l%4 A Voyage to 



Wur compli- The Commiffary General of the Francifcans in the Wkfl- 

 mmuL Indies, who came from Europe by the Way of Buenos Ayres y 

 arrived there towards the latter End of the Year 1712; the 

 Fortrefs upon his Arrival, faluted him with three Guns, 

 and the fame at his Departure on the ioth of January* 

 When he embark'd in the Road for Lima, all the French 

 Ships faluted hrm with feven Guns each, by the Governor's 

 Order. By this may be judg'd, in what Efteem Religious 

 Men are with the Spaniards, lince eventhofe in Command 

 endeavour to cultivate their Friendfhip. 

 Reception of Some, time after, four Capucin Niins alfo arriv d from 

 ^ ms > Spain, by the way of Buenos Apes, and embark'd on the 

 13 th ot January for Lima, to fettle and govern a Monafte- 

 ry of their Order that had been founded and built there. 

 ^They were faluted by the Fort, and all the Ships that were 

 in the Road, with feven Guns, a remarkable Epocha for 

 the Annals of the Sifters of the Order of S. Francis. At 

 their Arrival at Lima, they were received by the whole 

 City in Proceflion, and with as much Solemnity as could 

 have been done for the King. 



The 2 2d of the fame Month, the S. Clement, a Ship of 

 fifty Guns, commanded by the Sieur Jacinte Gardin of 

 S. Malo, arrived from La Conception, with its Pink of 

 twenty Guns. It carry'd Spanijh Colours and Pendants, as 

 having the King o£ Spain's Licence to trade along the Coaft, 

 for 50000 Crowns. It brought the Oidor, ox Judge, 

 Don Juan Calvo de la Torre, who was retiring to Santiago, 

 being weary of ftruggling continually with the bad Inclina- 

 tion of the People of La Conception^ where he had been 

 Governor. 



General oj the On the 8th of April, the General of the South-Sea y Don 

 South- Sea. p ec { r0 Miranda, arrived from Buenos Ayres, to go and take 

 Poifeffion of his Poft at Lima. The Fort faluted him 

 with five Guns at his Arrival, and the fame at his Depar- 

 ture : Then all our Ships faluted him with feven Guns, and 

 .the Spanijh Ships with as many as they had. 



