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CHAPTER II.. Valparaiso and the Adjacent Country--the Bay--Aspect of the

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Valparaiso and the adjacent country--The Bay--Aspect of the Town--Lighthouses--Forts--Custom House--Exchange--Hotels and Taverns--War with the Peru-Bolivian Confederation--First Expedition--Preparations for the Second Expedition--Embarkation of the Troops--Close of the Port--July Festival in honor of the French Revolution--The Muele, or Mole--Police--Serenos, or Watchmen--Movable Prisons--Clubs--Trade of Valparaiso--Santiago--Zoology 15

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