therein to the extent of 12,000 dollars, and as such, entitled to a
share and interest in all the profits and advantages of the company
in the proportion which the said sum of 12,000 dollars shall bear to
the amount of capital employed by the company in the purposes of their
establishment, which proportion will amount as nearly as can now be
ascertained to one-fifth of the capital stock embarked in the said
concern.
"FRAN. UVILLE.
"RICHARD TREVITHICK.
"_8th January, 1814._"
So Trevithick paid 3000_l._ and received nothing for his engineer's
work, to be made a partner, contrary to Uville's limit of authority, in
a speculation that proved to be not worth a farthing.
The following is a summary of the detail invoice of engines and
machinery which left London for Lima in September, 1814, in charge of
Uville, just fifteen months after his landing at Falmouth in search of
Trevithick:--
"Invoice of four steam-engines, four winding engines, one portable
rolling engine and materials for ditto, two crushing mills, four
extra-patent boilers, spare materials for engines, boring rods,
miners', blacksmiths', and carpenters' tools, &c., shipped on board
the 'Wildman,' John Leith, master, from London to Lima, by, on account
and risque of Don Francisco Uville, Don Pedro Abadia, and Don José
Arismendi, merchants at Lima. Dated 1814.
To four steam-engines of 33-horse-power each £ _s._ _d._
(complete for lifting water with under-adit
and house lift-pumps, and wrought-iron
pit-work, rods, &c., at 1399_l._ 13_s._ each 5,598 12 0
To four winding engines of 8-horse-power each,
with whims, barrels, shafts, &c., complete
for lifting ore, at 210_l._ each 840 0 0
To one portable steam-engine of 8-horse power,
for rolling, with its chimney, axles,
carriage-wheels, &c. 400 0 0
-----------
6,838 12 0
A mill for grinding ore £517 0 0
A rolling mill 204 0 0
Duplicates, sundries, freight,
insurance, &c., &c. 8,592 9 1
------------- 9,313 9 1
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£16,152 1 1"
The nine steam-engines, including a locomotive, with its chimney,
axles, carriage-wheels, &c., a crushing mill and a rolling mill,
cost but 7560_l._ Other expenses, for freight, insurance, &c., &c.,
increased the amount to 16,152_l._
William Williams,[123] on his return from the Cerro de Pasco Mines,
states:--
[Footnote 123: Residing at Angarrack, near Hayle, 1872.]
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