CHAPTER XL 
CONTENTS. 
WANT OF CORRECT HISTORICAL RECORDS-O'HIGGLNS DECLARED SUPREME DICTATOR- 
RESIGNS IN 1823-COUNCIL OF STATE APPOINTED-GENERAL FREYRE LANDS AT VALPA- 
RAISO—ARREST OF O'HIGGINS — HIS RELEASE — GENERAL RAMON FREYRE ASSUMES 
THE GOVERNMENT— RETIRES TO PRIVATE LIFE-ADMIRAL BLANCO PRESIDENT-BLANCO 
RESIGNS-SUCCEEDED BY VICE-PRESIDENT-HIS RESIGNATION-FREYRE AGAIN CHOSEN 
PRESIDENT— FREYRE RESIGNS— PRIETO BECOMES PRESIDENT— RESIGNS— PRESIDENT OF 
THE SENATE ACTS— ELECTION HELD— PRIETO ELECTED— REFUSES TO SERVE— VICUNEA 
PRESIDENT OF SENATE —TROUBLES — JUNTA APPOINTED— CIVIL WAR— ABANDONMENT 
OF THE CAPITAL— FREYRE CALLED IN— JOINS THE PRESIDENT'S PARTY — BATTLE OF 
LIRCAI, APRIL, 1830— DEFEAT OF FREYRE— HIS BANISHMENT TO PERU— NEW ELECTION- 
DON FRANCISCO TAGLE RETURNED AS PRESIDENT— OVALLE AS VICE-PRESIDENT— BOTH 
RESIGN — PRESIDENT OF SENATE AGAIN ACTS— NEW ELECTION — GENERAL PRIETO 
ELECTED, JULY, 1831— STATE OF THE COUNTRY— HIS ADMINISTRATION— DIEGO PORTALES 
—SYSTEM OF REFORM— MILITIA SYSTEM— ESTABLISHES PUBLIC CREDIT— CIVIL RULE- 
TRANSACTIONS WITH PERU— RATIFICATION OF TREATY, AND RECEPTION OF MINISTER 
—CIVIL WAR IN PERU — DEFEAT OF SALAVERRY — NEW ORGANIZATION OF PERUVIAN 
GOVERNMENT — RUPTURE BETWEEN CHILI AND PERU — SECRET EXPEDITION UNDER 
GENERAL FREYRE— INTELLIGENCE OF IT RECEIVED IN CHILI— ACTIVITY OF GOVERN- 
MENT — CAPTURE OF FREYRE — HIS SECOND BANISHMENT — POPULARITY OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION — SEIZURE OF PERUVIAN VESSELS — SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES — 
CONVENTION— CHILI REFUSES TO RATIFY THE PROCEEDINGS— CHILI SENDS HER FLEET 
—CHILI DECLARES WAR — EXPEDITION ORGANIZED— DECREE OF PRESIDENT PRIETO— 
EXPEDITION FITTED OUT UNDER ADMIRAL BLANCO— TROOPS QUARTERED AT QUILLOTA 
—PORTALES' INSPECTION OF TROOPS — HIS ARREST — VIDAURRE'S MUTINY— ACTA OF 
OFFICERS — NEWS REACHES VALPARAISO — CONSTERNATION — CONDUCT OF MILITIA— 
VIDAURRE'S DEMANDS— PORTALES' NOBLE CONDUCT— VIDAURRE'S ATTACK ON VALPA- 
RAISO— HIS DEFEAT AND FLIGHT — PORTALES' DEATH — VIDAURRE CAPTURED AND 
BROUGHT TO VALPARAISO— TRIAL AND EXECUTION— EXPEDITION SAILS TO PERU— ITS 
FAILURE— TREATY OF PAUCARP ATA— EXPEDITION RETURNS— BLANCO DEPRIVED OF HIS 
COMMAND— BULNES— NEW EXPEDITION— ITS DEPARTURE. 
