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tify myself with all the security I could get. When 

 Carrera returned I told him my purpose ; that I had 

 ' waited only for his return ; showed him the passport 

 of the government, and asked him to put his stamp 

 upon it. Carrera had no delicacy in the matter ; and 

 taking the passport out of my hand, threw it on the ta- 

 ble, saying he would make me out a new one, and 

 sign it himself. This was more than I expected ; but 

 in a quiet way telling me to "be seated," he sent his 

 wife into another room for the secretary, and told him 

 to make out a passport for the " Consul of the North." 

 He had an indefinite idea that I was a great man in 

 my own country, but he had a very indefinite idea as 

 to where my country was. I was not particular about 

 my title so that it was big enough, but the North was 

 rather a broad range, and to prevent mistakes I gave 

 the secretary the other passport. He took it into an- 

 other room, and Carrera sat down at the table beside 

 me. He had heard of my having met Morazan on his 

 retreat, and inquired about him, though less anxiously 

 than others, but he spoke more to the purpose ; said 

 that he was making preparations, and in a week he in- 

 tended to march upon San Salvador with three thou- 

 sand men, adding that if he had had cannon he would 

 have driven Morazan from the plaza very soon. I asked 

 him whether it was true that he and Morazan met per- 

 sonally on the heights of Calvary, and he said that they 

 did ; that it was toward the last of the battle, when the 

 latter was retreating. One of Morazan's dismounted 

 troopers tore off his holsters ; Morazan fired a pistol at 

 him, and he struck at Morazan with his sword, and cut 

 his saddle. Morazan, he said, had very handsome pis- 

 tols ; and it struck me that he thought if he had kil- 

 led Morazan he would have got the pistols. I could 



