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| Chap. I.—First Revolutionary Symptoms in South America....Moralesand Quiroga....Character of Morales....Of Quiroga....Discovery made by Captain Salinas totwo Friars....Their Report to the Government....Imprisonment of Morales, Quiroga, Salinas, and Riofrio....Characterof Salinas....Of Dr. Riofrio....Liberation of the Prisoners....Junto formed at Quito....Adviceof to the President, Count Ruis....Manner in which the Revolution was conducted....NewOath....Marquis of Selva Alegre....Character of....Dissensions in the New Government....Count Ruisreinstated....Arrival of Troops from Lima and SantaFé....Imprisonment of the Insurgents....Trial of....Characterof the Count Ruis....Of the Oidor Don Felipe Fuertes Amar....Of the Fiscal Arrechaga....OfColonel Arredonda....Proceso sent to Santa Fé | [1] |
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| Chap. II.—Second Revolution at Quito....Massacre of thePrisoners....General Meeting held....Spanish Troops leave Quito....Revolution at Santa Fé....Arrival ofDon Carlos Montufar at Quito....Arredonda invades Quito....Arrives at Huaranda....Flies from....Montufarmarches towards Cuenca....Desists from attacking the City....Returns to Quito....My Appointmentto Esmeraldas....Capture and Escape....General Montes enters Quito....Death of Montufar....Quitotaken by General Sucre | [26] |
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| Chap. III.—State of Lima in 1811....Constitution proclaimed....SomeEffects of....Wishes of the Inhabitants of Lima....Manifest of Venezuela | [45] |
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| Chap. IV.—State of Lima....Expedition to Chile underColonel Gainsa....Exit of....Regiment of Talavera arrives from Spain....Part of sent to Huamanga....Revolutionof Cusco and Arequipa....Death of Pumacagua, and the Patriot Melgar....Arrival of Flagstaken by Osoria in Chile....Viceroy Abascal superseded by Pesuela....Character of the former....Beginningof Pesuela's Administration....Arrival of La Serna....State of Lima to 1817....Battle of Chacabuco inChile....Extract of a Journal....New Expedition to Chile under Osoria....News of Battle of Maypu....Lossof the Spanish Frigate Maria Isabel, and part of Convoy....Arrival of Lord Cochrane off Callao | [120] |
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| Chap. V.—State of Lima on the Arrival of the ChileanSquadron....Arrival of at Huacho....At Supe....Chilean Naval Force, how composed....Capture of theMaria Isabel by Commodore Blanco....Arrival of Lord Cochrane....Appointed Admiral....Leaves Valparaiso....Arrivesat Callao, Huacho, Barranca, Huambacho....Proclamation of Cochrane, San Martin, andO'Higgins....Description of Huambacho....Paita taken....Proceedto Valparaiso....Arrival....Description of....Road from Valparaiso to Santiago | [141] |
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| Chap. VI.—Santiago....Foundation....Description ofthe City....Contrast between the Society here and atLima....State of Chile....Manners and Customs....Revolution....Carreras....O'Higgins....Defeatat Rancagua....Chileans cross the Cordillera....Action ofChacabuco....Of Maypu....Death of Don Juan Jose,and Don Luis Carrera....Murder of Colonel Rodrigues....Formation of a Naval Force....Death ofSpanish Prisoners at San Luis....Naval Expedition under Lord Cochrane....Failure of the attack on Callao....Attackat Pisco....Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles....Capture of Vessels at Guayaquil....Squadronreturns to Chile | [169] |
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| Chap. VII.—Passage from Guayaquil River to Valdivia....LordCochrane reconnoitres the Harbour....Capture ofthe Spanish Brig Potrillo....Arrival at Talcahuano....Preparationsfor an Expedition to Valdivia....Troops furnished by General Freire....O'Higgins runs aground....Arrivaloff Valdivia....Capture of Valdivia....Attempt on Chiloe fails....Return of Lord Cochrane....LeavesValdivia for Valparaiso....Victory by Beauchef.....Arrival of the Independencia and Araucano....O'Higginsrepaired....Return to Valparaiso....Conduct of ChileanGovernment....Lord Cochrane resigns the Command of the Squadron | [211] |
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| Chap. VIII.—Lord Cochrane and the Chilean Government....Preparationsfor the Expedition to Peru....Captain Spry....Charges presented by the Admiral against Capt. Guise....LordCochrane throws up his Commission....Letters from the Captains and Officers....Commission returnedby the Government....Offer made by San Martin to theForeign Seamen....Embarkation of Troops for Peru....Announcementof Sailing of the Expedition....Force of the Squadron | [243] |
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| Chap. IX.—Sketch of O'Higgins, San Martin, Lord Cochrane,Las Heras, and Monteagudo....Sailing of the Expedition, and arrival at Pisco....Debarkation....Occurrencesat Pisco....Colonel Arenales, with a divisionof the Army, marches to Arica....Troops embark, and proceed to Ancon....News of the Revolution ofGuayaquil....Capture of the Spanish Frigate Esmeralda....Army goes down to Huacho....Head Quarters at Huaura | [275] |
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| Chap. X.—Battalion of Numancia joins the Liberating Army....Victoryat Pasco by Arenales....Route of Arenales from Ica....Courts Martial held in the Squadron on Officers....Conductof General San Martin....Viceroy Pesuela deposed....Expedition to Pisco....To Arica....Actionat Mirabe under Lieutenant-Colonel Miller....Description of Arica....Of Tacna....Of Ilo....Armisticecelebrated by Generals San Martin and La Serna....Prorogation of....Lord Cochrane leaves Mollendo, and arrives at Callao | [303] |
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| Chap. XI.—Lima evacuated by La Serna....Occupation ofby the Liberating Army....Loss of the San Martin....Arrival of Lord Cochrane at Lima....Conduct of theSpaniards after leaving Lima....Independence of Peru sworn....San Martin constitutes himself Protector of Peru....Interviewbetween Lord Cochrane and San Martin....Announcement of the views of the Spanish Army....Stateof the Squadron....San Martin takes the Field....Arrival and Departure of Cantarac....Proclamationof San Martin....Treasure taken at Ancon by Lord Cochrane....Surrender of Callao....Tribunal of Purificationestablished at Lima....Lieutenant Wynter arrested at Callao....Paroissien and Spry visit theSquadron at Midnight....Squadron leaves Callao, arrives at Guayaquil | [339] |
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| Chap. XII.—Revolution and State of Guayaquil....Squadronleaves....Island of Cocos....Bay of Fonseca....Visitorsfrom the Shore....Leave Fonseca....Volcano....Arrive at Acapulco....General Waevell and Colonel O'Reilly....Letterfrom Iturbide....Leave Acapulco....Description of....Gale of Wind off Tehuantepec....Tacamesor Atcames....News of the Enemy....Arrive at the Puná....Guayaquil....Lord Cochrane hoists theChilean Flag in the Vengansa....Conduct of the People at Guayaquil....Treaty with the Government....Letterfrom General La Mar....Leave Guayaquil, and arrive at Huambacho....Callao | [396] |
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| Chap. XIII.—Commercial Code at Lima....ProvincialStatutes announced....Liberty of the Press....Foreigners declared amenable to the Laws....Institution of theOrder of the Sun....New Commercial Rules....Titles changed....Order to convene the Constituent Congress....SanMartin delegates his Authority to the Marquis de Torre Tagle....San Martin leaves Lima and returns....Armydefeated under Tristan at Ica....State of Lima on our Arrival....Visit of Monteagudo to LordCochrane....San Martin annuls the Treaty at Guayaquil....Exile of Spaniards from Lima....Lord Cochraneleaves Callao for Valparaiso....Spanish Vessels that surrendered to the Chilean Squadron....Convention ofChile meets....Monteagudo exiled from Lima....Disturbances in Chile....San Martin arrives at Valparaiso....O'Higginsabdicates....Lord Cochrane leaves the Pacific | [423] |