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and all its affairs were again arranged on the plan previously described in the 

 treaty of Pilar. 



The town being perfectly tranquil, Ramirez retired to the Santos Lugares, 

 where he encamped during six or seven days. Carrera remained in Buenos 

 Ayres with Saratea, who permitted him to draw all the Chilian soldiers from 

 the regiments in which they served ; and of these an hussar regiment was 

 formed by Colonel Benevente and a few officers, having for their barrack a 

 large country seat, about a league out of town. 



Alvear, who had preceded Pueyrredon in the government of Buenos Ayres, 

 thought this a proper time to return from his banishment ; and, on his arrival 

 in Buenos Ayres, he was arrested by Soler. Alvear had served with Carrera 

 in Europe, where they lived together on terms of intimacy; and that 

 intimacy was again renewed in the time of Carrera' s residence in Monte 

 Video. In consequence of which Carrera had him released and enlarged in 

 Buenos Ayres. 



As Alvear was the first who formed the corps of Buenos Ayres on a 

 respectable footing, and the only Director who ever paid them for their ser- 

 vices, he found little difficulty in causing a revolution amongst them. The 

 troops all assembled at the retico in the suburbs, where they declared Alvear 

 General, and deposed Soler. 



The civicos, under their favourite Soler, took arms against Alvear and the 

 regulars ; who retired from the city, and came to our encampment, expecting 

 that Carrera would give his sanction or assistance in favour of this revolution. 

 Ramirez was on his march for Entre Rios ; where his presence and his forces 

 were likely to be very necessary, as Artigas was directing his marches to- 

 wards the frontiers on Entre Rios. We were also about to march the day fol- 

 lowing for Santa Fe, where Carrera designed to encamp during the winter 

 season. 



Alvear requested of Carrera to return to the town, and have him recog- 

 nised as General of the Portenian army : Carrera refused to take any part in 

 his revolution ; but told him that if he were obliged to fly, he might come to 

 him, and that he would protect him. The troops of Alvear seeing that Carrera 

 would not support them, thought of abandoning Alvear and throwing them- 

 selves on the mercy of Soler, who had marched out after them with civicos. 

 A few subalterns headed them, and next morning on parade usurped the 

 command; and telling the rest of the officers that it was optional with them 

 to follow their respective battalions or remain with Alvear, they began their 



