promise, he sent in his resignation, and was ordered to quit Lima in
twenty-four hours! As the promise of a conveyance to Panama was broken,
the Archbishop embarked in a merchant vessel for Rio de Janeiro,
addressing to me the following letter previous to his departure.

Chancay, Nov. 2, 1821.

My dear Lord,


The time is arrived for my return to Spain, the Protector
having granted me the necessary passport. The polite
attention which I owe to your Excellency, and the peculiar
qualifications which adorn and distinguish you, oblige me to
manifest to you my sincere regard and esteem.

In Spain, if God grant that I arrive in safety, I request that you
will deign to command me. On leaving this country, _I am convinced
that its independence is for ever sealed_. This I will represent to the
Spanish Government, and to the Papal See, and will do all in my
power to preserve the tranquillity, and to further the views, of the
inhabitants of America, who are dear to me.

Deign, my Lord, to receive these sentiments as emanating from
the sincerity of my heart, and command

Your obliged servant and Chaplain,
BARTOLOMÉ MARIA DE LAS HERAS.