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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. [South America. 



the walls of ossiers or canes, wattled, covered with clay painted, as a 

 precaution against earthquakes, which are frequent The trade of Lima is 

 carried on through its seaport, Callao, distant about 5 miles- This town 

 is not more than 9 or 10 feet above the level of h%h-water mark; the streets 

 are in a line, but dusty. The public buildings are not splendid, but neat. 

 On the N. side are the warehouses. The Castle is in latitude 12* 3' S., 

 longitude 7T 2' W. 



Tuade. — The exports from Lima and the Coast of Peru to Great 

 Britain, in 1821, amounted, in official value, to i?9843; the articles were 

 bark, rhatany root, tin, and cotton-wool. The imports from thence into 

 Lima and Arica consisted of foreign merchandize, chiefly quicksilver, to 

 the official amount of .£39,316; and British and Irish produce to the 

 declared amount of £l 27,490, consisting of similar articles to those speci- 

 fied under Buenos Ayres. The trade between the two countries is, however, 

 *apid1y increasing. 



Dimrs. — By the commercial regulation of 1821, free admission to 

 the ports of Callao und Huanchaco is granted to friendly and neutral nations, 

 and the following duties fixed : — on all imports, 20 per cent, on the current 

 prices of the goods, settled equitably each month by inspectors. Three- 

 fourths of the duty belongs to the State ; the other is for the dues of the 

 Consulate. Imports under the flag of ChiJi, Provinces of Rio de la Flata, 

 and Colombia, pay 2 per cent, less to the consulate, but the same to the 

 State. Imports under the Peruvian flag pay 13 per cent, to the State, and 

 3 to the Consulate, Foreign manufactures, directly prejudicial to the industry 

 of the country — as clothes, made up, tanned hides, boots and shoes, house- 

 hold furniture, coaches, saddles, and other made-up articles ; as well as 

 woollens, iron- work, caudles, and gunpowder — pay double duties. Quick- 

 silver, agricultural and mining implements, warlike stores, (except gun- 

 powder), scientific books and instruments, prints, maps, and machinery of 

 every kind, are exempt from all import duties. Exports pay as follows : — 

 Stamj>ed silver, or specie, 5 per cent, and gold 2 \ per cent, when exported 

 in any vessel, three-fiflhs to the State, two-fifths to the Consulate. The 

 exportation of silver ore, gold and silver in bars, or wrought, is absolutely 

 prohibited. All other produce of Peru is subject only to Consular dues, 

 namely — Exported under a foreign Hag, 4 per cent.; under the flag of Chili, 

 Provinces of Rio de la Plata, and Colombia, 3\ per cent.; under the 

 Peruvian flag, 3 per cent. — Goods reimbarked for exportation, after landing, 

 pay 1 per cent. ; the import duty paid, to be restored. Eight months 1 pre- 

 vious notice will be given of any alteration in the foregoing duties and their 

 accompanying regulations. 



