LORD COCHIIANE's MEMORANDUM. 79 



chant ships ; and the boats of the O'^Higgins and 

 Lautaro, under Lieutenants Bell and Robertson, 

 are to set fire to one or more of the headmost 

 hulks ; but these are not to be cut adrift so as to 

 fall down upon the rest. 



The watch-word, or parole and countersign, 

 should the white dress not be sufBcient distinc- 

 tion in the dark, are ' Gloria !' to be answered by 

 ^ Victoria 



(Signed) " Cochrane.'' 



Whether Lord Cochrane really expected to ex- 

 tend his operations beyond the capture of the fri- 

 gate, or whether- he merely wished to inspire his 

 people with confidence, by making the main ob- 

 ject appear only a part of the enterprise, is un- 

 certain ; but, in either case, the effect could not 

 fail to be valuable. 



The foregoing memorandum, being addressed 

 principally to Englishmen and North Americans, 

 was written in English. The following letter I 

 have never seen, except in Spanish. 



