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14 other field-officers, captains, and subalterns, with five pieces of artillery 
and two standards. 
The Portefios lost, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, about 780 men. 
‘The wounded were collected in waggons that night on the field of battle, 
and sent to an hospital provided for them in Luxan. 
In our march to Luxan, the light infantry of Vidal (who had not time to 
arrive on the field the day before) capitulated. They were about 500 effect- 
ive men, and were given to Alvear, as were also the prisoners of the ranks 
taken in the action. These soldiers all took the oath of fidelity to Alvear, 
who summoned the alcaldes of the different towns and districts to meet in 
Luxan, where they declared him captain-general of the province of Buenos 
Ayres. 
This misfortune of Soler threw a shade over his past successes. He could 
not brook the idea of the disgrace arising from his having been defeated by 
‘a force not amounting to more than one-fifth of that which he commanded ; 
he determined, however, to evade it by passing to Monte Video, and thence 
to the United States. In the meantime, Colonel Pagola reached Buenos Ayres, 
where he raised himself to the dignity of captain-general of the province ; 
and was deposed two days afterwards by Colonel Dorego. 
We continued our march towards Buenos Ayres, and at the Puente Marco. 
we were met by deputies from the town, who offered to ratify whatever con- 
‘ditions Carrera would please to grant. This humble strain, however, was 
quickly. altered by the imprudence of Alvear, who was always as much hated 
by the citizens as he was beloved by the soldiers. Instead of endeavouring 
to cultivate a confidence with the citizens, he said to the deputies (when 
Carrera was not present), ‘ You once dismissed me from your government, 
“but you shall not do so again. If ever an attempt be made against me, I 
«shall hang on the gibbet one half’ of Buenos Ayres.” 
This harangue of the new governor caused an astonishing change on the 
minds of the deputies and people: they considered that if his promises were 
so very beneficent before he had any actual power in the town, his perform- 
ance would even exceed them when invested with authority. The deputies 
returned to Buenos Ayres; and when the citizens knew that Alvear was 
appointed to be their governor, and heard his speech to their deputies, they 
flew to arms to prevent our entry. 
The protection which Carrera dispensed to Alvear, his union with him, 
