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victory was decisive ; and Gayeneche, hav- 

 ing entered La Paz, proceeded to punish 

 the patriots, numbers of whom were, in the 

 most shocking manner, put to death. 



The inhabitants of Quito, the capital of 

 the audience of the same name, one of the 

 provinces of Santa ¥6 de Bogota, also esta- 

 blished a separate government, on the 10th 

 of August 1809; appointing as president, 

 the Marquis Selva Allegre. In conse- 

 quence of this event, the Viceroy of New 

 Grenada, Don A. Amar, convoked a Junta 

 of the principal persons of Santa Fe de Bo- 

 gota, ostensibly for the purpose of asking 

 their advice: this Junta, which assembled 

 in the Viceroy's palace, on the 7th of Sep- 

 tember 1809, declared in favour of the 

 Junta of Quito ; and also that a similar 

 body ought to be established at Bogota. 

 The Viceroy, however, whose only object, 

 it appears, was to ascertain who were dis- 



