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.

CONTENTS

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

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CHAPTER XVIII.

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

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CHAPTER XIX.

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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