288 POLITICAL HISTORY OF PERU. 



Senate and acting Vice-President, Manuel Telluria, who was seized, 

 carried to Callao, forced on board a small vessel of war, and trans- 

 ported to Panama. 



In July, 1833, just at the close of Gamarra's term of office, the con- 

 vention which had been provided for by the Constitution of 1828, was 

 convoked to meet at Lima, there to amend the constitution. It was 

 still in session when his term expired, on the 20th December, 1833. 

 On the 19th he sent in his resignation to the National Convention, and 

 issued an address to the people, announcing that the wished-for day 

 had arrived when he could retire to private life. This was well known 

 to be insincere, for while he was making these protestations, he was 

 doing every thing in his power to secure his re-election. Gamarra had 

 become extremely unpopular, and throughout the country was accused 

 of injustice and tyranny. News of revolts were reaching the capital 

 (Lima) every day, both from the north and south : only a short time 

 before his term expired, he had gone south, to quell one at Ayacucho. 



At the time of the expiration of his term of office, the electoral 

 college for the choice of a president had not met, in consequence of 

 some informality in the election of its members ; and as no constitu- 

 tional election could be obtained, the Convention, with the sanction of 

 Gamarra, balloted for a provisional president, until the election should 

 take place, and the choice fell upon General Don Luiz Orbejoso, in 

 opposition to Bermudez, who was a creature of Gamarra's, Gamarra 

 himself, by the constitution, not being re-eligible. 



Soon after Orbejoso was elected, Bermudez, instigated and aided by 

 Gamarra, on a plea of the unconstitutionality of the election, effected a 

 revolution in Lima. This took place on the 18th of January, 1834, 

 when the Convention was dispersed at the point of the bayonet ; many 

 lives were lost, and Orbejoso fled to the castle of Callao. The people 

 of Lima on this occasion showed some spirit, and took part in the 

 affray, which was quite unlooked for, as they had generally been in the 

 habit of retiring to their houses, and allowing the contending parties to 

 settle the strife. In a few days they rose upon the soldiers of Bermu- 

 dez, whom they compelled to evacuate the city and retire beyond the 

 mountains, where they soon after capitulated, and Orbejoso's authority 

 was re-established. Gamarra fled to Bolivia, and was protected by 

 Santa Cruz. 



During this insurrection, Lafuente again returned to Peru, and, 

 being detected or suspected of intriguing to get himself named Presi- 

 dent, was banished by Orbejoso. He retired to Chili to await events. 



In February, 1835, during Orbejoso's absence to the south, General 

 Salaverry, who was in command of the Castle of Callao, revolted, 



