Marble Hill press., 1921-09-09

fssUsa The last ot the .. legally constituted vic~-
rOys u Peru. reported that the whole country was
ripe for rebellion. ard that although be realized
Tie iansrr lie "a. unable 20 take ereciiss pr~cau-
tloaary tncan, .gHcv he could IN uo usy forr'eh
FROM shat dlrsctloo the blow sVuld come The
toyai troops 81 hs disposal amounted to 800 g'"n
Tsia In Lima and Callao. s.tsa guartsrsd al 'af-
CO, Ar-3 a.pa and NaaIA d.u.n IN upf-r fsru ahl
~ st fiseo aEd oaustA ou the coast
- Il vas that preparations to free Peru from
ssAin largely mate Ia distant Huenos Aires
II Isis General ts San MARTA began the task OF
erSatihs the Andes Army bis plan u campaign
helms tS march arr,ss the Anirs 90 Chile jan
uary II. isi7 he bvsan h!s march With an rvgi-
usnisl ofrc,rs aud so foot soldiers There were
thrcs divisions under Generals lAs H"ras. Al
vufadu and Cuuie. Tier, we're inp horses and
g.si mules sikh supplies AMI equipment
The army crossing through uspaI!afa pass u2'
49, frr'l enters! santiago iu February. The bat.
tie a. NaGgu. Arrtl 5 ended Spanish power In
CHI. Thrn saa Martin induced the CAiiraus TO
gather a fleet. ulihout Which successful Invasion
of Peru euaId Gct d. made.
turi Co,hraus "a British no'lenan With dis
tn us1Gishsd naval rrcort accepted comnnud II the
fleet aud hpgste,l his flag on the o'iiisgins p,cem
her - ISIS. Al The ships were commanded by
British officers tie ouv exception Has captain
wor<,sr an American. After ssyeral cruises aud
EstsGH minor TEAf4Nk tif Afft lf'AFl''NA A' IA
paral%a 10 p,,rgruber 1919, Hy this time General
de sau Martin un, nearly rvaay to embark, having
tbfn med aid FROM the fn-ce IN merchants of Buenos
Aires In August ~ $50 he had at Valparaiso
a fovce ~ 4ar-ave infantry hatallous aud two
regiments ef tasaIry.
August II General de San Martins expedition
sailed frari Valparaiso Lord Cnyhrune tn command
OF the feet, september the trHps landed In Par
sc-a. hay AFTER successful expedition 10 the
Interior san Martin reemhnrked and established
headquarters to the north of Lima
san Martin had wisely chosen his headquarters
as near the capital as possible. On December g.
is2n an entire Spanish battalion go strong cca-
zls,ing chiefly of Colomhans went over 10 the ia.
trtots and shortly afterwards rs Peruvian officers
and plumber ~ cadets arrived from Lima. san
Martins line now extended from the to Say
an distance Of about - miles the Spanish army,
unaer rsxuela, occupying position about miles
north IT Lima. Early tn 1921 discomfort arose
among the officers In the spanish army, and ON
the Goth Of January, an nsubordnate letter signed
hv all ~ the generals was addressed to the vice
roy calling upon him to resign and 10 deliver his
command to Gen. Jose de Ia Serna. Pezuela had
no alternative but to obey, says the Bulletin Of the
pan.American Union,
Immediately after the deposition Of the viceruy
San Martin raised the first battalion OF Peruvians.
Regardless OF the lrreguiarty. de In Serna was de-
clHrsf NiGRFNy l%lHk eNNNtbhhl FtNokhlEed pS he
snanish government. and an emssary arrived
from Spain to ascertain the demands Of the patri.
ots and arrange a compromise. San Martin, de-
rlarins an armstice of ~ days proposed
hasts Of peace recognition of the independence OF
cha country the establishment of provisional con-
x,,tntion until the election OF congress and the
ASCENSION Of Bourbon prince to the throne Of
peru The rev viceroy assentcd but his generals
insisted upon the rejection OF these proposals The
discontinued .it In Nav.
soon after this the royaiists found II necessary
., eyacuate the coast. being without ships and
en-, Off from all means of communication The
r,xalst general, Canterac. marched into the In
ter,or In June while the vcercy having garrisoned
and proytsoned Callao castle (which in September
surrendered to the Protector) left Lima, July O.
On the night OF July ., Gen San Martin entered
the capital of Peru, and on July ~ 1921. the In
aerenaence Of Peru was proclaimed San Martin
being unanimously acclaimed Protector. This Of
Ace he held until the establishment Of the Peruvi-