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every part of the town. Despair and death hung upon the 

 countenances of all ; for, knowing the vindictive ferocity of 

 the Royalists, they anticipated from their hands a general 

 confiscation of property, and hanishmeht, or death. So 

 awful, indeed, had the crisis become, that lieut. Gamble 

 was earnestly advised to repair on board the Cherub, for 

 the sake of ensuring the safety of his person. 



Having held a consultation with the proper officers, the 

 Governor, in part, carried into execution the order he had 

 received, by spiking the cannon, and throwing the powder 

 and shot into the sea : after which he proceeded with his 

 troops to Calleatto, there to remain until farther orders. 

 The citizens of Valparaiso being now utterly defenceless, 

 began to think of making a virtue of necessity, and with few- 

 exceptions, assumed the badge of the Royalists, making- 

 great preparations to receive the new Governor in style. 

 On the 5th, it was announced in public, that the army of 

 the Patriots had been totally defeated, and that the Presi- 

 dent of Chili, with Don Lewis Carrera, his brother, had 

 made their escape with three hundred men, and a great 

 sum of money. The Royalists soon after entered Santi- 

 ago, and bestowed great honours upon a young man, who 

 had been punished and imprisoned by the Patriots for con- 

 veying secret information to the enemy. On the 6th, this 

 person was expected at Valparaiso, and great preparations 

 were made to receive him. The old Spanish flag was agjaiti 

 hoisted ; and Mr. Blanco, with several other patriots, were 

 under the necessity of going out to meet him, for the pur- 

 pose of escorting him into town. The streets were strewed 

 with flowers, and the Royal standard was displayed from 

 the windows of almost every house. At 12 o'plbck, this 

 august personage (who, a few days before, had received 

 300 lashes from the Patriots !) made his appearance, at- 

 tended by a retinue of 200 horsemen, shouting ' long live 

 the king!' which was promptly echoed by the populace. 

 No outrages of any kind were committed ; and the rabble 

 appeared to be strictly guarded from plundering the citi- 

 zens. The next day, the new governor arrived in a 

 Spanish sloop of war from Conception, and was received 

 apparently with great friendship. The citizens all sent in 

 their adhesion, except Mr. Romenes, who resolved to sup- 

 port the character of a Patriot, and under present circum- 



