New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-25
lEcruRE by sENoR pEYNEIRo.

A large crowd assembled on "Wednesday
evening the Cuban Club rooms, No 81 west I'M"
third ST. 10 hear scor Pcynewos lecture upon Gen Cd"
Martin great ally OF Bolivar in reengthe south
team Republics from Spanish dominion jose Y T in
Jn horn the ~ Of February lts W pins Were
the Missions. Of the provinces OF Ee ~ snon
ne ' ME NE %os rdnr.fcd m spain where he became
third lieutenant IN the army In l795 re III men be
Spauisl service 20 years, being "a years w. u,-ne
t,,nn,,ht ~ returning from Spain TO America buFlhg
tint peIiul he had made o0slderaofc IN te Great
military nian and with the Spahiaus ~ ~. Th
battles IT Baeu and Alhuera, fOucDt ne,h eo ~ No
san Martin arrived IN this country aouu o ~ ~ ~,
yrmbrr, 1911. at which time the PTuE1 hH h nrnn,n,
AZ Tho ruyjures OF the Rio de Ia Plata hRo oet proui
gated lie Immediately went IN ING ~ VI NJ 80
Lorenzo where ON the 18Th OF february lsiS ne sur
prisrl h"dy Of Spaniars VII" i1 ~ s,,,inrJs we're
driven, ont OF Mnntcvlcu The following year. when y was
orruprd by Martins disingussh, t,S hd
orrnrrcd Ecar tie Peruvian ffontler' noont TINS
tune, and San Martin was , Eps srner th"ae sper
srlcd was rot permitted TO leave the army iOr VIII
tree and noble gen,rcll VIC ne Vii hi" sSryices In
MA lie eaIS the South American patriots seemed 10
% ,yrlnd in deep glooin and this state OF things con-
,,,n nh lsIT when the Of lbery began again 10
ilmmino the political ornament LAceptinH Buehos
Ares Ina fact all other States of south America had
a,n fallen under the yoke OF spain. Chill had lost All
oil tire biOiy day Of Rancagua, ana NeneZuel leIt 'he
piesSuTc OF the irun hand of MoiIlo. -,
SPAIN begln 10 think that she would not lose her eoio
nis Amerca was already lost unless soma ne ana u
Tne,,J tnrcar should arrive to her from the
shrss 81 rr defeats That succor in the City OF
Mrnd,Z aud In ne person Of Sau Marlin Tie spanards
had pussessun 0f Cali. and the Nieeroy Wa" an lnWef
Throughout Peru San Martin had neither am army nor
money, hut he nndlsnayed. lie raised lhitla
fore, Org uzd t according the severe military rules
OF Europe aud drew his standard all the Cnlhas VINO
had hd from their own country ailer Tue oele"' "'
RgHea-t.. 60
Al Ihs moment puenos Ayres sent him CORPS Of horse
cr,.nadit r. with and artillery oileers hs III
yae army twO divisions ard began w cross le
ADDE'S into Gill. On the 4th o! February, 1871 the az
vsfuis pf has Amy were reunited Without Nalung Inf
reposa "a sIngio day he marched his columns upon tl1
a
tv PrhusularS. This the immortal battle OF Chao''
broO. While Chill enjoying Ter feast OF glory eohse
quent upon inter rout and destruction OF spanish
domniUr san Martin quietly and modestly returned 70
BUeHOs yrrs soon this $500 other Spahlaids
To- leru, but they met after due preparation
By San Martln. and tEOrOuhbly routed.
TIE ltcturvr alluded ~ "a toucblug manner 10 san
Martins leaving The cOuLtry when civil war brEe out
aH Ose ~ his urn inHEy years afcfWHd u buthus
Ayrcs, Nhen again III, gustcd at tue spectacle u dlN
sios discussions, ana continued evil wars, 10 went
Europe aud remained u his death IA $50 San
Marin moarcist in principle, feeling ~ be uld,
that the South American Republics not sufficiently
advanced for publican forms Of government. lie was
OF great of exceeding modestJ, and VI
tried and elevated patriotism.