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the line which marched from St. Sebastian, Vitt
toria,.and even. :Burgos, and the regiment of Ca.',
talonia* volunteers,. have had affairs of advanced
posts with the Navarran insurgents, who no where'
made any stand against 'the regular troops; and
that, dismayed by the strength and' determina-
tion of these troops, they have dispersed as Guc-
rillas and avow coming to action.
A printed despatch of the Political Chief
of Tolosa contains the following particulars :
" The rebels, divided ,into two bands, have pro.
ceeded, the first to the t'alley of Roncal, and the
second to the valley of Goni. The latter, pur-
sued. by General •Lopez Banos, and attacked in
the village of Arguinariz on the 19th, -fled.
It was commanded by Don Santos Ladron, who
left 100 infantry and 12 cavalry to cover his
retreat.; but they were charged with the bayonet,
and routed by the chasseurs of Seville, leaving
fourteen dead, and many wounded. The rest
dispersed. Lopez Banos descended on the
.20th to Puente la I.teina, four leagues . from.
Pampeluna, where the regiment of Alexander is •
stationed, which must have completed the route
of the insurgents. Vie band %illicit directed its
course to: Roncal, consisting of about 600 men,
commanded by Juan Villanueva, is pursucd by
the troops from Pampeluna. The situation of
the rebels in the Roncal is not more favourable.
It is to be hoped, considering the spirit of the
inhabitants, the ardour of the troops, and the as..
sistance of the men in the service of the customs,.
that the factious Ival be soon put down."

BUENOS AYRES.
Eitract of a Private: Letter, dated Buenos ~Iyres,

Sept. 24.
" A most important and radical change has
taken. place in the system of administ, ation
here. Rivadavia and Garcia, two men of
knowledge and political experience, occupy two
of the principal offices in the Government--
the State and- Treasury departments. The
system of finance, which 'ought long since to
have been adopted, is now taking effect; the
duties will be reduced, but faithfcilly col-
lected, and it is believed that direct taxes, to a
moderate extent will soon be established,—
Smuggling has received a severe blow in the
arrest and confinement of Mr. Calderon, the
first Inspector of the Custom House. A new
official Gazette, entitled Register Official, is now
published here, containing all the public decrt4,i
and correspondence of the Government. No
foreigner can obtain a passport without a Pre-
vious certificate from the Agent or Consul of
flis Government. This applies more particular
to those countries which have agents here ; and
no vessel can be admitted to entry, or to bear the
flag of any nation within this province, but such
as have a certificate from their respectable Con-
suls, that they are
-entitled to do so.
64 The American Consul lately detected a
vessel with false papers, and exposed her to this
Government ; in consequence of which she was
seized, and;probably, will he detained. Avail-
ing himself of this circumstance, he applied fur
the last-mentioned regulation, which was imme-
diately granted. Inclosed is part of the corre-
spondence pnblished here :--

COPY OF A LETTER FROM THE CONSUL OF THE

UNITED sTATEs.
cc SIR,--To secure the bona fide property of its
•- citizens, •is one of the primary duties of every
Government, and to this end it is of the
highest importance that any, and all proceed-
ings that have a tendency to blend it in ap-
pearance with foreign property, or tends to
render the evidence of its legitimacy suspi-
cious or uncertain, should be most pointedly
repressed. With these views I have been charg-.
ed by the Government of the United States of
America, to watch over the use, and to prevent
the abuse within this province of the flag of my
country ;
,to endeavour that no vessel of the
United States, or none which shall not be truly
such, shall be sold under that name that has not
a rightful claim to the national character. Con-
fidently hoping that his Excellency the • Gover-
nor and Captain-General of this Province will
readily co-operate to the attainment of these
honourable ends, I take
.the liberty, in purn-
ance of by instructions, as well as the. duties
necessarily incident to my otTicial character, Most
respectfully to solicit that the• following mea-
sures may be adopted and ordained :----
44 First—That the necessary orders,shOuld to
given to the competent authorities,,that no vessel 4
be permitted, inenteriug into, clearing, or depart-
ing from any roads or
.ports within this province,
to assume the character of the United States of
Anaerica,unless-such vessel shall be acknowledged
by me to have a right so to do.
" Secondly—That notaries public should be
enjoined to notify to Inc all transfers of vessels of
the, United States.

• ';I avail Myself with the pleasure. of this occa,
sion to renew to you the assurauces.of my most
distinguished consideration acid respect.
"I have the honour to be, &c. •
(Signed) " J. .111.,:,FORBIS.
" TO the Hon. Dr. Bernardino Rivadavia,
Minister of Government and Foreign
Affairs, Buenos Ayres."
TRANSLATION OF THE MINISTER'S REPLY TO TILE

•
FOREGOING.
" Agreeably to what the Agent of the United
States pleased to represent to me in his official
letter under yesterday's date, the Government
has resolved upon and ordered to be communi-
cated to those whom it may concern—
" First, that no vessel assuming the character
or flag of the United States of korth 'America
shall be permitted to enter, discharge, or depart,
unless the right of such vessel be previously ac-
knowledged by the agent of the said country re-
sident in this city.
" Second/y, that the principal notary of the
Government make known to all notaries public,
that previous to executing a contract of sale or trans-
fer of any vessel bearing the flag of the United
States of North America, they give notice to the
agent of said States.; the expences incurred to he
paid by those concerned. . •
" With this the Minister of Government and
of Foreign Relations repeats to the agents the
assurances of his highest consideration and rcspeCt.
(Signed) " ItIVAPAVIA.
" To John M. Forbes, Esq. Agent to
the United States." •>-