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tered. At ten o'clock on Tuesday night it was said 

 that Carrera was at Palencia, at eleven that he had 

 gone to suppress an insurrection of his own bandits, 

 and on Wednesday night that he was at a place called 

 Canales. On Sunday, the fourth of March, a review 

 took place of about seven hundred men. The Anti- 

 gua sent three hundred and fifty muskets, and ammuni- 

 tion, which they did not consider it prudent to keep, as 

 there had been cries of " muera Guatimala, y viva Car- 

 rera !" and placards bearing the same ominous words 

 had been posted on the walls. At this time a letter 

 was received from Carrera by the government, advi- 

 sing them to disband their troops, and assuring them 

 that he was collecting forces only to destroy a party of 

 four hundred rebels, headed by one Galvez (the for- 

 mer chief of the state, whom he had deposed), and re- 

 questing two cannon and more ammunition. At an- 

 other time, probably supposing that the government 

 must be interested in his fortunes, he sent word that he 

 had narrowly escaped being assassinated. Monreal 

 had taken advantage of an opportunity, seduced his 

 men, tied him to a tree, and was in the very act of 

 having him shot, when his brother Sotero Carrera 

 rushed in, and ran Monreal through with his bayonet. 

 The government now conceived the project of inducing 

 his followers, by the influence of the priests, to surren- 

 der their arms on paying them five dollars apiece ; but 

 very soon he was heard of stronger than ever, occupy- 

 ing all the roads, sending in imperious proclamations to 

 the government, and at length the news came that he 

 was actually marching upon the city. 



At this time, to the unspeakable joy of the inhabi- 

 tants. General Morazan, the president of the republic, 

 arrived from San Salvador, with fifteen hundred men. 



