Star.
London, England, 1824-09-14 00:00:00

STATE OF BUENOS AYRE S.
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We yesterday gave a --dadobrief description of the present
condition of Mexico, as it could be gathered from a
series of five or sit weeks of the Journals published in
that Republic. The following summary is from a file
of the Argos,* Buenos Ayres Paper, now before us.
This part of Spanish America was the first to throw
off the yoke of colonial bondage, and has been the most
persevering and successful in maintaining its indepen-
dence. From the year 1810, to the present hour, it has
not seen a single hostile Spaniard on its• coasts, and
during those tourteen years of trial, has shell n, both
by the. maintenance of its amicable relations with the
rest of the world, and the generally judicious inanagia;
ment of its internal affairs,, that it was worthy of the
freedom which it had acquired. The file of papers
before us, which include those of June, :elate in their
political matter principally to two topics—the defence
of the Republic from foreign aggression, and the settle-
ment of its internal Government.
DlCFENtignk W3ltstEitTs.
The Argos of the Ist °t in
contains an anncaince-
ment of the arrival of the official papers pies/mid, tb
'the British Parliament'at the' beginning of March,- on
the relations between legitimate Europe and insurgent
America. The publication of these documents seemed
to have created 1 kind of sensation in. theLa Plata, and
to have increasod the partiglity both of the people and..
the Government towardsthe English Cabinet. They are
faithfully given in two successive numbers of the Argos,
both in their original English dress, and in a Spanish
-translation. The sentiments manifested by the Ambas-
sador of France in his conference with Mr. Canning
respecting Spanish America, continued to keep alive the
jealousy entertained towards the political conduct of
that power. In this state of mind is scarcely required
the fabulous vigilance of the Argos to discover French
Governmentypies- or French political intriguers in the
(perhaps) innocent merchant or adventurer who had the
misfortune to live under the Holy Alliance principles
Which directed the invasion of Old Spain. Accordingly,
we find an account in the paper of the Ist of June,
the certain existence in Buenos Ayres of a French ca
her, " who had acted as an agent of Police in ' Pal
'The patriotic journalist alludes with serious alarm t
the arrival of this_ agent of despotism, and points on
his arrest and banishment as an exploit worthy of a ret
publican police. The same jealous vigilance discovers;
*neither agent of, FL:ence in a M. de la Bone, . who had $
year ago paid axisia to BOtall Ayres, in the commin
of 4 French ship;olAvar, and who, stew3cding to repo
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Whith reached the Rio de la Plata from Brazil, no
.holds a kind of raving commission' from the
Government so all the new Republican Governments I
Spanish America. The Editor of the Argos very
perly desires his countrymen to. be on their ktuar
against this matt and his attendants, who (according
him) are employed to take plans of their cities and fo
'tresses. "If you come as a irked," says a certain ch
meter to Apollo in a Greek play, ""why that bow 7'
" If you meau peace;' says the Editocof the Burs 4
Ayres Argos," why these military engineers?' Altkougil
the whole of the rumour regarding the presence of
French spies in South America may be unfounded, wi
think that the perfidious conduct of the French Cabi.
oat, in its recent invasion of Spain, and its mysterious
aespiescence in the principles of the Holy Alliance re,
:petting South America, justify the strongest suspicion
on the part of the new Republics. While the eastern
coast is guarded with a proper suspicion of European
agents of despotism, the Republic of Buenos Ayres is
not insensible to the dangers that threaten the tranquil.
14, if not the independence, of its western provinces,
from the political dissensions and civil warfare of Peru.
Accordingly, we are told, in an article dined June 5,
that preparations were making at Salta to resist any at-
tempt on the part of the enemy's vanguard. An antis
liary force had been sent from Tucuman to that pro.
wince, with artillery and ammunition, and the province
.of Cordova was to follow the example in seuding a
squadron of cavalry. "We are authorised," adds the
journalist, " to state that circular letters have been ad-
dressed to all the Gossernments of our territory, requir-
ing men for the army which is to be organized at
Buenos Ayres, in addition to that forming at Salta for
the common safety ; and that in the plan adopted, a
provision is made for remunerating every man who
'shall join the ranks for this object.' In the paper of
the 9th of June, we see another proof of the watchful
attention directed by the people of Buenos Ayres to the
events happening on their western frontier. The move.
menu of Olaneta are there alluded to with great in-
terest; but as no date is given, we can derive from the
passage no precise knowledge of the state of matters is
Peru. The same paperinforms us, that en the 4th of
June, the Government of Buenos Ayres addressed a
note to the Hall of "Representatives, reminding them of
the state of things in Europe and Peru, and pointing
out to them the necessity of taking such steps as were
calculated to secure their independence against all ag.
.gression. For this purpose, the Government, after
communicating with the Executive Power in Peru,
Chile, and Colombia; had entered into an Agreement
,with the Governor of the province of Salta to orgaidee
there a regular force, to act as the vanguard of a des
fensive army. The Government of that province
tered with zeal into the project. Arms, and
of ammunition, were, in consequence of this
to be supplied to Salta, besides a monthly ,
,1,500 dollars. This qot appearing sufficieni
force of three squadrons of cavalry were ti
Salta, Sind maintitibeelit'Ssif ' expense of i
Government.-.. The Hilt bfltepreseutativet .
these and ether ineaseiresisfor defending the Republiq
in the side of Perin Ameng the slefemive measures
taken by the. Gevetnipent
.pf Bien /ok Anes may be
reckoned, its eager disposition to cultivate the friend-
ship and secure the alliance of this country. 'Accord,
tingly, we find in the paper of the 9th of June, a circu-
lar of M. Rivadavia, addressed to the provinces, inform,
ing them of the arrival- of Mr. Woodbine Parish as hii
Britannic Majesty's Consul-Generil to Buenos Apes,
and of the appointment of Mr. }Juliet. the respectable
merchant of London, to act in the same capacity foe
the state of Buenos Ayres in England. M. flivadavisi
takes occasion in the circular to state, with great precis
ion, the question of American independence, both vat

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