What I saw on the west coast of South and North America, and at the Hawaiian Islands.: By H. Willis Baxley, M.D.

PHOTOGRAPIHY.
the two cities is the pretty little country village of Mirafiores,
in the vicinity of which the battle of La Palma was fought in
January, 1855, when, by a victory of Castilla over Echenique,
the former made himself nominally President, but absolutely
Dictator of Peru. Castilla's triumph, it is said, was chiefly due
to the bravery of an American adventurer, a Texan Ranger,
who, thinking that he detected a hesitation in Echenique's advance on Castilla's retreating forces, attacked him impetuously
at the head of his own company, and changed the fortune of the
day. This trivial event shaped anew the destiny of the country, and established the power of a man of selfish purpose and
resolute will, and as ignorant of the teachings of history and of
the true principles of republican government, as he is reckless
of official obligations and of constitutional restrictions on executive power.
The appearance of Chorillos is not attractive; and no hotels
being provided for guests, visitors must assume the care of private residences. The town stands on a high bluff, and on the
beach below bordering the sea there are many small mat-covered huts, arranged in rows and clusters; with narrow intervening alleys. These are the dressing-rooms, where bathers disrobe
themselves, and don the kirtle and pant of blue flannel preparatory to taking the sea. Indian attendants accompany the bathers, who dip listlessly into very placid water without any of the
slap-dash, heels-over-hiead accompaniments of a Cape May roller.
The art of photography has had a remarkable success in
Lima. The gallery of MIr. Pease —LI Cable de Plateros de San
Pedro-contains some unsurpassed, life-like, and beautifullyfinished photographs, the perfection of which ras led persons to
think that there is something favorable to the art in the somewhlat subdued light of Lima, and in its uniform temperature,
which makes it unnecessary to change the force of materials.
:Lr. Pease is fortunate in possessing several rare paintings purchased from old families, whose reduced fortunes from the vicissitudes of revolution compelled their sale. Among these is a
Holy Family, the property of a former Viceroy, which possesses
merits as a work of art so great that a French artist was sent
from Paris to Lima to make a copy of it; and becoming enam
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