The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-30 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

The following are Extracts from the nritAh
Packet, an English News per published at
Buenos Ayes

BUENOS AYRES, JuNE 9.
REPUBLICAN ARMY.—BuLz.LrIN No. 10.

April 29, General Lavalle encamped with
the second corps on the banks of the Quebracho,
And on the 7th of May, the rest iof the army left
taye, and encamped on the same banks. At
night it rained heavily, and the rivulet became
swollen, and Continued so all the 9th. On the
10th it be...;an to decrease, arid could be forded :
the whole of the army passed, and continuing
its march, arrived at Rio Negro, which it also
passed the same day where its waters are broken.
This river, so spacious a few leagues below, is,
'where the army crossed, a small and smooth
brook, which, after so much rain, vvas not above
two feet deep. On its left bank, upon the small
hills which overlook it, the tkree corps of the
army encamped. It came from Bsye along the
road which leads from the latter to Rio Grande.
The 11th, 12th, and 13th, it rained incessantly ;
the roads have become impracticable, and the
brooks overflown. The 15th, Pacheco's divi-
sion, composed of the 3d cavalry and the Ist,
marched for Contrato. The 16th they took
up their position on this point, which is
near to Candiotc, between the latter and
the Yaguaron. General Lavalle left to-day,
with the- 4th and 16th cavalry, for the
Yerval ; Colonel Videla for Betancun, on the
right bank of the Yaguaron ; the rest of the
army marched for the fords of the latter, along
the Rio Grande road, and encamped near them.
All the population which was between the Ya-
guaron and San Gonzalo has emigrated, passing
to the north of this river, and have abandoned
their cattle and the fruits of their labour : the
houses d:fserted are provided with every kind of
grain. General Braun, who is at San Francisco
de Paula, has issued orders to all the inhabi-
tants to leave the place, carrying with them their
effects. The same order has been issued to the
inhabitants of Las Charqueadas ; and the great
quantity of slaves which were employed in these
establishments have been transported to the
north of Rio Grande. Measures so tyrannical
ruin the ar.itinent, and will cause all the empire
an evil which will be felt for many years : cattle
and poP:aessions arc ahendoned, and in Las
Charriueadas great end numerous piles of salted
The enemy's General has considered
himself authorized to decree emigration, under
the penalty of confiscation, prison, and even
of death ; and subjecting to them with the
utmost rigour the inhabitant who does not
remove. This barbarous decree has con-
verted peaceful residents into enemies, and
has obliged the General of the Republican
Army to impose the same penalty of confis-
cation on the person who emigrates from his re-
sidence, and converts him;-elf by this act into an
enemy ; respecting, and making respected, the
few who have remained in their dwellings, whose
cattle and property have been protected. The
subjects of the Emperor who have emigrated,
have lost in one day alone the fruit of many
years of labour and economy,—they have to de-
plore, the rest of their days, the cruelty of a Go-
vernment that, being unable to protect them from
foreign invasion, which itself provoked, carries
its ferocity so far as to prohibit its subjects from
availing themselves of the generosity of the con-
queror, and by this act completing their ruin.
According to the most authentic intelligence,
between 600 and 700 men who were stationed
in San Lorenzo, have been sent thence for Rio
Grande, where they have arrived. This force
embarked at El Yacui, passed by Puerto Alegre,
and continued along La Laguna de los Patos, to
Rio Grande. The rest of the army is on its march
along the pass de la Armada de Camacua, above
30 leagdes distant from the banks of the agua-
rou direction appears to be towards San
Gonzalo, or San Francisco de Paula, a town 10
leagues distant from Rio Grande. The Imperial
forces are separated from the Republican army by
two rapid rivers, the Camacua and the Piratun,
both unfordable. The position of the enemy
covers only a few leagues along all the right bank
of the Yacui of La Laguna de los Patos, and of
San Gonzalo ; the remainder of the Continent is
at the discretion of the Republican arms. The
continental cavalry, under General Barreto and
Colonels Bento Gonzales and Bento Manuel,
have not again presented themselves since the
action of Camacua ; a few small parties only are
seen in different directions, but tight or nine
leagues from the divisions of the Republican
army. All the enemy's attention and care are
confined to the withdrawal of the horses, but
the cattle have remained.

ROMAN A. DEESA, Colonel,
Charged with the staff of the Republican Army.

CHILE.

On the 2d of May, the President, General
Friere, gave in lais demission to Congress; on
the sth it was considered and admitted. The
Vice-President, General Pinto, has been ap-
pointed to substitute him in the Presidency, and
on the Bth took the customary oath.

A subject came under the consideration of
Congress in April last, of a novel and interest-
ing character—nothing less than the formal ac-
cusation of one of the Ministers of the Govern-
ment, by a Member of Congress. It was di-
vided into various charges, viz.—For having
transgressed against the article of the law, which
declares the faculties and liMits of the Executive,
by naming to two vacancies In the Court of Ap-
peals ; for infraction of the law relative to the
liberty of the press ; and for revoking the law of
the Assembly of Mauin, concerning the division
of the Province. All these charges were satis-
factorily answered, and the real state of the case
clearly explained by the accused, who fully exo-
nerated himself from every thing like crimi-
nality. This defence throws no inconsiderable
portion of light on the actual condition of the
Republic, and exhibits facts that palpably con-
vince us of the lamentable state of disorganiza-
tion to which it is unfortunately reduced.—
The Congress is at variance with the Government;
and the provinces with the Congress. The latter
trespasses and tramples on the rights of the Exe-
cutive, which would appear to be the mock re-
presentation of a power it does not possess—a
mere scape-goat, on which the sins of the Con-
gress and the provinces may be occasionally
visited, while the real delinquents enjoy the
utmost
impunity. Without liberty to act, it is
made to bear all the responsibilities to which
popular rights subject the possessors of power.
—The proces, while vociferously demanding
the code by which their rights are to be defined,
and by which the nation is to be governed, meet
the measures taken le, the
purpose, by others
which, under the
pretence of preserving their
provincial immunities, are in fact completely
neutralizing the labours of those to whom they
have intrusted their organization !