The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-29 00:00:00

AFFAIRS of the RIVER PLATE,

(Per the Delphine, arrived off the coast from Antwerp.)
MONTE VIDEO, APRIL 21.—Her Majesty's ship Phi-
lemel sailed from this yesterday direct for England,
having on board Mr. Turner, and M. Chevalier, attache
to the Baron Deffaudis, sent home for fresh instruc-
tions. The latter, it is said, has stated to his Govern-
ment, that they have only two courses to choose from
for the settlement of this question—viz., the sending out
a powerful expedition. or the abandonment of the ques-
tion altogether ; in either case his services might be dis-
pens( d with, as, in the first, the commander-in-chief
would be sufficient ; and, in the second, a new minister
would be requisite ; he therefore requests his recall.
This can be depended upon, and the result of the deli-
berations of the two Cabinets, on this vessel's arrival
home, will consequently be most important. Ex-
change, 47d.
From Buenos Ayres wehave dates to the 15th. Every-
thing was perfectly quiet, and no foreigner was molested,
nor was it even anticipated that any would be, whatever
might occur. Exchange, about 21d.
MEMORANDUM OF OCCURRENCES AT MONTE
VIDEO, FROM MARCH 14 TO MARCH 31, IN-
CLUSIVE.

14th. Arrived her Majesty's steamer Alecto, bringing
dates from Corrientes to sth March, and having on board
two ministers from Paraguay, said to he accredited to
this government and the mediating ministers.
The commercial accounts received are most deplorable,
as may be gleaned from the following extracts from a
letter from a most intelligent person at Corrientes
" With respect to the state of the province in relation
to business, I am sorry to have to draw a very unfa-
vourable picture ; the war, which, as you know, has
continued since the year 1839, had impoverished the
people generally, insomuch that the goods which arrived
here in the year 1844, although a great part of them
were sent OA to Paraguay, remain unsold, at least one-
half of them. If such was the state of the province
during the last two years, how much worse must it be at
present, when two armies are ravaging it from one
extremity to the other. It is thought by the most in-
telligent people that the invasion of Urquiza will cost
at least 100,000 head of cattle, all of which will
be entirely lost ; for neither army can think of hides,
&c. Add to all this, the people of the country,
upon whom their families depend for subsistence, are out
with the -army ; the latter have not wherewithal to
buy the common necessaries of life, much less to
purchase clothing. Under such circumstances the car-
goes of three or four small vessels would have stocked
this place for a year, so that if only one-half of the sixty
vessels that are coming up bring cargoes, they will not
dispose of them in ten years (for it will take Corrientes
ten years of peace to recover the same degree of pros-
perity which it enjoyed before the year 1839); the
wisest course that most of them could take, would be to
return with their cargoes to Monte Video, though they
had to wait five years the opening of Buenos Ayres.
Salt is offering on board at 1 dol. per fanga—what will it
be when large quantities arrive ? The Government, on
the news of the convoy having entered the river,
doubled the duties upon imports and exports ; in short,
the state of this province cannot be worse for busi-
ness than it is at present ; there is much poverty, much
misery, and not a little discontent.
"With respect to the republic of Paraguay, I cannot
give you much information. In the month of November
last a treaty offensive and defensive was concluded with
the Government of Corrientes against Roses, by which
the Paraguay Government hound themselves to place
under the orders of Paz 10,000 men, with as many more
hereafter should they be required ; 14,000 were accord-
ingly sent down, which arrived in the Rincon de Soto, near
Goya, a few days before the invasion of Urquiza, well
armed, but in a miserable state of discipline. It was to
gain time to drill these new allies that Paz retreated be-
fore the former ; 5,000 men more are ready at
present between Nembuco and Villa Franca, and
vessels are gone to bring them. Of the state of
business in Paraguay, I can only inform you that
(facturas) invoices that have gone from this in the
latter end of the year 1844 are still unsold. Amongst
them, the greater part of the goods of Parlane M'Ales-
tar and Co. It is a miserable business; the government
will not give licence to yerba or tobacco to Nembuco
whilst any remains unsold there; so that you must
either take rotten yerba and tobacco, or remain with
your goods unsold. Special licences are ' sometimes
given (very few) to go to Ascencion, hut even there
Kerr has been four or five months without doing any-
thing, as they all wait the arrival of the convoy. By a
late decree the government has taken the yerba into its
own hands, so that no private person can deal in yerba,
timber, or hides. In short Paraguay will be worth
nothing for business until the government is more li-
beral and the people more enlightened."
Captain Hotham writes that in his opinion nothing
will be done by the contending armies until next Sep-
tember 'or October, and it is very evident all parties
engaged in the expedition, both naval and commercial,
are becoming most heartily sick of it.
18th.—Arrived General Rivera from Rio de Janeiro,
in the Spanish brig Fomento. He was immediately con-
veyed on board her Majesty's ship Vernon, in a boat
belonging to that ship. On the 19th he was released,
and again placed on board the Foment°, where he re-
ceived visits from the town, but was not allowed to land.
He subsequently repaired on board the Spanish frigate
Perla. This Government are determined not to let him
land, and appears to have the support of the Ministers
in this measure, which is much exasperating his partisans.
24th. Arrived her Majesty's ship Resistance, from
England, for the purpose, it is understood, of convey-
ing the 45th Regiment _to their original destination,
which tends to damp the spirits of those parties who
confidently expected an overpowering expedition in
support of their views.
26th. To-day the January packet from England has
arrived, but nothing has transpired respecting the ad-
vices she may bring relative to this question, if we ex-
cept that it is generally stated that Mr. Ouseley has
been nominated special minister to this republic. The
object of this is not known here.
28th. This morning several arrests have taken place,
amongst. them several persons of note, understood to
have been tampering with the troops in order to raise a
revolution in town in Rivera's favour; to-day (the 29th)
the city has, by public proclamation, been placed under
martial law, and by a decree of the same date Rivera is
ordered to retire to some foreign country, where he is to
receive a pension of 5,000 dollars per annum. Had it
not been for the presence of the two British regiments in
the garrison some serious outbreak would have taken
place, which would have rendered the situation
' of foreigners very precarious. It is now generally
stated that the 45th Regiment will not at any rate leave
this for the Cape until after the arrival of the February
packet from England, now daily looked for.
31st.—Nothing further new. General Rivera still re-
mains on board the Spanish frigate, and affairs in town
appear tolerably quiet. No later dates from the Parana
or Uruguay.

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.
(From Friday night's Gamette)
Admiralty-office, June 24, 1846.
Dispatches were this day received at this office from Cap-
tain Charles Graham, of her Majesty's ship Castor, ad-
dressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, of which the fol-
lowing are copies:—
Her Majesty's ship Castor, Kawakawa, River,
Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Jan. 13, 1846.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward to you, for the infor-
mation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, copies
of my letters, No. 6 (of the 9th of January, 1846) and No. 7
(of this date), to his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief on
this station, agreeably with the Admiralty instructions, page
89, article 56.-1 have the honour to be, &c.,
C. GRAHAM,
Captain and senior officer at New Zealand.
To the Secretary of the Admiralty, London.

Her Majesty's ship Castor, Kawakawa River, Bay of
Islands, New Zealand. Jan. 9, 1846.
Sir.—l have the honour to report to your Excellency, the
proceedings of the squadron under my command since my
last communication, dated the 15th of December, 1845.
His Excellency Governor Grey arrived here on the 18th
ultimo, and it being his wish and intention to advance into
the country to punish the rebel chief named Kawitti, sta-
tioned in a Pah, as mentioned in my last letter, No. 4, I im-
mediately landed the seamen and marines of this ship, with
proper officers, amounting to one hundred and eighty-eight
(188) persons, with arms, ammunition, rockets, &c., and
ordered Lieut. Otway, who commanded them, to place him-
self under the immediate command of Commander Hay, of
the Racehorse, whom I instructed (or rather confirmed the
orders of Sir Everard Home) to act with all the naval force,
under the direction of Colonel Despard.
Her Majesty's ship Calliope arrived at the Bay of Islands
on the 31st December, and I have, according to your orders,
detained that ship.
I have ordered the Osprey round to the Hok i ang a
arliavremr,
to protect British subjects, who are under considerable
from the unsettled state of the country.
I shall feel it necessary to detain the Callie,
and Racehorse for the present ; and, cominginthal do so after due
sion, I have to inform your Excellency that
from whom
proceedings in this
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consultation with his Excellency theo bi-
fthis Wand are in such a
I learn that affairs in the south
state as may possibly require an extraordinary force and
district are successful, and pa
exertions to quell insurrection,ceevre
take the earliest opportunity,
after
Secretary of the
warlike affairs in
Her Majesty's steamer Driver has not yet arrived ; but I
shall ens ui fl
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this part of the island are over, to establish coal depots for
Admi-
ralty, agreeably with the Admiralty instructions,aniy
ssetneadma-ovoepsyselofofwhiasr
page 89,
article 56.—1 have the honour to be, &c.l

C. GRAHAM, Captain.
To his Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane
C. 8., Commander-in-Chief, &c. ,

Camp, in front of Kawitti's Pah, New
Z, January 12th 1846.
Sir,—l have the honourealand to acquaint you, for, the informa-
tion of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that, in
obedience to orders from Captain Sir Everard Home, of her
Majesty's ship North Star, whose orders you confirmed on
your arrival, I landed with 130 seamen under my command
on the 13th ultimo, and placed myself in communication
with Colonel Despard, commanding the land forces at the
head of the Kawakawa river, destined to march to attack
the Pah of the rebel chief Kawitti, situate in a thick forest
on a mountain, fourteen miles from the head of the river.
Two 32-pounders and one 18-pounder gun were landed from
her Majesty's ship North Star, and a 12-pounder howitzer
from the Hon. East India Company's ship Elphinstone.
Our whole force advanced on the 22d ultimo to a position
about half way to the Fah, On the 23d I received A rein-

forcement of 150 :seamen from the Castor, under your com-
mand, with another 12-pounder howitzer. On the 27th' the
forces advanced, and the guns were brought forward, with
astonishing exertion on the part of the officers and seamen,
through a most difficult country, to a position about 900
yards from the enemy's Pah ; shells and rockets were
thrown in occasionally until the Bth instant, when another
32-pounder was brought up, and roads having been cut
through the forest by the pioneers, two stockades were
erected by them, assisted by the seamen and troops. Breach-
ing batteries in the stockade were erected the one dis•
tent 300 yards, the other 140 yards, from the Pah. On the
10th, at 11 A.M., fire was opened frcm the batteries, served
by seamen, under the direction of Lieutenant Maxwell
Falcon, of the Castor, Alleyne Bland, of the Racehorse, and
Leeds, of the Hon. East India Company's ship Elphinstone,
with the howitzer, and Mr. John Nops, master of the Race-
horse, with the 18-pounder ; Lieutenant Egerton, of the
North Star, directing the rockets. The fire was continued
with little intermission till 9 A fu., on the 11th, when our
friendly natives having ascertained that the two breaches
were praticable waved us on to advance ; an assault was in-
stantly made by the seamen under my command, in conjunc-
ion with the land forces and natives; we were scarcely in the
Pah, when the enemy made a desperate attempt to regain it,
and a severe action ensued, which lasted nearly four hours;
they were finally repulsed in the most gallant manner, and
retreated to the wood. I enclose a list of the seamen and
marines killed and wounded, and regret much the loss of se
many brave men. I beg to bring before the notice of his
Excellency- the Commatile,-in- Chief the following officers
who accompanied me to the assault, with their respective
divisions of small- arm men, and made themselves otherwise
extremely useful:—Lieutenant Robert J. Otway, first of the
Castor; Alfred J. Curtis, of the North Star; Arthur K.
Henry, of the Racehorse ; Eden and Ralph, of the Hon. last
India Company's ship Elphinstone; and Mr. Lock, mate of
the Castor; Mr. Charles S. Forbes, midshipman of the North.
Star, attached to the rocket party ; and Mr. Grove, my aide-
de camp; also Assistant-Surgeon Broughton, of the Elphin-
stone ; and the following medical officers, who attended to
the wounded in the camp : viz., Mr. John Kidd, surgeon of'
the Castor; Mr. William 11PK. Saunders, assistant-surgeon
of the North Star; and Mr. Pritchard, assistant-surgeon of
the Castor.
I cannot conclude this dispatch without expressing my ad-
miration of the conduct of every officer and seaman engaged,
which is fully confirmed by the general order of the Colonel
commanding, of this day's date, a copy of which I enclose.
Mr. George Don Murray, midshipman of her Majesty's
ship North Star (the only officer struck), was severely
wounded early in the action, when leading his subdivisicn of
seamen.
The arrangements for the victualling of the naval portion.
of the force engaged was conducted by Mr. Kenneth.
L. Sutherland, paymaster and purser of her Majesty's ship
North Star, to my perfect satisfaction I beg to add, that I
have received the greatest assistance from Lieutenant Otway,
of the Castor, and second in command of the naval brigade.
I have the honour to be, &c.,
GEORGE JAMES HAY,
Commander of her Majesty's ship Racehorse.

The officer commanding the force acting against the rebel
chiefs Heke and Kawitti has the greatest satisfaction in con-
gratulating the whole of the force at the brilliant success
that has attended their operations of the last few days.
The capture, by assault, of a fortress of such extraordinary
strength, and defended by so brave and determined an
enemy, is of itself sufficient to prove the intrepidity and gal-
lantry displayed by all concerned, whether seamen, marines.
troops of the line, artillery of the Hon. East India Corn .
pany's service, and the volunteer pioneers; and it will be
most pleasing part of his duty to bring such conduct to the
notice of his Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, and
through him to that of her Majesty and his Grace the Com-
mander-in-Chief.
The Colonel cannot conclude this order, without express-
ing his admiration at the brave and intrepid conduct dis-
played by our native allies on every occasion since these
operations commenced, and more particularly during the
assault of the pah, on which occasion their bravery was fully
equal to what might be expected from the bravest of her
Majesty's troops.
The Colonel commanding feels the greatest regret at the
loss of so many brave men as have been killed and wounded.
on this occasion; but it will be considered as an alleviation
by their friends, that they have fallen while nobly perform-
ing their duty to their Queen and country.
(By order) 'C. P. O'CONNELL, A.8.M..
List of Killed and Wounded at the attack made on Kawitti'"
Pah, at Ruapikapika, on the 10th and 11th of January,
1846.
Her Majesty's ship Castor—Seven men killed ; ten seamen,
two marines, severely wounded.
Her Majesty's ship North.Star—One marine killed; two
seamen severely wounded ; Mr. Murray, midshipmen, in-
cluded.
Her Majesty's ship Calliope—One marine killed ; one
marine severely wounded.
Her Majesty's sloop Racehorse—One seaman severely
wounded.
Hon. East India Company's sloop Elphinstone—One sea-
man severely wounded.

Her Majesty's ship Casto'j Kawakawa River,
Bay of Island,, Jan. 12, 1846.
Sir,—l have the honour to forward to your Excellencyr
a copy of Commander Hay's letter to me, descriptive of
the services of the naval and marine force under his com-
mand at the operations against the insurgent natives in
this neighbourhood ; and, in doing so, it is my pleasant
duty further to report to your Excellency that, although
I was not present myself in the Pah at the successful
capture of it, but in one of the batteries, still, from having
been in the camp during the last three weeks Tivancingi
and having consequently witnessed the great exertions of the
officers, seamen, and marines of the ships under my com-
mand, and those of the Hon. East India Company's
ship Elphinstone, in assisting in getting up the guns through
a very hilly country, and other heavy work in erectinx
batteries and conducting the fire from them, in breaching,
shelling. and rocketing the Pah, &c., and the weather hav-
ing been very wet, causing the roads (which had to be cut
through woods and over hills in a hitherto untraversed
country) to be very difficult, also all hands having had to
live under what shelter they could temporarily contrive out
of the bush, I consider their conduct worthy of the warmest
admiration.
The unwearied zeal, exertions, and attention to their re-
spective departments exhibited by Captain Sir Everard
Home Bart., C.B. (to whom I appointed the duty of defend,
ing a Pah, at our landing-place, six miles up the river, and
twelve from the Pah destroyed); also to keep up the com-
munication with the ships, which the rebels were expected
to attempt to cut off, by Commander Hay, of her Majesty.
ship Racehorse, and Captain Young, of the Hon. East Indus
Company's sloop Elphinstone, demand my thanks to them.;
and it is my pleasant duty to report the same to your Ex.-
cellency.
I have equal satisfaction in corroborating the statemertts
made by Commander Hay, respecting the officers and Men
under his orders, as I placed him in command of the whole
naval party, acting under the directions of Colonel Despard,
the military commander of the operations.
It is melancholy that so many fine young men have
fallen in this successful affair; and it is only due to Mr.
Kidd, the surgeon of this ship, to report his great attention
and aid, not only to our wounded people, but also to those of
the friendly natives.
I have, in conclusion, to acquaint your Excellency, that
reports from the officers appointed to eommand the vrtrious
different parties connected with these brisk operations in-
variably gratify me, by reporting most favourably on the
conduct of the respective officers and men under them ; but
it would be unjust for me to forward particular cases, when
all hands have done their duty so gallantly and willingly
through this very rough service.
The force landed from her Majesty's ships, previous to
my arrival on the 13th December last, was 171, including
officers and marines; the Castor lauded 188, the Elphinstone
54; when the Calliope arrived, the Osprey's men were sent
to their vessel (her services being required for the protec-
tion of the British residents on the Hokianga river), and
were replaced by 40 seamen and all the marines of that
ship, making a total of those engaged in the affair from the
ships about 340, 93 of whom were marines, who were
brigaded under Captain Langford, R.M., of the North Star,
with the military, and consequently it is not under my exact-
province to report upon their proceedings ; but having wit-
nessed the exertions of the officers and men belonging to
that distinguished corps on this occasion, I trust your Ex-
cellency will hold me excused for bringing the same t
your notice.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
C. GRAHAM,
Captain and Senior Officer at New Zealand.
To his Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, C. 8.,
Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c.

Admiralty, June 26.
With reference to the above dispatches, the following
naval promotions hare taken place, dated 11th Januaryv
1846:

To be Captain—Commander George James Hay.
To be Commanders—Lieutenant Robert Jocelyn OtßraY,
Lieutenant Maxwell •Falcon, Lieutenant Charles Randle
Egerton.
Mr. William David Lock, acting mate, and Mr. Geore
Don Murray, midshipman, will be promoted to the rr.nk of
lieutenants, on their passing the required examina'dons to
qualify them for that rank.