the South- Sect. IO J 



What may be faid in general of the Strength of the Spa- Military 

 riiards in that Country is, that their Military Power is PomK 

 compofed of Men who are much fcatter'd about, not dif- 

 ciplin'd, and ill arm'd $ that the North Part of Chili is al- 

 moft defart, and that the conquer'd Indians in the South 

 Part are not well affected towards that Nation, whom 

 they look upon as their Tyrants, whofe Yoke they would 

 willingly fliake off ; and in Couclufion, that the Spaniards 

 have no Fortifications in their Lands, wheat they may fe- 

 cure themfelves, unlefs they fly to the Mountains and a- 

 gainft a Maritime Force, they have none but thofe of BaU 

 aivia and Valparaiso r$ the one full of Men r who are Pri- 

 foners, and the other ill built, and in a bad Condition. 

 I do not here reckon the Fort of Chacao, in the Ifland of 

 Chiloe, which does not deferve that Name, either on Ac- 

 count of itsStru&ure, oritsStorest 



The Governor of the Kingdom has his ufual Refidence the Governor: 

 at Santiago. The Sieur de Per rely'd too much on ancient 

 Relations, and was miftaken in the Difcourfe he inferts in 

 the laft Chart of the South-Sea, where he fays, The Prefr- 

 dent refides at Ijx Conception. Formerly, thofe who were 

 zealous for the King's Intereft, liv'datjCfl Conception, or on 

 the Frontiers of Arauco, to carry on the Conquefts over 

 the Indians > and they are obliged to go thither every three 

 Years ; but at prefent they fave themfelves the Trouble, 

 becaufe they are at.Peace with thofe Indians, and that the 

 Royal Allowance call'd Situado is not paid. 



. The Governor alfo takes the Title of Prefident and the Royd* 

 Captain-General, on account of his two Employments of com* 

 the Sword and Gown, and from the latter he derives his 

 Name, as prefiding in the Royal Court, compofed of four 

 Oidores, or Judges, two Fijcatt, or Attorneys Genera^ 

 one of whom has the Charge of Protecting the Indians 

 and the Affairs of the Croifade ; alfo an Alguazil Mayor de 

 Corte, or Head Serjeant of the Court, the Chancery-Se- 

 cretary, Reporters, &c> There lies no Appeal from a 

 Judgmeat upon a Writ of Error, or Review upon a Royal 



Pecifion, 



