The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

MAJORITY-NOES, 91.

BUENOS AYRES AND MONTE
VIDEO.
(From the Weekly Dispatch of this day.)
LIVERPOOL, MARCH I.—The following letter, which has
just come to hand, from the River Plate, gives a graphic
sketch of affairs at Monte Video. The respectability of the
source from whence the communication is derived, is a
guarantee for the correctness of the statements. The condi-
tion of the Monte Videans is, as regards provisions, it will
be seen, somewhat critical ; but the contest between the rival
Republics is, the writer thinks, drawing to a crisis
Nov. 22, 1843.—We have now been upwards of nine months
besieged, and, although I cannot say that the war is yet
over, I am happy in finding there is some appearance of its
being so, as we cannot hold out more than a month longer,
because the Government have not the means of payingfor the
supplies of provisions requisite for the garrison of the city, which
amounts to about 3,000 dollars daily. They have long since sold
all the duties and Government property, and the foreign mer-
chants have advanced upwards of 1,000,000 dollars to carry
on thewar ; Government have besides to find rations for 0014
8,000 poor people, now living in the city on account of the biopic:
ade ; these rations are now reduced one-half, There is a great
amount of suffering and misery in the city, and it must in-
crease daily until the war is at an end; even then how many
must be deprived of fathers, husbands, and brothers ! It is
now a fortnight since iati new§ from River& uteri The
18th of October, in which be states that he is comitig. to
relieve the capital, and has a very strong. army, INUIAA,
the chief of the enemy's cavalry, with all hie furee, were re-
treating before Rivera, whom we expect near here every day
lie is coming to give battle to Blancoes, that he may get
assistance from the infantry. It is said that Rivera mast
have at present an army of 10000 or 12,000 men t surely
with that army he can beat Oribe, and then we shall he all
right again. We have had a great many skirmishes lately,
and numbers of our men have been wounded. We have four
hospitals for the wounded, and they get very well attended
to. The principal one has received about 1,300 wounded
men since the Ist of July. Nine r.ai., there are just gone to
the mole, to be embarked, 2,000 infantry, and 200 cavalry,
with some cannon—it is supposed for the Mount. If so, we
may probably see a fight to-morrow, or it may be they go to
Santa Lucia, to join with Rivera. A battle must take
place, and I expect it will be in the sight of
the city. We had a very hard fight last week.
A Colonel Neira, with 25 men, went to attack an outpost of
the enemy, when he was shot. As our people did not return
with the body, 360 Italians, and 50 blacks went to regain it.
They had to fight upwards of 2,000 Blancoes, and they suc-
ceeded, after a desperate struggle, in regaining the body.
The Italians and blacks charged with the bayonets, and killed
upwards of 100 men. We had seven killed and about fifty
wounded. A melancholy occurrence took place the day our
troops went out on this expedition. A lieutenant of cavalry
and one man charged eight Blancoes. It was thought at the
time that the officer had boon killed, but from those who
have come in since, it appears that the horse of the lieute-
nant was shot from under him, and he fell a prisoner to the
Blancoes, who immediately cut off his head, which was found
the next morning stuck on the iron rails fronting a dwelling•
house, with the ears cut off. How different was the treat-
meat given to the officer who fell into the hands of our men.
He was, after a few days' imprisonment sent on board the
English commodore's ship, in order to be given up to Admiral
Brown, the commodore of the Buenos Ayrean navy.
Nov. 24.—Our troops are still at the Mount, We have sent
more to-day. I expect it is an expedition to obtain cattle.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—This establishment is
not likely to open before the 9th inst. Agents from tlw ma,
nagement have departed for Paris on llPPAllijt of the Action at
law pending between the direPaeur of 10 Milieus and For-
nasari, who, unless the matter is amicably arranged, win
not, be able to leave Paris as soon as his services will be re-
quired here. The rehearsals for the new ballet Esmeralda
take place daily under the surveillance of r mot; litvi§to
the indefatigable Naclawl,
romamum AT A RAILWAY STATION.--The Post-
master-General has ordered a Post-office to be opened at
Normanton Railway station, by which passengers will km
an opportunity of receivin and forwiicilille..iPttql tab
igillgtAlt TilQ iflll*4llll ttntion is at the junc-
tion tiaeldancnester La Leeds and York and North Mid-
land lines with the North Midland line, about three miles
from Wakefield, and ninemiles from Leeds. The same ghonld
be done at other large statim, .=.
ifilitik4gtieg-9404 etiterclay. evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West India
GQlciniee.

MAGAZINES—CONTINUED.
COLONIAL MAGAZINE.
This is a carefully conducted periodical, and con-
tains a vast mass of useful colonial information, ga•
thered from a variety of sources. In the Number
before us we find some entertaining recollections, ac-
companied by wood engravings, of "Algeria in the
year 1843."