134 REVOLUTION AT BUEXOS AYKES. [CHAP. vn. 



number of 5500 men. From these proceedings, it was clear that 

 Eosas ultimately would become the dictator : to the term king, the 

 people in this, as in other republics, have a particular dislike. 

 Since leaving South America, we have heard that Eosas has been 

 elected, with powers and for a time altogether opposed to the 

 constitutional principles of the republic. 



