The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-04-29
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most be in some degree interesting to IN
American reader We frequsntly hear news
of the political and military affairs Of that
country, bot the "heraIds" who announce
ouch Intelligence, always forget to tell US any
thing about the people themselves, theft
msuners, customs and character. The fol-
loving brief sketch however particularly sup.
plies these omissions, and will, no doubt, be
read wi.ha good deal Of interest. II IL CON.
fnunicatcd By gentleman Of intelligence
aud strict varacity, now in Buenos hyres, in
letter 70 friend in this place.
BcEHos AYREs, Nov. 80, 1917.
The inhabitants, like the European Span.
iards, are remarkable for their indoIence, bot
very unlike theD In tho politene %, socisbili-
~ and gaiety. The women arc more lovely
and facinating 10 their persons than can we'll
be imagined by those who have never soen
them. To visit tho tiger or bull lghts, the
opera house, or their sociable isalias, (sirni-
10 tho seqisarties 10 Virginia) 10 to behold
display of female beauty surprising the most
extravsgant description am capable Of Civ
ing. Bot then, % buman frail,y) they are
even moro addicted 10 gallantry and Intrigue,
than the ladies of Spain OF Italy. sssssss
Oh how exalted, In my estimation, arc the
fair daughters Of my native land ~ this mo-
mcnt With what rapture do / dwell upon
the remembrance of those characteristic traits
OF modesty, sipcsriiy, prudence aod rigid vir-
tue, by which they are 80 peculiarly distin-
suished from the ladies of almost every 9th
Or co00try IN the universe.
"The abundance Of every kind of provis.
ion in this place will appear dmost inesedi
ble. 1t 10 now the commencement Of he
cpsihg seassn, and therc Is not an article that
attracts she ere that 10 not plcny in the su.
perIative dogroc--with the exception Of hon.
Get men. A bull or OK may be bought forr
one dollar an elegant horse for four dolIarsi
the most beautiful horse in the country may
no purchased for the trifling snm Of six,eeu
dollars. Shocp are animals thar the natives
will not est, and they are only used 20 burn
sho brick kilns with they arc sometimes val
ded at IL ! 2 10 is IA cents. per head.
H A certain barbarian (for can coll him
nothing eIsc) residing three miles out of this
city. regularly every year drives into his kiln
10000 shesp, sliye, and closing she kilns, sc,s
H. to the poor harmless animals with as
much sang froid 40 one Of yoys Norfolk brick
makers would 10 . collection Of pine faol.
In short the country 10 80 overrun with every
Description Of domestic and wild animals,
thar they range At large without restraint,
Perfectly their own mastcrs.--Every man is
an expert horsemao, and every horse man ia
auce Eoucher. or iassar as they are here term.
cd. He cau ,nouns his horse, snd with q
rope 100 yards IN length, attached TO The hin.
dor parl of his saddle, give chase in full
speed, throw sunn,ng nooso over the OBJ.
iect of pursuit, (whether o man or q wild an.
imsi) with incredible certuiuiy, and lhus en-.
tangliug 1t, wheel suddenly about and set off
at full gallop, draysng his victim OF prey ~
tor him. In this manner they take all the
animals on which the inhabitants Of the coua.
try and the cities subsist. Nothing can es-
cape he ruunsng poosc Of these extraordinary
and expert horse,nen when in pursuit.
Nature has not intended this for great
maritime country. A ship carpenter might
do well enough at repairing vessels, making
spars, Sc. bot he would meet with poor sue
cess in building, 90 he could fad neither Of
those essentisls, timber and watct, in suHi.
cient abundance.
The whole of 3. America on the South
tide of the great rives (Ric de la PLAZA IS
now entirely fee from the Spanish yoke,
Xhc Two conQuoring armies of Bucoos Ay.
res, under tho command of the celebrated
rencrslt St. Martin and Delgtsno, having
conquered the extensive province of Chill are
how on It's Nor,hern borders, and upon ,hc |
I'VE Of commencing operations against the |
syalis,s IN the province Of Peru; so that Lima,
with It's go!deo harvests, may soon DO expec, !
I'd to form another link in the chain OF repub
ican dominion. Ths inveterate hatred they
,ear to the European Spaniards and their
'adored Ferdinand" 10 beyond conception. In
his per, ofthe republic oil is tranquility, OF
ler sud system. Every day here seems like
day Of general fessivi,y, and one can see NJ.
hing in the people. indicative Of the great coa-
a. for their Independence; yet they are, sp- |
,aren,ly, strangers TO fear, aud are vigorously
,ngsgsd in contending for the independence
II The oeighboring provinces.
"On tho north aide Of the river, things
yill never GO right rs long as Ar,igss Is tho
hief in commsnd. He Is an ambitious and
lsogsrcus man, aud Il evidctlY appears that
10 has 40 other object in view in driving tho
'ortuguese out Of that country, thsn 10 sii
,imssIf quietly down as he sol. mas'cr
you may readily perceive he has