Star.
London, England, 1820-10-31 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

We have received the following interesting letter
from Buenos Ayres. It contains a clearer account
of -she distracted state of that colony than any we
have yet seen

• BUENOS AYRES, JULY 10.

-Buenos Ayres is in a sad plight, eternal civil warfare going
Qn between the parties. Artigas is at war with the Federals,
*atilt latter at war with the Buenos Ayreans. The consequence

is, that nothing but intrigue in politics exists, and a constant
change of Gover(ments, and a continued stop to trade and com-
merce. At this moment (sth July); the city is besieged by a
Don Carlos Alvear, originally a Director here,, but who was
banished in 1815, when the Puyerredon party came in.
Alvear has been raising troops in the vicinity of Santa Fe,
and is now come on with Lopez, of Santa Fe, and Jose Miguel
Carrera, and his Mints. They insist that Alvear shall be
Captain-General and Grrernor of this Province. Party runs
very high, and it is generally supposed Alvear will succeed.—
Meantime all is confusion within the walls or barriers of this
place; the whole population under arms night and day; cannon
with lighted matches atlkvery corner of the streets ; all the tops
of the houses in possession of soldiers; the red flag hoisted on
the Cathedral ; and everything the appearance of dreadful war.
"'The troops of Alvear are advanced within two leagues of
the town ; confusion reigns in the Cabildo ; the Members seem
ready to cut each others throats, and plotting and intrigue are
substituted for wholesome counsel. One day Soler is governor,
the.next Pagola, the day after Dorrego ; to be one day at the
head of affairs, and on the morrow in prison or in exile, is a
common lot. Meanwhile the great cause of their independence
L is lost sight of kg the race for self-power and interest. Depend
' on it the flame of true patriotism burns but faintly here, among
the better orders of society.

" The lower class of people are really well disposed and good,
hut they are tired and worn out; their temper and spirits are
broken by the ill-advised and misguided Members of the State.
You will scarcely believe that since my residence here, sir
"months, I have witnessed nearly twenty changes in the Gover-
nors, and ►alf that number of forms of Government, military.
civil, and monarchicaL It is horrid, and a pity so fair a country

should be doomed to ruin.
0 Agriculture, commerce, and all industry is at a stand. Your
property is not safe in one Edace for twenty-four hours. In the
midst of the mend confusion, there are, of course, some evil-dh-

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reed and wicked people, who take ad,intige of the wain dinar, quence of a dispute at a codee-house. In Oxford-. trotn yeterstteco to rsuncon, tc is supposes' nts nerve
street, at which a courtezan of dash %was the subject, became restive, is his son found him lying in the
The Marquis of LANspowt; entertained a select and robbery, and often murder, take place under your windows.
play of distinguished friends yesterdays at Lans• The Heidi& Cormodore and Staff live on shore. It is not The Captain was severely Wounded sin the side, and ad dead the next morning, •
with hisneck dWocataxl
w don liouse, Brkeley-square.
to be conceived the dilliculties which they have to encounter, in was taken off the ground in a dangerous state. audoiherwise severely injured,.
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