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they calculated their numbers would be swelled by 

 all who were disaffected towards the Government. 

 But as soon as they were gone the loyal people of 

 Tarapoto sent off a courier who passed them on 

 the road, unseen, that very night, and reached 

 Moyobamba long before them ; so that the sub- 

 prefect of that city, warned of their approach, placed 

 an ambush in the way, which poured in a deadly 

 fire on the insurgents, killing or wounding all the 

 leaders. The rest fled into the forest, but after 

 several days' chase were all captured. Among the 

 slain was a young lieutenant, Don Domaso Castaiion, 

 who had been my particular friend at Tarapoto a 

 man of some talent, but of an ardent, impatient 

 spirit. I had lent him two numbers of the Illus- 

 trated London News, and when he left Tarapoto 

 in hot haste, he still found time to make a roll of 

 them and write on it, " Esto es de Don Ricardo " 

 -the last words he wrote in this world, poor 

 fellow ! 



Thus ended this ill-concerted attempt at revolu- 

 tion. Its originators proposed to place < .cneral 

 Vivanco in the presidency, in the room of the 

 actual president General Castilla ; and they e> 

 pectecl that in all the towns on their route to the 

 capital they would be joined by numbers who desire 

 a change of government, so that by the time they 

 reached Lima their forces would exceed anything 

 Castilla could bring against them. 



After this, there was an uprising throughout ill 

 south of Peru with the same object in vie 

 this moment it has become nearly general in 

 country. Those who adhere to Yivancc 

 numerous that it is thought Castilla must ultimate 



