thoritiesinthesouth，inatowncalledLinares。GasparRuizwasentrustedwithasmallpartyonly，buttheyprovedthemselvesworthyofSanMartin\'sconfidence。
Theseasonwasnotpropitious。Theyhadtoswimswollenrivers。Theyseemed，however，tohavegal-
lopednightanddayout-ridingthenewsoftheirforay，andholdingstraightforthetown，ahundredmilesintotheenemy\'scountry，tillatbreakofdaytheyrodeintoitswordinhand，surprisingthelittlegarrison。
Itfledwithoutmakingastand，leavingmostofitsofficersinGasparRuiz\'hands。
\"Agreatexplosionofgunpowderendedthecon-