CHAPTER XX.

THE FIRST NAVAL CAMPAIGN ON THE PACIFIC.

1818.

The Naval Resources of Chile--Ships purchased by Government--Affair of the _Esmeralda_--Blanco Encalada--Another Convoy from Spain--The Mutiny of the _Trinidad_--The Chilian Squadron leaves Valparaiso--The Capture of the _Maria Isabel_--Capture of Five Transports--The Return of the Squadron--Cochrane--The Two Wives.....186