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racks, accompanied by the Vice-President, 

 officers, &c. ; a band of music followed, and 

 patriotic effusions issued from the mouth of 

 every one. During the day, masks paraded 

 the streets, and the evening was concluded 

 by a masked-ball at the theatre. 



On the evening of the 29th, the most 

 accomplished students de la Universidad To- 

 mistica performed the play of La Elmira," 

 with distinguished applause ; and on the 

 30th, the troops of the garrison went through 

 the evolutions of a sham-fight. Thus termi- 

 nated the feasts, during the whole of which 

 the inhabitants had much amusement and 

 gratification ; enjoying themselves without 

 overstepping the bounds of decency and mo- 

 deration, or committing any breach of good 

 order and good manners. 



The crafty government of Spain, led and 

 directed in every movement by the selfish 



