The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

REVOLUTION IN MONTE VIDEO.

Buenos Ayres was again enjoying tranquillity, no
bad consequences having been felt from the last at-
tempted revolution, in which the rebels were un-
successful, owing to the precautionary measures
adopted by the governor. It is therefore premised
that a great improvement will be experienced there
in trade generally this summer, as the Saladeros
(or killing establishments) are expected to work ou
a larger scale than has been the case for some time;
added to which the wool crop, which is increasing
rapidly from one year to another, will be very
heavy this smolt.
Matters in Monte Tideo, however, bore a very
unsatisfactory aspect, a revolution having broken
out in that city in consequence of a decree (subse-
quently revoked) suppressing the liberty of the
press. This step was caused by one of the daily
papers publishing sundry articles against the go-
vernment in anticipation of the elections for a new
President. General Flores, in view of the general
ill feeling towards him on the part of the native
population, and having grounds to suspect the
Brazilian Minister to be in league with the revolu-
tionary party, retired to a small distance from the
city, where he was joined by many of his friends,
and immediately commenced to collect troops from
the country. He was supposed to have about 1,500
to 1,800 men, the number increasing daily. In the
meantime, the inside party have not been idle, as
they had named a provisional government, and also
made preparations to resist any attack that might
be attempted. General Flores has shown himself de-
sirous of preventing bloodshed as much as possible.
A committee of foreign merchants had on two occa-
sions endeavoured to reconcile the two contending
parties, but had been unsuccessful, though on the
evening of the-4th they had another interview with
General Flores, to convey the result of which
the packet was detained one day after her time. The
interview is reported to have been more satisfactory
than on the previous occasions, there being only
a few points upon which they could not agree.
Flores offered, however, to resign his power if the
vice-president of the state was named in his place
until the term of the present presidency, which
hits only to run a few months longer, expired ;
but it is believed the inside party refused to accede
to this.
The following is from a supplement to the British
Packet (Buenos Ayres), of Sept. 1:
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Our prognostications as to the situation of the neigh-
bouring republic has been realised sooner than we ex-
pected ; and the result, we regret to say, is the prospect,
we may almost say the certainty, of a desolating civil
war l On the 28th ult., Flores was driven from his post,
and the following day hoisted the banner of another legal
presidency, ominous words for the orientals in the
suburbs of the capital. He is said to be at the bead of
500 or 600 cavalry, a force against which the town of
Monte Video can easily defend itself, but a force more
than sufficient to form the nucleus of a Montanero war
in the country districts. The Brazilians are snugly shut
up in the barracks, and apparently care for none of these
things. They might have upheld the legal presidency in
the capital ; they cannot put down the legal presidency
in the camp. They have placed themselves in a false
position, and it may require many sacrifices and much
blood to retrieve the fatal error. It appears that the
President of the Senate declined the Provisional Presi-
dency, in consequence of which Don Louis Lamas was
proclaimed by popular vote, widening the many breaches
that have already been made in the unfortunate consti-
tution, which all parties invoke and trample upon as
may suit their convenience. It is said that some of the
departments have declared for Flores, and others for
Oribe. Either can invoke a legal presidency, and will
doubtless find ready allies in the Argentine emigrants,
on c3ndition of lending them a helping hand when their
time comes.