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in him. The next day he issued another 

 proclamation, ordering those Spaniards to 

 quit the country who did not choose to 

 swear to its independence. 



On the 10th of September, a considerable 

 royalist force, under the command of Ge- 

 neral Canterac, marched past Lima to Cal- 

 lao, and, having remained there a few days, 

 retired into the interior, carrying with them 

 the treasure which had been deposited in 

 the castle. San Martin declined risking an 

 engagement with this force, in consequence 

 of which a great outcry was raised against 

 him, and his popularity much diminish- 

 ed. Callao, however, surrendered a few 

 days afterwards. On leaving Lima for 

 a short time, San Martin appointed the 

 Marquess of Torre Tagle as supreme dele- 

 gate in his absence ; but the executive ad- 

 ministration was chiefly intrusted to Don 

 Bernardo Monteagudo, who, subsequently 



