OF

GENERAL MILLER,

IN THE SERVICE OF

THE REPUBLIC OF PERU.

BY JOHN MILLER.

SECOND EDITION.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR LONGMAN, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1829

LONDON:

PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.

M5

1829

CONTENTS v. 2

OF

VOL. II.

CHAPTER XVII.

Preparations for an expedition to Puertos Intermedios. - Captain

Prescott, R. N., H.M.S. Aurora.-Expedition sails.-Position

of the royalists.-Incidents at sea.-Behaviour of the troops.-

Disembarkation at Arica.-Inactivity.-Colonel Miller sails for

Quilca.-Escape of Valdez, near Tacna.-General Alvarado

advances.—Ameller's escape at Locumba.-Battle of Torata.—

Moquegua.-Remnant of the patriot army embarks at Ilo.-

Iquique.-Death of La Rosa and Taramona

CHAPTER XVIII.

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Colonel Miller disembarks at Quilca.-Camaná.-Siguas.-

Victor.-Advance of Carratalá.-Murderer shot.-Carabeli.-

Atico.-Port of Chala.-Colonel Manzanedo.-Strategy.-

Palpa. Barandalla.-Cholera morbus.-Port of Lomas.-

Dr. Cordova.-The brig Protector sails to Callao

CHAPTER XIX.

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Description of the desert coast of Peru.-Shipwreck and suffer-

ings of the Granaderos à Caballo-Local traditions.-The

Junta Gubernativa deposed.-Riva-Aguero named president of

the republic.-Position of the royalists.-Another expedition

sails to the Puertos Intermedios.-Royalists advance upon

Lima.-Patriots retire to Callao.-Canterac enters Lima.—

General Sucre invested with supreme command -Riva-Aguero

displaced

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CHAPTER XX.

Expedition of General Santa Cruz.-Lands at Arica.-Marches

to Upper Peru.-Royalists abandon Lima.-General Sucre

embarks for Chala.-Enters Arequipa.-Affair of Zepita.—

Disasters of the patriots.-Their re-embarkation.-General

Miller retreats by land to Lima.-The viceroy makes a new

disposition of his forces

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CHAPTER XXI.

General Bolivar arrives in Lima.-Marquess of Torre-Tagle.—

Riva-Aguero dissolves congress at Truxillo.-He is made a

prisoner.-Mode of recruiting the Peruvian army.-Uniform.

-Pay.-Rations

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CHAPTER XXII.

Mutiny at Callao.-Captain W. F. Martin, R.N.-Bolivar named

Dictator. The congress dissolved.- Cruelty of the royalists.-

Miller returns to Peru. -Passage.-Desperate bravery.-Cap-

tain Roberton.-Privateer Quintanilla.-Martilini.-The Con-

greso in danger of shipwreck.-Arrives at Callao.-Position

and force of the royalist and patriot forces

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CHAPTER XXIII.

Montoneros.-Measures preparatory to the campaign of 1824.—

Liberating army advance from Huaras.-Passage of the Cor-

dilleras.-Salutary measures of the Dictator

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CHAPTER XXIV.

Position of the royalist forces.-The patriots reviewed.-Pro-

clamation.-Scenery near Pasco.-Affair of Junin.-Death of

Lieutenant-Colonel Sowersby-of Major Lisarraga.-Retreat

of Canterac.-Advance of the patriots.-General Bolivar quits

the army.-Reconnoitring parties.-The viceroy advances.--