The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-30
LATE AND INTERESTING.
FROM soUTA AMERICA

The latest intelligence from the River
Plata received at RIO Janeiro was down to
the 11th September, brought by the British
schooner Misletoe. dispatched with advices
of.recent events, informa ION of the exist
ing state of aH,irs, and for fresh instruct
ons TO the British commanding naval officer
there, for his government under circumssan
ces equally unpleasant and critical.
The Junta OF the province Of Paraguay.
pursued n bold and vigorous policy. untem..
pered by lenty. Linisrs ana two OF his
principal adherents, were condemned and
executed on the 26lh of August they were
accused or designs subversive of peace, and
reasonable LINERS was extremely popu
lar, and the Iunta had 700 much reason TO
apprehend THAI the Disconnected would seize
any opportunity which might offer of rally
ing under his command. and opposing un.
der hrs direction. The patriotic views OF the
new government.
One of the first steps of this Government
had been the organization of small army.
sad to amount to about 1000 men, and which
they Immediately marched into the interior
OF the PROVINCE the city Of Cordova, large
and popuious) which had at first declared a
galnst 1.e Junta, surrendered without opoo
sition-thc inhabitants waiting only for the
favorable opportunity of evincing their nat
riotism and love of freedom. LINERS and his
adherents had made this their strong hold
but were obliged to abandon it with precip
ltancy-they were pursued by party of
cavalry. seized and carried to Buenos Ayres.
FROM Cordova this army pursued its march
westward, and by the latest accoants If had
been as yet completely successful in effect
ing the views of the government, causing it's
authority to be acknowledged, seizing and
dispensing its opponents.
The provinces of Peru and Chilli. il was
said, had declared themselves independent
On the other hand, the government of
Monteviedo, and the people on the northern
banks OF the River Plate, opposed the Junta
OF Buenos Ayres and its measures. declaring
the m to be IN rebellion, to the legal authori
ties of Spain. They had gone SO far as to
send their whole naval force to blockade BIZ.
eDos Ayres.
This armament consisting of one frirate
and or z smaller vessels, arrived in the
outer roads of Bucnos Ayres, on the Sd Sep
TENDER they had not as yet proceeded to
any hostilities, but declared their design of
blockading the port, for which purpose they
had solicited the AID and concurrence Of
capt. Elliot, commanding a small British
fr1gate Che PorcupIne.) who declined Civ
en- positive answer, wishing no doubt
to receive instructions from higher authori
| ~
iRe Ntsietoe was remanded to Baenos
ayres, with dispatches. and sailed on the
Sd October. Admiral de Courcy, with the
| Foudroyant, of 81 guns. was to sail with the
same destination on the 9Th. The design
OF the British admiral (gained from the best
| authorities,) was to preserve neutrality, to
avert lfpossible, the calamities of civil war,
but especially to support the British CONNER.
cia flag, and to insure for it free egress and
| lngress into those ports. whose government
was wiling to admit them. This last vie W
would prevent the blockade of any port of
either party.
| At the commencement of the revolution of
Paraguay in May, the new government had
turned its views towards G.. B. for counte.
nance and support and had entered into a
correspondence with the British ambassa
! dor at the court of Brazil From the latte p
they had received reply, cautiously eva.
sive in its terms, at the same time contain
ing. wishes tor their success in all legitimate
proceedings.
| The designs of the Brazilian government
were perfectly secret, some movements of
troops to the Southern frontier had been
made. bat whatever be their views. they
| must submit to the guidance of the British
cabinet, aud on the measures of the British
government depends whether or not. South
America are to obtain free government.
without an arduous and sauguinary strug
gle.
! n letter from Havanns, rer the Fly. arrived
at Baltimore. dated October 3 /, mentions the ar
rival there of British ship Of war, from Mex
| co, having Six Millions Of Dollars The news
by this vessel was, that revolution had broke
out in iHexico, aud serious work was apprehen.
ded. The same letter states, that conspiracy
bad just been discovered at Havana, and IL or
IL persons had been apprehended in consequence
! OF the facts which had transpired.
The same letter gives most melancholy &C /.
count Of the almost entire destruction of st Ia.
go de Cuba, which place, il is stated, was des.
troyed by the late hurricane and an earthquake
NASSAU, N, p. November g. ByH. M. brig
| Rein deer, which touched at Cape Henry, (Cape
Francos) information has been received, of the
capture OF Cape st. Nicholas Mole, by Christie
Plies army that II was taken by storm, in
which Cnristophe lost 5000. men, The late gar
rison, we understand, arrived at Cap, Henry as
prisoners of war, while the Rein or ~ there
November IL. A gentleman who came pas.
senBer IN the brig Shamrock, from St. Thonas
informs, that the schooner La Jenne Hclosia,
captain Frappin, arrived at St 'rhmnas, on the
18th ult. from Martnico. by which Intelligence
was received, that Sir Alexander CUchrane hay
! ins discovered an intrigue Of political nature
carrying on, threatening the peace Of that colo.
| ny, ne Lad found it necessary to compel nun
Der OF the principal French inhabitants to gus
The Island.