That the Supreme Junta, on behalf of the Nation, shall offer to Lord Cochrane, Admiral of the Chilian squadron, its most expressive sentiments of gratitude for his hazardous exploits on behalf of Peru, hitherto under the tyranny of military despotism, but now the arbiter of its own fate.

   This resolution being communicated to the Supreme Junta, they
   will do that which is necessary for its fulfilment, by ordering it to
   be printed, published, and circulated.

   Given in the Hall of Congress, at Lima, September 27th, 1822.

   Xavier de Luna Pizarro, President.

   Jose Sanchez Carrion, Deputy and Secretary.

   Francisco Xavier Mariatique, Deputy and Secretary.

   In fulfilment of the preceding Resolution, we direct the same to
   be executed.

   Jose de la Mar,

   Felipe Anto.  Alvarado,

   El Conde de Vista Florida.

   By order of His Excellency,
   Francisco Valdivieso.

San Martin had, however, played his cards so cunningly, that, in order to be well rid of him, the Peruvian congress had been induced to give him a pension of 20,000 dollars per annum, whilst nothing but thanks were awarded to me, both for liberating their country and for freeing them from military despotism! notwithstanding that the new Peruvian Government was in possession of our prizes, the Prueba and Venganza, the latter only to be given up by paying 40,000 dollars to the Chilian squadron, which at its own cost had run it down in Guayaquil—­these sums, no less than the value of the other frigate, being, in common honesty, due from Peru to the Chilian squadron to this day.  To have thanked me so warmly as the exclusive instrument of their independence and deliverance from military tyranny—­yet to have rewarded the tyrant and not myself in any form beyond the acknowledgment of my services, is a circumstance to which the Peruvian Government of the present day cannot look back with satisfaction; the less so as Chili has, after the lapse of thirty years, partially atoned for the ingratitude of a former Government in availing itself of my aid, without a shilling in the way of recompense, though I had supported its squadron by my own exertions, with comparatively no expense to the Government, during the whole period that I held the command.

To add to this palpable injustice, the Peruvian Congress distributed 500,000 dollars amongst twenty general and field officers of the army; but the officers of the squadron, whose prowess had freed the Pacific of the enemy, and by the admission of the Congress itself Peru also—­were not only excluded from the Peruvian bounty, but were denied the prize-money which they had won and generously given up to the temporary exigencies of Chili.  Such a monstrous perversion of justice and even common honesty, never before reflected discredit on a state.  But more of this hereafter.