Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . s per ton onboard. Consignee of ship is paid . 150 dol. = 22Z. 105 Commission on freight . 5 per cent. Recovery of freight • 2^^ „ Purchase of return produce ? 2i „ Payment of duties and disbursements 1 „ Goods may be bonded for five years on conditionof paying only storage. The ratio of increase in the Callao trade maybeestimated by the fact, that the revenue of theCustom-house at the port for the single monthof May of the year (1871) was 325,089 soles 22centavos—60,9641, 3§. 9d.; whereas in May, 1861,it was 166,027 soles 24 centavos—3
Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . s per ton onboard. Consignee of ship is paid . 150 dol. = 22Z. 105 Commission on freight . 5 per cent. Recovery of freight • 2^^ „ Purchase of return produce ? 2i „ Payment of duties and disbursements 1 „ Goods may be bonded for five years on conditionof paying only storage. The ratio of increase in the Callao trade maybeestimated by the fact, that the revenue of theCustom-house at the port for the single monthof May of the year (1871) was 325,089 soles 22centavos—60,9641, 3§. 9d.; whereas in May, 1861,it was 166,027 soles 24 centavos—31,130/. Is. Sd.,—thus doubling in ten years. We likewise find the preponderance of Britishtrade may be assumed by another fact, that therearrived in Callao on one day, the 24th of Septem-ber in this year, 1871, no less than twelve vessels 218 TWO YEARS IN TERU. [CHAr. X. from foreign ports, representing the aggregate of8,8-12 tons, classified as follow :— BritishSwedish .FrenchAmerican. Vessels. Tons. 8 6,969 2 1,904 1 442 1 327 9,842. CALLAO. CIlArTKR XI. Tlio Pninter iit Ciilhio.—Its difTiiront appearances.—AnalysiHof water duriii}^ its existence.—Extent of Painter on thewliole coast of JVru.—Aiitliors ol)S(rvatioii8 of api)( ofwater.—Frezicrs writings about Callao.—-luirtlnpiake of 174G.—Number of convents and of cliapels.—Dreadful effects ofeartlupiake.—On shore at Callao.—Lima and Callao liailroad.—Club.—TliG royal fort.—Its great size and extent.—right for independence.—Bombardment of Callao by Spanislilleet in 18G6.—The native hospital in Callao.—llevenue ofBenificencia Society.—Hospital tax on shipping.—Silver inPeru.—Misfortunes of 1868.—Parish of Santa Rosa.—LaPunta. Still in the bay of Callao, and previous to ourgoing ashore, there is an interesting peculiarityhere, worthy to be noticed—more particularly as Iam not aware of its having been discussed by anyprevious writer on Peru. This is called th
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