CHAPTER XL 



CONTENTS. 



WANT OF CORRECT HISTORICAL RECORDS— O'HIGGINS DECLARED SUPREME DICTA- 

 TOR—RESIGNS IN 1823— COUNCIL OF STATE APPOINTED— GENERAL FREYRE LANDS 

 AT VALPARAISO— 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 PRE- 

 SIDENTS PARTY— BATTLE OF LIRCAI, APRIL, 1830-DEFEAT OF FREYRE— HIS BANISH- 

 MENT 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 PORT ALES— SYSTEM OF REFORM-MILITIA SYSTEM — 

 ESTABLISHES PUBLIC CREDIT— CIVIL RULE— TRANSACTIONS WITH PERU— RATIFICA- 

 TION 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 GOVERNMENT — 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 — PORT ALES' 

 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 VALPARAISO — 

 HIS DEFEAT AND FLIGHT— PORTALES' DEATH— VIDAURRE CAPTURED AND BROUGHT 

 TO VALPARAISO — TRIAL AND EXECUTION — EXPEDITION SAILS TO PERU — ITS 

 FAILURE — TREATY OF PAUCARPATA — EXPEDITION RETURNS — BLANCO DEPRIVED 

 OF HIS COMMAND— BULNES— NEW EXPEDITION-ITS DEPARTURE. 



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