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and devoted soldier, named Pedro Flores, seeing the movement, and guessing the man's intention, galloped up to him at a critical moment, striking him a violent blow across the face, and thus arresting his murderous design. The ruffian finding himself vigorously attacked, made off, without resenting the blow, and so, no doubt, another premeditated attempt on Lady Cochrane's life was averted. CHAPTER V. SAN MARTIN'S VIOLATION OF TRUTH--REMOVAL OF BLOCKADE--SPANISH DEPRESSION--TROOPS DYING OF FEVER--SAN MARTIN'S DESIGNS ON GUAYAQUIL--MUTINOUS CONDUCT OF OFFICERS--REFUSAL TO OBEY ORDERS--DEPOSITION OF VICEROY--SAN MARTIN GIVES ME TROOPS--JEALOUSY OF SAN MARTIN--ATTACK ON ARICA--CAPTURE OF TACNA--CAPTURE OF MOQUEGA--REFUSAL OF MORE MEN--AN ARMISTICE RATIFIED--DISTRESS OF LIMA--DISSATISFACTION OF THE ARMY--LADY COCHRANE--GOES INTO THE INTERIOR--DANGEROUS POSITION--LADY COCHRANE IN ACTION--DEVOTION OF SEAMEN. On the 8th of November I went to Ancon with our prize, this being hailed with great enthusiasm by the army, which--now that the Spanish naval force had received, what even the Spaniards themselves considered its death blow--made certain that it would be at once led against Lima, before the authorities recovered from their consternation. To their mortification--no less than my own--General San Martin, in defiance of all argument to the contrary, ordered the troops on board the transports, having decided on _retreating to Huacho!_ whither the _O'Higgins_ and _Esmeralda_, abandoning the blockade, had to convoy them. In place of prompt action--or rather demonstration, for the occupation of the city would have amounted to little more--he issued a proclamation, promising, as before, the most perfect freedom to the Peruvian people if they would join him:-- "Spaniards, your destiny is in your own hands. I come not to declare war against the fortunes and persons of individuals. The enemy of the liberty and independence of America alone is the object of the vengeance of the arms of the PATRIA. I promise you in the most positive manner, that your property and persons shall be inviolable, and that you shall be treated as respectable citizens, if you co-operate in the great cause," &c. &c. By the 12th the army was again disembarked, amidst evident manifestations of dissatisfaction on the part of the officers, who were naturally jealous of the achievements of the squadron, from being themselves restrai
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