Los ideólogos: Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán

J A P A BL Vr CARD Y GuzMÁ •7 f ,. """-¡/ ni • · 1 "' ;, , Sf(: A' .- ~· -t ,...,_;, : .irtírnl wtote "to him,, thi:i'.t / 'hy recent itt;iftruétions recyh·ed · from Engla~<:l," ,he was djrected to Hmii thc asshaanc;e Ge· .' n:cral ' Miranda . 'Ya.s (ó, t~ive · from him, ~o pro'tecti0n froÍQ. , the n~wal force of the eocmy,-to prcvent, suc.. cours ~eing Jan.ded,r:-au d . t o securc his rc.cmbarkation, ~n the event. of ,qis beiñg~ -0.bl ~_getl io leave. th': shorc:" 1 t is probable, that the n~gac 1at 10n at ~)ans-, ip wh1ch the ministers were, ,tJwn e~mJ4-ged, and their hopos of peace, were ~he,sofe motiv-es <>( tHe- t"e,!( crve whfoh they embraccd M thí.~ occasion. 'fhat thcy fl.ad by n.o meaos <letermincd against 'the ~·eflt plan of em t1nc ipatíon, as some of their eneuxie~ )lav~ ~en ·, bus y to inslntuite_, \:Yé nre h;.lppy to be abJe to pr~Y~\~ by tly~ sueceeding~ pnssage _of the same, lctter. 'I am lu1th~r du.~~·cted,'- S'~lS' tbe .Adimrul, 'to send, by a fast oail~pg ve~s~I, foil, d~ect;iil~ <1f the ~it~ation fo wbic~ the ~ont~nent ()f S~µtp,.J\f!tetica npw ~tctt1ds, m,,orde:r thai h1s. ~faJesty s mitjht~t~ m~y fi t1'ally Sf'eéld'e ~P! tq, tqe mcti-surc:s thcy may take• . fo co~~e9uim<fu of the, ab<?ve-/ líe a<lds, . ~ a sch<>?ner aftcndf Carta,Jn Dundas. of the :Eléphant, to Corq; wh1ch schqoner ~il · 'rec~ív-e _qn 9oar1l y0,ur dcsp::i.tché~/ ~nd imm~clíatel¡ pro· c~ed to ~ngla1\d.~ Jle cpuclu~cs l>y suying, ' I thiri~ Jt pro· pet to gi v~ yo~ ~hf.s Pa,rly ,lnf9r!'l1,~tion, Íf?~ t you sqoul~ be l~d to _eJtp~pt a . J'Hlli~.ary force t<;> arnve fot your support 1 -n Ctí- ' c~m;sta~ce ~ '.~1~ igqorant of beiug iu tbc cot)f; mp!ation of }n~ ~~ttJesty ~ -go\·cnm1cnt~ but, should any amve, you may tfepe-.rt~ .. p.· n. lits lieing fürwardecl to. yo.u "~· fthottt Joss. of timc.r: Jn 1ÍJl;Q~f}~r- le~ltr:r:- 'tco d~ys later, 'h.e .s!iys, ~ r wi~h . r could . · ,Jénd .)'OU· fi ye O f' SíX' rcgtttiC-l1ts ; and if thc ne-gqhátlO!JS fot J>.eac~ .hlo\~ xo.ff ; I do' ~.<>t d. -espáif of !1 fó!Fe Nriving from. , ~~lanfl:t to J)f~ icc vou in perfoet secunty.' . . , -~ The esfra.~rqina~y cvfaH~ which immediately fol{ow~d the ·. TUP!.ur~ ~f ~he 'n~gotiat!oq át fari~, and the re1nov{:I ,fróm his Ma;e$ty;s co.unctls which sooo ~tlcce~ded, of the·.mmtsters by.. ' 'whóil) •tbat negotiation \\'a§ cóndt thed, affordcd thin~ no o¡r , potrt;~ífi 'of r<.:c&m~1~~cing 4ny , op.cr ~~i~n~ !or the ~ c~nal\d,. ,, ~ ~~íl·~ of ~South .c'\numca; ~nd t~ e ~nci ftty ~· tt!1 wft1ch they ,· ~~11ed f}1~_msdv~s to b~ .' ~ra'y~ mto the . support of. L~e ~tfet\)es of con(p.1est, so tDJud1c1<>usly undertnken by S1r .1t'1t~e Pppham, dcrangéd aJf t!leir ric~y~ \vi~b reg~r~ ~o tha~ ~4<lgt~~ ObJ~Ct of poli~y . . OJ tl!e ~emo~rable exped1~1on tq ) /:J.fden?s ·i\y.rcs, . tl~c ~ustory '~ too w~lI .kn()~vn to'fequa_re any · " r&crnpitulanon m tht;) place. Its effccts, wnh r<?gard to ~be r , 'gtent and salowry 'plan of Hberation. have bet:*q t\ ·ofo1d~ It " h1l$ certafoly shakeri> ~md thnt \·iolentl~r, thc confidenc e of :tle .American p~ople fo th1f l3ritish go\·ernment. Tbey ha.ci .. Ht!~ft ~~~~! 1 f~o-P,l t~; highe~t a~t~ority 1 tha~ t~e v~~ws of. t~af . " " . .,. ,..• ,.. . .. .. 7 ~) '-~.~ .... to"... ~ ... "" " . 4 97