The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

THE COLONIES.

QurnEc, DEC. et; 1825.--It must have often'
•
been remarked that the most severe colds are experienced, on the
same day and nearly at the same
The ra
hours throughout the whole
extent of the northern parts of this continent.
nary cold of the sth February, 11324, felt. Inco srtilid
was thus .
of the 13th instant, was governed by the same laws, as the fol.
exu
lowing summary And a, recollection of what was published as
happening at Montreal and Upper-Canada will exhibit.
This state of the weather has already had the eifect to close
some of our rivers,., and put a stop to several of the steam-boats.
The steam-boats el the Philadelphia lines, only proceeded to
Amboy yesterday, the Raritan benig frozen.
below the city of Albany, was closed on the 12 tn
the 14th Jan.;
13th proved the coldest day experienced since
The navigation of the Hudson to the distance of twenpitt.y miles
the 13th, the
At Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday
klBn2o2w,na,nidn severer at
tw etilliteysymergaieriod of the
thermometer fell to J. degrees below zero. . year than before
of the administration of the War Departn
r,
States. " The effect of our policy of furnishing the means o
The following is an extract from Mr. tiet.'yl.eßutaoritottiiire'sLrieupitorecti_
e'liberality." " The pacific relations between every tribe and the
vi.,ttilietltitii()tilwtioll be
In
es eendtilainat 17nmitttibisa' is
y ce rdli,slutsed in
have ptrhe report,otitedb yobuYr
citizens of the United States have been preserved without the
1 slightest violation."
(PER Et:, DF.c. 29.—The Connecticut and Hudson, and the
principal inland streams h New ye* and New England, were
closed by tee about the 20th of this Month, and the steam-boats
Ulll-1, .3 .)..1...
hail -rnuttrittrienitor ocillt—daidiled 'lif ' lerenchtown, and the
steam-boats near Washington bad also dlicontinued their
trips. .
Their is 4 rumour in circulation that his Majesty's Ministers
have not confirmed the Report of the Canada Land Commis-
sioners, and that a probability exists of the Company not going
into operation. , •
IIIONItEAT., DEC. 14,—0n Friday night last it commenced
freezing, and continued to increase in cold ever since. The
thermometer stood at 22 deg. below zero, yesterday morning,
singe which the, cold has not abated 1 We understand that the
river has closed below the Current St. Marie, and if the frost
continues such as it is at present a few days longer, we may ex-
pect that a passage of that place may be shortly effected. The
country streams are all bound up, and the water is so very
scarce in some places between St. Genevieve and St. Lawrent,
that the inhabitants are obliged to send several miles for as much
as will supply the wants of their cattle.
( From the National Iritclligenccr. )
FROM Du Eatps AM:S.—The following is an extract of 'a
letter from an American gendenian,' dated l'ltienos Ayres, Oct.
30, 1825, ,and receiv.xl by a gentleman of this city,. to whom
we are indebtedfor the means of laying it before our readers :-..i.
" You will no doubt be informed of. the prospect Of a war
between those Provinces and the Brazilian Government.—
1 think it must .take place soon. The success of the patriots
in the Banda Oriental has induced the General Congress
here to declare that Province a corporate part of the . Unit.
ed Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, and they yesterday re.
ceived a . Deputy tinni that side. The rapid . success ,of thk
Revolutionists in Banda Oriental is truly astonishing, and can
be accounted for only by the fact, that almost the whole -popu..
laden were in their f'avour., About three months sinceot dis.
tinguished Spanish Patriot (Gen. I.avalleja), with :shout forty
companions, all.young men of family, and most of them of
fortune, left this city arid crossed over to the Oriental side.—
When. they landed they had not horses to take them' on, but
the country people soon supplied them, and, with no other
force, they proceeded to the interior. They had some
little • skirmishes, in most of which they were successful;
and were generally joined by the troops lent to oppose
them. It seems that they had for some time carried on
a private correspondence with some of the officers at Monte
Video, and particularly with one, a Colonel Fenton Ruero
who, when bent to attack the Patriots with a force of about 600
men, immediately went to their side. , The Emperor of Brazil,
finding the thing too important not to be serlotialy attended to,
reinforce Montevideo with about 600 men from Rio. As soon
as General Le .Cot,.. the Commander-in-chief at Montevideo,
received the reinforcement, he gave orders to detach 1000 men,
unable' to 'sus.
tofutebee
hjoeinfe,dronbiyieldootoo npiourte
ain.mniendl,tioat° Granule.
e blow, lV 1
t it'o t theliis
patriots and their cause. The command of this chosen
hod y Was given to a Portuguese General, 'Yentas Ma-
nuela, a man of military talents, and of much •Tiersonal
courage, in order to meet the impending shock, Lavelleja
drew together his detached parties, making the whole dispos-
able force of
"the patriots 2,100 men. Manuela, confident of
success, made, rapid marches, to find 'and destroy the band of
patriots, while Lavelle* choosing his'position, waited for the
enemy. The two armies met at a plain called Sarandy, a place
very favourable for cavaliY, of which bbth parties Were com-
posed. The people of this country always fight on horseback,
armed with a carbine and broadsword. Before the battle Level.
leja made a short address to his men, or friend*, as he called
them, and then gave the necessary orders the most important
of which was,' that they were to use nothing-but the stibre...,-
their carabines,wereflietted at their backs in such a -manner as
to afford some }protection to the back and neck. The Britzi-
liens advanced in a canter while the Patriots -commenced at a
trot. When within sixty yards of each otherohe-patriots
carbinesbro keint ooaphe I.:km:la.:o4p
40, andu shoulder*,
theyancdl closed
w tquickenedhei
their
, swords,t hei r patc:e.
were uponocuthhreen;e,
ntswdaaoryerd.ininniitltinatinlsttil,yil.
'ant.
The Brazilians continued advancing in a canter, till within
20 yards, when they fired, but before they could throw their
patriots, at full sPeed.,
eleaTiTee'ecraossnsequence of dile victory ' all
a conflict of about 20 Minutes, the Brazilians,
tain the shock, gave way at every point. • The battle Wits most
bring-
decisive. "Of the enemy (says latvelleja), 4713
°lvehtthe he ' e
theyQ Ih'4hYa. tv
leave ' 'filo at'.
andisrsibgi e A
int2o.ott
hwtebioreu c
aen
udpeetnd,
tvy andst.(), ,
-is •
important.' It gives the entire command
patriots, while the Brazilians will be shut up in Mantevideo
and finally forced to evacuate a territory
along time held without a shadow. aright: