payta, 

 which lies in his course, I am to have a final 

 answer on this subject to-morrow. The Tyrian 

 is a far better vessel than the Peru, and I shall 

 be very fortunate if I can make this arrange- 

 ment. 



The harbour of Callao, protected against the 

 prevalent winds by the island of San Lorenzo, 

 is one of the best on the coast. There are, 

 Jiowever, several points of the coast in the 

 neighbourhood, which are equally accessible for 

 landing boats, and where there is good anchorage 

 for ships of war. If Lord Anson had known 



been dismantled, and on the ground suggested in the 

 text. 



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