The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-21
SOUTH AMEKI9A.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

Ertract Of q 6iSjtatch from iord Strang-
ford TO general ELio, Governor o. Monte
Video.
6 At a time when the most perfect unaui-
NIFTY, and the most complete and simultanc-
GUS concurrence of all our means are re-
CURED for the sole important object of re-
sisIing France, it is surely much to be la
mented, that the good cause should be in
jured by the dissentions which have so long
prevailed in La Plata, and which cannot Int
be useful to the common enemy. And mtst
certainly they are in the wrong who sup
p >Sc that, In the present crisis, Sireat Bi-
tain Can approve or the alienation of part Of
the Spanish Monarchy.
9 Ii is true, that Great Britain does not
pretend 70 interfere i'll the internal Concerns
OF Spanish America; but, as a common
friend to all its provinces, and as truly in
terested in the Constant application of all its
means to the same object, she cannot but
wish to put an end TO a contest so injurious
to her Allies, and to the cause which they
defend.
=" Agreeably to these principles, / hasten
to offer TO yonr EXcellency in the most cordi-
q! and sincere mannel, and in the name of
my court, the assistance and good Offices of
the British government, for the purpose OF
coming to friendly compromise of the diff
ferenCes which have arisen between Spain
and the government OF Buenos Ayres. j am
quite certain, that the mediation will be most
readily undertaken by G.. Britain, and view
ed with satisfaction by her Ally It has, in
fact, been already offered to and accepted by
other parts OF the Spanish Monarchy, whose
situation, with regard to SPAN, is perfectly
similar to that III which Bucnos Ayres is
placed at present.
" thinH it unnecessary to detail to yoar
Exccliency the claims which Great Britain
has TO tAe confidence OF Spain, Or the grounds
on which the latter may, in this instance,
entrust with perfect security, her interests
to the management of her Ally.
" make this proposal to your Excellen-
cy, i'll the confidence that it will mect
with your appreciation, the more 50 as in
Ter from your EXcelcncy's letter, that YOU
arc determined to use every means of CON
Citation and mildness previous to TesortnE ia
force; resolution which it is impossible t.
commend as much DIS it deserves.
" If your Exceilency should agree to this
proposal, the iirst step TO be taken for car
rying it into effect, would, OF course, be the
conclusion OF an arHistice between your Tx
cellency and the government of Buenos
Ayres, STIMULATING, ON the one hand, the re-
cal of the several military expeditions which
nave been sent out from Duenos Ayres, and
on the other, the Cessation of the bloc AIDE
OF that city. That armistice might, If ne
cessary, be guaranteed by the Commanding
officer of the Bri .ish forces on the station, &
the duration Of the same might be protract-
ed until the final settlement Of all the differ.
ences between Spain and her Colonies, to be
brought about by the friendly intcrposition Of
Great Britain.
There follows letter from Lord Strane.
ford to the Board of Buenos Ayres, and the
answer Of the Board.
1Next Is a Letter. tn the V;cero,, fror,, Oh,
Princess of Brazil, Of which tho following i,
a translation
:" I have received thy letter Of the EST o
May last, in which tdou describcst to me the
lamentable state to which Monte Videoi
reduced; piece of intelligence great y dis
trcssing to one who, like me, has Away
taken the liveliest interest in the welfare o
It's inhabitants.
I" shall always be inclined to do for TIC
Spaniards whatever they might expect from
good mother; and, therefore, could not