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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 Fé, 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 im 
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 
