The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-02-19

wandering across his features. San Martin as.
stunned q look OF serious earnestness while he
listened to the speech Of tho monk, who APP
p,auded him for the peaceful and christian like
manner Of his entrance into this great city con
duct which, he I nsted, was only q forerunDcr
Of the gentle character Of his future govern
matt Tire generals answer was In similar
strain. only pitched few Notes higher, and !,
was curious TO observe how tho formal cold
manner OF the priest became arirnAted under
the influence OF San Martins eloI.,encc foI
at last, losing all recollection of his soda cha
| racter, the Young man clapped his hands and
shouted, Viva viva nuestra gene Al l.
Nay, nay, said the other, do not say SO. blu,
join with me in calling, Viva la Independence
del Peru 7
The Cabildo, or town. council, hastily dra su
together. next entered, and many Of mem
were natives of the place, and hbe' al men,
thew had enough to do TO conceal .heir emo.
tion and to maintain the proper egree OF state
illness, belonging to so grave a body when thev
came. 70, the first time. into the presence Of
their liberator
Old men. and old women, and young wo
men, crowded fast upon him; to every one he
had something kind and appropriate to saw, al.
WAYS going beyond the expectation Of each
person he addressed During this scene ] was
near enough to watch him c'oselv. hut could
not detect, either in his manner or in his ex
pressions. the least affe citation there was no
thing assumed, or got up; nothing which
seemed to refer to self; could not even dis
cover the least trace Of a selfapproving smile.
But his manner. at the same time. was the re.
verse Of cold, for he was sufficiently ANNA led =,
although his satisfaction seemed to he caused
solely by the pleasure reflected from others
While I was thus watching him. he happened
to recognise me, and drawing me to him, en-
braced me in the Spanish ashton, made way
Tor beautiful Young woman, who. by great
effor' s. had got through the crowd. She threw
herself into the generals arms, and law there
full half minute without being able to utter
more than sOh mi general mi general" She
then tried to disengage herself, bot San Mar
tin, who had been struck with her enthusiasm
and holding his head little on one side, said,
with smile, that he must be permitted to
show his grateful sense OF such good will by
one affectionate salute. This completely be-
w'Idered the blushing beauty. who, turning
round, sought support in the arms Of an Off
Ger standing near the general, who asked her
II she were now content sContenta ] she
cried. ooh Senior y
II IS perhaps worthy o. remark that during
all this time there was no tears shed. and that +,
even in the most theatrical parts. there was
nothing carried so far as to look ridiculous II
Is clear that the general would gladly have
missed such scene altogether, and had his
own plan succeeded he would have avoided II;
for he intended to have entered the city at four
or five in the mornins. HIS dislike Of pomp
and sho was ev'nced in similar manner
when he returned 10 Buenos Ayres. after hav-
ing conquered Chill from the Spaniarls, in
1877. He there managed matters with more
success than at Lima; for, although the mia
bitants were prepared to give him public re-
ception. he contrived to enter that capital with
out being discovered.