Seamen and troops of the Sqwardon.

Regarding the premium for the Frigat It is to be regretted that
the memorey of so herioic an Interprise should be mixed with the
painful ideer that blood as been shed in Accomplishment, and
we hope that your Lordship and the Gallant Officers and Seamen
may be enabbled to give new days of Glorry to the cause of
indispendence.

Ship's Company, _O'Higgins_.

N.B.--Warre One Single Sentiment his not been fulfilled.

This letter, though somewhat incomprehensible, was intended as a
farewell complimentary address to myself, previous to the desertion of
the flag-ship; and, had this taken place, there was no doubt that the
ships' companies of the whole squadron would have followed the example,
so that the Protector would have gained his ends, in spite of my
endeavours to keep the men faithful to the flag under which they were
engaged to serve.

Fortunately for Chili and myself, an occurrence took place which averted
the evil, and was brought about by the very means which the Protector
had devised to promote his individual views.

The occurrence alluded to, was the embarkation of large sums of money by
the Protector in his yacht _Sacramento_, which had cast out her ballast
to stow the silver, and in a merchant vessel in the harbour, to the
exclusion of the _Lantaro_ frigate, then at the anchorage. This money
was sent to Ancon, on the pretence of placing it in safety from any