CHAPTER X.

THE SPY SYSTEM OF THE PATRIOTS.

1815--1816.

The Restoration of Spanish Domination in Chile--Cruelties of the Royalists--Nationalist Reaction--The Plans of Abascal--San Martin establishes Secret Agencies in Chile--His Spy System--Preparations of the Chilian Patriots--Marcó del Pont--Manuel Rodriguez--Brown and the Argentine Privateers--Loss of the _Uribe_--Capture of the _Consequencia_--Blockade of Callao--Attack on Guayaquil--Loss of the _Trinidad_--Return of the Squadron.....117