APPENDIX II. 



EXTRACTS 



FROM THE 



CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN VICE-ADMIRAL LORD COCHRANE AND 



THE VICEROY PEZUELA. 



(Referred to in p. 46. of the Introduction.) 



I. 



This correspondence began March 4>th, 1819, on account of the prisoners of 

 Chile detained in Peru, who were extremely ill used. In the first letter are 

 the following expressions, used by Lord C. in his remonstrance to the Viceroy : — 

 " The undersigned, neither according to the orders of the supreme 

 government of Chile, whose cause he prides himself on having adopted 

 and supported, nor according to his own principles, can ever permit him- 

 self to make war otherwise than in that liberal manner prescribed by the 

 enlightened manners of the age, and consecrated by the practice of civilised 

 nations. But at the same time, he thinks it a duty to declare, that if the 

 irregular conduct of the enemies of his government should force him to 

 adopt a principle of retaliation, he will not hesitate to impose silence on the 

 best sentiments of our nature, and to follow with firmness those measures 

 which have taught even barbarians to respect the rights of humanity." 



II. 



The Viceroy's answer to the letter, from which the above extract is made, 

 defends himself, from the charge of any unusual severity to the prisoners ; and 

 justifies severity, if such were employed, on the ground tliat the Spanish 

 government treated as rebels and pirates all persons taken in arms against 

 the King, and under banners not recognised by regidar governments. He then 

 proceeds : — 



