The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-16


Ia. While he was successful they Wer
| forcel 10 submit but the defeat CAV
/ them chance TO remove Carrera, aud II
his place oHiggins was made com
mander-ln-chief Of the armies. The chOic
was wise. After the battle OF Roble Car
rera had called the young man-now thir
ty-eight years Of age-'el primer soldald,
de Chile" the first soldier Of Chile
| O'Hlggins chose Mackenna. younl
1rishman, as his second In command.
Some successes had been won by OHlg
gins when the iunta ordered him to ne
| gotiate a peace with the enemy. and IN
| treaty of Linay was signed on May Sd
Shortly afterward the patriots released
Carrera, who had been imprisoned.
/ Civil war then broke out Carrera or
| ganized an army to fight oHlggins. m,
| two armies were drawn W In battle ar
| ray on the banks Of Maypo. Then cam,
news came that a new attacking party
had been sent by the viceroy under Osa
RIO, The patriots now reunited at OHig
gins suggestion. and he maRnanlmously
gave chief command OF the army 70 Car
rera. But the ex-dictator was not SC
patriotic. When Talca was attacked. Oct
LIST and ID. he sent o Higgins to fight and
promised to attack the rear. Carrera did
not give the promised support but left
OHiggins TO fight the enemy alone. Over
whelmed In numbers. O'Higzins made q
the lines with 300 Of his men left alive.
Carrera did not prort by his treachery.
Another royallst force surprised ana rout-
ed his army. and, with objurgations OF all
Chile for his shameful treatment OF
O'Higgirs. he fed to the United States
The royallsts easily recapture chile, and
the principal patriots were eXiled to Juan
Fernandez Robinson Crusoe's island,
iaade famous by Defoe. Ohiggins ana
Mackenna fed to Argentine for AID.
OHiggins und Mackenna Joined San
Martin. and assisted by their swords In
firmly establishing the independence OF
Argentine. When the Argentine leaders
had succeeded In winning freedom they
listened to O HiEgins request for help
for their reighbors On the other side of
the lakes Three thousand Cnileans had
already found refuge on Argentine SOIL
and San Martin listened to their appeals.
Putting himself at the head of 1000 men.
half OF whom were Chi!eans. AMI with
DHiggins as second In command, he
crossed the Andes This force was tar
superior to the royalist army in chile, to
say nothing of Peru itself, and the dan
gers and difficulties of the march over
the Andes wero enormous. But san Nor
tin had a great help in OHiggins. inc
Journey was like that OF Hennthal across
tse Alps. and olligPins' strategy guided
the army.
Not knowing the size OF the army the
Spaniards had allowed II to come through
the passes without ascertaining its
strength, O'Higgins was ordered to
charge on the Spaniards. who were drawn
up to receive them, and the enthusiastic
patriots carried all before them.
With little opposition they fought their
way to Santiago, which was abandoned
by the SIP llsh new junta was formed
and General @ Higgins was made supreme
director. San Martin returned to Buenos
Ayres. O'HiRgins reorganized the army,
and dlslodged the royalists from the
southern Provinces which they still held
A second expedition was sent from Peru
under General Osaro. Jan. Is, 1918, while
San Martin, returned from Bueno3 Ayres
was advancing TO Peru, OHigglns took
the huh by the horns. On Feb. IL, 1918
the first anniversary of the battle of
Charabuco, OHigsins formally declared
the absolute independence Of Chile after
holding unique pltbiscite, He ordered
that in every city two blank books should
be open for fifteen days. and during that
time all who favored independence were
TO indite their names In one, and those
opposite IN another. The first were flied,
the negative books were unsullied O'Hig-
gins declare that the ayes had 1t. and
Chile wes free.
Slowly the royalst army advanced to
and sudden onslaught sent the Chileans
fleeing panic-striclten. O'lliGgins vanly
attempted to rally the troops, though
himself suffering from wounded arm.
Eut he was forced to himself retreat to
the city, and was again made dictator.
All the efforts of the patriots were d.
rccted TO a reorganization of the army,
and with the aid of San Martin, who
now Joined the patriots II was deter
mined to drive the SPaniards from tho
country. The patriots of Santiago In an
swer to O'HiEgins' appeal for funds, sub
scribed money, plate and jewels for the
cause, and 4,s00 Infantry and 500 cavalry
We're raised and newly clothed and well
armed
They met Osarlo at Maypo on April 3.
and the battle ragged for three days. The
contending forces were evenly matched,
and until its close the advantage seemed
to be with Osario but Col O'Brlen, a
gallant Irishman. who commanded a
troop of cavalry, so furously attacked
Burga's regiment the flower OF Osario's
army that 1t was routed, and that rout
disheartened the Spaniards, who retreat
ed, II was brilliant, decisive victory
that established Chilean Independence.
and II paved the way for independence
of Peru.
After the battle of Maypo O'Higglns
made strenuous efforts to equip a navy,
and II was TO his efforts that Chiles sub
seQuent Importance as the greatest naval
power among the South American states
is due. He had able lieutenants in Capt.
O'Brlen, former lieutenant in the Brit
ish navy; Blanco Enelado, who had been
In the spanish navy and Captains Will
kinson anu Higginson, two North Amerl-
cans. They bought merchant ships ar
irving at Valparaiso and mounted them
with artillery guns.
with this improvised naval force Chile
contended against the Spanish fleet,
which was conveying transports with
well equipped troops a battle was
fought Off Valparaiso and the Chileans
won, ending the naval power of Spain in
the Pacific. Chile's navy was afterward
ready to repel any attack by Spain on
any of the colonies, and Spalns power
weakened.
With peace came O'Higgins chance to
show his craftsmanship, Realizing that
Chile, with her enormous seacoast must
depend upon navy, he built one Six
ships captured from Spain were added,
and other ships were bought In England.
One of the captured ships was named
O'Higgins and II rendered good service
In the Peruvian war of independence
During o'Higgins' administration Chile
was the most pacific of the South Ameri-
can states, and to his wise example has
been due the comparative freedom of the
country from internal dlssensions. He re-
formed the fragrant abuses previously
prevalent, and officeholding was no longer
a means of fleeing the people.
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