The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-22 00:00:00

RIVER PLATE.

Extracts from letters received direct from Buenos
Ayres, per Skiold :
" BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 6.—Our Monte Video
I otters of the 31st ult., received this morning, mention
that Garribaldi was about to blockade the coast of the
Banda Oriental with the captured Buenos Ayrean
vessels and some small craft. If Garribaldi is allowed
to leave Monte Video to blockade the north coast, we
fear that the traffic with this port will not be very se-
cure, as he will no doubt make captures.
"BUENOS AYREF, AUG. 12.—We are sorry to
inform You that by advices received from Monte
-Video this morning to the 9th, it seems clear to
na that the French Protectorate already exists there,
if not in name, de facto. The natives and foreigners
Itarms are reprellented as being greatly at variance.
4t
seems that Count Walewski left orders on his
departure
with the French Chargé d'Affaires not to
sanction or permit any arrangement with General
Oribe, until orders were received from France after
the Count's arrival there—that he advanced part of
tlegions
money for paying the officers and soldiers of the
for the next eight months, the rest being sub-
scribed b the Custom-house contractors. The im-
prisonment of the petitioners for peace is also con-
firmed; and it is positively stated that the Customs
revenue of 1850 has been ceded to the present con-
tractors. It is thus clear that whatever Monte Video
fly appear in name, its nationality, so far as this
t'ty is concerned, is completely lost; and unless "mea-
si
!Ires are taken by the British Government to restore
thins to their normal state, it is impossible to caleu•
Ite how long we are to be continued in the present
disastrous condition. We, however, do hope that
since it is generally understood here (and the with-
drawal of the intervention on the part of England
..e_erly proves it) that it is the desire of our Govern-
-412,71.t amicably to arrange all points of difference
,v_lth this, efficient measures will be at once taken to
ao, and the French Government induced to cease
their blockade and other strange proceedings."
Po

RTSMOtTIi, HURSDAY EVENING.— This day
e r"eirg the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, her
liesty's ship Victory, Lord Nelson's flag-ship, has
ti decorated With crowni of laurel at her masthead,
Captain Yates and the officers entertain a large party
v& officers at dinner.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

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61e 10.1 LI3 (11/lel, Ui/ La//:
frontier on the part of the Katirs, but King Wil-
liam's Town had been visited by an awful storm on
the 2d August, which caused considerable damage to
the buildings. The announcement that a company
had been formed in England for the establishment of
a regular communication by steam with the Aus-
tralian colonies had caused a great sensation, and
meetings have been held and petitions addressed to
the governor, pointing out the advantages that would
accrue to the colony by the steamers touching at the
Cape.
A most cruel murder bad been committed at Beau-
fort. A Tambookie on the 29th hired himself to one
Gert Beukes, and on the 31st, in the middle of the
night attacked his master while in his sleep, and with
a hand axe inflicted a severe wound on his forehead.
The poor man, on receiving the blow, awoke, and
held his arm up, which lie severed from his body.
In wrestling the hand of the other arm was also
cut nearly off, and the ruffian, having lost the axe,
seized a spade, and beat and cut him with it till he
was dead. The poor wife (who was in the last stage
of pregnancy) attempted to fly with her two children,
when he brought her back and told her that if she
did not show him where all her money was he would
kill her and her children. She opened the chest,
which he rifled of its contents. He then examined
the guns, took the best, and took the flints out of the
others and decamped. The inhabitants being roused
by so cruel an act, made every exertion, and suc-
ceeded in apprehending the ruffian.