CHAPTER XXXII.

PERU INDEPENDENT.

1821.

The Continental Campaign--Lack of National Spirit in Peru--Convention of Notables at Lima--Declaration of Independence--Capture of Ships by Cochrane at Callao--Attempted Surprise by Las Heras--Overtures of Cochrane to La Mar--San Martin appoints himself “Protector of Peru”--Decree against the Spaniards--Banishment of the Archbishop--Tragic Fate of José Miguel Carrera.....270