Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-21
FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN.
SOUTH AMERICA.

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SOUTH AMERICA.
WE publish the following, for Inc purpose
of showing The. state OF The public mind In the
settlements upon the river Plate. The grand
defect OF the British policy, in their attempt
upon the Spanish provinces, has ever appear
Ell to US TO &c the idea they entertained CT con-
guest, instead of eMaacihaaon; and SO far IS
this document can prove it. the opinion IS
confirmed. That the celonsts shoeld have
been expected not only to yield this loon, bat
to assist in confirming this footing OF the Bli-
tish IN the country, without sufficient sssuran-
ces of not being ultimately abandoned al Tie
pacihcation OF Europe, was highly unrceson-
able. On the other hand, such assurances
must have appeared to the British govern
ment as intefposing obstacles 10 peace,
which In the then and failure situation Of the
conflict, would be greatly inconyenient, il not
insuperable
Setting aside the theories, which bave been
fashionable, of the amelioratlon of the coDdi-
ton OF mankind, being a duty calling ior the
co-oDeration ali; we should view the eman-
cipation of South America, as pregnant with
competitions with our own interests, which
would probably work very material injuries to
our progressive prosperity III tie northern
continent.
Ertsact from Gen Uhteloche's d3fnec.
He maintained, that he should prove false
information to have been given TO govern
ment, both by his instructions, and the eyi-
dence produced and to be produced. his
was necessary to his defence; for until the
political situation oltnat country, ant' the dis
positions Of the inhabitants towards us, were
fully understood, no judgment could be form
ed upon the propriety of his coneiuct; and
the fallacy ant, consequent disappointment OF
our hopes, had given rise to the greater part
Of the exasperated feeling which had been ex-
cited 1t had been conceived, chat the dlssa-
tisfaction which had been excited IN South
America, by the restrictive jealousy OF the
SPANISH government, had rendered that Coun-
try riDc for revolt from the parent state. 1t
was never conceived that such rooted anti
patty could exist against us as their deliver
ers, as to Justify the assertion that we had
not. when we arrived in America, one single
friend in the whole country little was 1t con-
ceived that the whole population were orisi-
naliy hostile to us still less that they had
become hostile from any thing that had os-
cured in the capture Of Buenos Ayres, OF
while we retained possession oft. The first
admission would have condemned Ike original
attack and the last would have implicated
the conduct Of those who took, ard for a short
time retaiaed possession OF Duenos Ayles.
Monte Video had been represented as con-
tanning small garrison of disafected troops;
and his Instructions actually supposed, that
after ehecting his first object, 5000 men
would, in any case, III. addition % the troops
he might raise III the country, be amply sui
fcient to retain and keep possession Of the set
tlement. He Unsolicited to use precaution
as 20 the forming this local force; and It was
stated in his instructions, g that much AID
might be derived from ti1ls source towards Sc
curing his majesty's possessions, and avoid
ing the necessity of too large demand on the
regular forces Of the cosntr.y 5uch ,Sssts
impression Of this country and .goyernmeN
9on his accession to the command. The abb
officer who commanded at Monte Video, had
discovered the reverse OF this to betrue, thit
they were equally inimical to US and ther
own government and on disorder arising
in which the Niceroy was said to have bed 4