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ever, were published in the name of Ferdi- 

 nand Vllth ; and without acknowledging the 

 authority of the Regency in Spain, they 

 tendered every possible aid for the continu- 

 ance of the war against the French, in 

 which the Spanish nation was involved. 



At Buenos-Ayres, the Viceroy Cisneros, 

 and the Cabildo, came to an agreement ; 

 and in consequence, on the 25th of May 

 1810, a Junta was tranquilly established. 



At Bogota, a private quarrel gave rise to 

 a contest between the Creoles and the Spa- 

 niards; and the former being victorious, a 

 Junta was assembled on the 20th of July. 



In Chili, the Captain- general Carrasco, 

 whose arbitrary measures had given great 

 offence, was compelled to resign his office, 

 and a Junta was formed there on the 1 8th 

 of September. 



