Two Years in Peru, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from Two Years in Peru, Vol. 2 of 2: Exploration of Its AntiquitiesDreadful revolution of July, 187 2. - Sending President Balta to prison - Aspect of Lima on first day of revolution - Pronun ciamento of Dictator Don Thomas Gutierrez - Miss Balta's intended marriage broken off - Congress dispersed by the military. Protest of Congress - Departure of Peruvian ¿eet from Callao. - Noble services of Commander Kennedy, and aid of h.m.s. Reindeer. - Cold-blooded assassination of Presi dent Balta. - Shootin g of Silvestre Gutierrez - Firing at British and American Consulates in Callao. - Dreadful state of Callao.Marcellino Gutierrez shot at the fort - Tomas Gutierrez massacred in Lima. How he was treated by the crowd. Burning of the three brothers in front of Lima Cathedral. End of military despotism in Peru. - Last coup-de-grc'ice of Dictator's secretary - Fidelity of old Peruvian soldiers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.