(A Don Modesto Basadre)
early 1824, and as an act involving the recognition of the independence of Peru, credited the cabinet of St. James to Mr. Thomas Rowcroft with the character of the English Consul in Lima.
When he arrived in Peru British agent, found the capital and Callao in the hands of the royalists in consequence of the revolution Moyano.
Lima, the holiday town of Pizarro, had the grim look of a cemetery, and the grass grew in the streets for lack of pedestrians. English Brigadier Mateo Ramirez had, with the ferocity of their actions, terrified neighbors.
"Looking out onto a balcony of the Convent of Mercy," says one notable -contemporary historian, amused himself by making up a few young dandies who crossed the square and made them shave his head, saying that wearing your hair to the Republican. Mr. Besanilla, respected elder, was put on the cross before the door of Mercy, for saying that overnight would Bolivar patriotic forces. A lantern placed on the head of the martyred knight allowed to read the following sign: "Here is hanging Besanilla, even until the rebel gang."
Even women were victims of the despotic brigadier, who was shut for several hours in the dungeons of the Lima headquarters that looked coral earrings or curls in their hair, trim the Robespierre of Peru, as it was called, described as revolutionary. Banned
will use the covered blue skirt or other clothing of that color that was fashionable at the time of St. Martin, and sentenced to serve several hospitals genius girls happy, for the crime of singing this song too popular at the time:
"A D. Simón Bolívar
ask God, that his officers
give me husband. "
Brigadier Ramón Rodil held in Callao under the command of three thousand soldiers, and enjoyed great prestige and popularity in the neighborhood, unanimously realistic, in that plaza. The Castilian Real Felipe had not yet resorted to extremely rigorous measures which later conquered sinister reputation.
Such was the situation on arrival of the English consul. Mister
Rowcroft bordering on fifty, and was the perfect type of gentleman. Acompañábalo his daughter, Miss Ellen, one of those steamy willis and ideal beauty, captivate both passenger in a box at Covent-garden or in the streets of Regent's Park.
Bolivar was in the North, where he sent British agent credentials, which immediately put the Liberator exequatur.
On December 5 the royalists retreated to Lima Callao. Peer knew that 7 would go Bolivar in the capital.
At ten in the morning of 6 Mr. Rowcroft, accompanied by his daughter in his car headed to Callao, where I expected a ship of the British frigate Cambridge. Even the four p.m. remained aboard the consul in conference with the commander of the ship.
A Rodil could not help but come up to that interview on the eve of reaching Bolivar was motivated by political reasons adverse to the cause of the king, and paced impatiently in the hallway of the shelter.
On landing he was approached by the consul Brigadier, gallantly gave his arm to Miss Ellen and escorted to the stirrup of the car.
-general Lord asked Mr. Rowcroft in bad English, "do not be a danger on the road?
"None, sir," said Rodil-consul, however, here I have ready a pass signed by me to the king advanced.
- Very well! (Thank you very much)-said the consul, put the paper in his pocket.
"If there is danger for you," continued Rodil-will by the insurgent guerrilla band.
- Oh, no! Patriots know me a lot ... Montoneras my friends ... be friends. Rodil
smiled, shook hand, the consul sat beside his daughter, and the carriage started.
The last outpost of the English was in Bellavista, protected by the guns of the castle. The officer who commanded his fly aproximose a car, beat the pass, and said
"So far, Mr. Consul, your honor has understood us and has not gone wrong. In the rest of the way understood by the insurgents. Bon voyage!
Miss Ellen, despite not understanding English, thought to find something fun or covert sinister threat to the officer's accent: he had what is called a hunch, one of those mysterious intuitions, that God was prodigal with the wife, and said in English to his father: "I have
fear return to Callao.
- girl, girl! "Murmured the consul and paternal affectionate tone reproach. I have duties to perform in Lima ... Half an hour more and we will have arrived.
And turning to the coachman, he added:
- Go head!
Four minutes later, while passing through the Baquijano Carrizal, a rain of bullets fell on the carriage.
The driver turned flanges, exhaust and took the path of Callao.
The weak young man was passed out, and Mr. Rowcroft, belly pierced by a bullet, writhing in anguish seizures.
Rodil, who continued their walk in the corridor of the arsenal, there was very attentive to assist the wounded, who died twelve hours later, aided by the surgeon of Cambridge.
Day 11, and after the body embalmed, landed hundred sailors from the frigate, the official English and the French corvette Diligent. The funeral procession embarked in fifteen boats, disparose every minute a cannon, and the body was buried on the island of San Lorenzo ... Who's to blame for this crime?
Don Gaspar Rico and Angulo, English journalist, editor of The Trustee, without literature scholar, a great fan of rude jokes, bad-tempered man of character and confidant of Rodil, claimed in his infamous scrap of paper lay the responsibility for the guerrilla patriots. But his description of the funeral, no right to judge who among the royalists of Callao were taxed applause crime. And lest it be said that we believe to birlonga or without foundation, we'll copy an article signed by Rico and Angulo, appeared in El Callao Depositary for the December 17, the day before he arrived at Lima's big news the victory of Ayacucho: PUBLIC SHOWS
.- The day 11 appeared a very stilted view of the people at the funeral of Mr. Thomas Rowcroft no guts. Some of them were the charred to death of the nation's montoneros great p. .. misses, and the residue of which it formed the Bandullos removed for embalming. When launched this operation, very rare in these countries, told the mourners who practiced London to carry relics of the deceased, but there was a pregnancy occur, and taken to the nearby deserted island of San Lorenzo, where they rest in peace if they do not make war birds of prey that have and do not have wings. Some people said that the coffin was too heavy because it was full of ounces of gold, and other propagated that smelled of sulfur because the deceased was taken by the devil. If all that is said and heard in a civilized people and the century lights, what would that in an age of barbarism? Our Beat, Beat, and a friar of the audience repaired to a cleric, there is no devil persuades them to be Catholic ecclesiastical communion, because they saw him cope, chasuble, surplice, stole, or deputy clerk saw, cross Acetre , hyssop and holy water. And do not say what this minister said dildo Lutherans, because it is good to find all the nonsense that is spoken.
a button is better explained. Still more harshness of words, because the writer had a gala to be learned in the profane, are written all the numbers from the Depositary. Fortunately, Angulo Rico and has founded the journalism school in Peru. It was a blur of paper not worth half wafer halved.
When finalized the site of the castle began diseases and food shortages to wreak havoc among the royalists, the victim died of scurvy the stud journalist who was in a burial ground for mockery.
occupations, concluded the accusation hurled Angulo Rico and the guerrillas of the country, enough to dispel the view that the Patriots did not have to sacrifice who was addicted to them well, and in that day back from Callao after conferring with the commander of Cambridge in the service of the American cause. Were, therefore, the royalists who, a few blocks away from his line of operations, prepared the ambush that was the victim the first British Consul in Peru.
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