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JOURNAL. 



" Lord Cochrane to the Inhabitants of Chile. 

 " Chilenos — My Countrymen ! 



" The common enemy of America has fallen in Chile. Your Tri- 

 " coloured flag waves on the Pacific, secured by your sacrifices. Some 

 " internal commotions agitate Chile : it is not my business to inves- 

 w tigate their causes, to accelerate or retard their effects ; but I can 

 i( only wish the result that may be most favourable for all parties. 

 " Chilenos ! You have expelled from your country the enemies of 

 " your independence : do not sully the glorious act by encouraging 

 " discord, and promoting anarchy, that greatest of evils. Consult the 

 " dignity to which your heroism has raised you ; and if you must 

 " take any step to secure your rational liberty, judge for yourselves, 

 " act with prudence, and be guided by reason and justice. 



" It is now four years since the sacred cause of your independence 

 " called me to Chile : I assisted you to gain it ; I have seen it ac- 

 " complished ; it only remains to preserve it. 



" I leave you for a time, in order not to involve myself in mat- 

 " ters foreign to my duties, and for reasons concerning which I 

 " now remain silent, that I may not encourage party spirit. 



" Chilenos ! You know that independence is purchased at the 

 " point of the bayonet. Know also, that liberty is founded on good 

 " faith, and on the laws of honour ; and that those who infringe upon 

 " them are your only enemies, — among whom you will never find 



" Cochrane. 



" Quintero, January 4th, 1823." 



We have also another of the same date to print, addressed to the 

 merchants of England and other nations trading to the Pacific. It is 

 as follows : — 



« Quintero, Chile, January 4th, 1823. 



" Gentlemen, 

 " I cannot quit this country without expressing to you the heart- 

 " felt satisfaction which I experience on account of the extension 

 " which has been given to your commerce, by laying open, to all, the 



