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Excerpt from Steam Warfare in the Parana, Vol. 1 of 2: A Narrative of Operations by the Combined Squadrons of England and France, in Forcing a Passage Up That River At length, a master spirit arose, - a man evidently endowed by nature with a mind competent to curb and rule the half-savage people among Whom he was thrown, -a man, whose whole course in life has demonstrated extraordinary genius in extricating himself from any dilemma in war or politics, and who, like Buonaparte, has the faculty of ensuring the fidelity and devotion of his followers. Juan Manuel de Rosas appeared on the stage of South America, and speedily made his way to supreme power; not supreme power in the sense in which it would be understood in England, but the most despotic command. His mere word was law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.