Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-13

hemisphere, ana correct information OF
particular circumstances and passed e.
vents not always afforded tiem) iaborlng
under error, and having formed opinions
from incorrect premises, the writer begs
leave Ia present them with the true siiua
non of things. In order TO this, lie deems
!, necessary 10 give short history of Gen.
Ar,iyas. He is of Il good private family,
b,s father WAS wealthy and respected, bat
like all others under the Spanish monar-
civ. lin that colony especially careless OF
their cbiilren's education; his son, the
preseni cnerai, is IN consequence, some
Thing. IL no, materially deficient in this
apor,ant reGuisi,ion. In earlier days,
was very dsso!ute, and violated The
Avs Of the moaarchy, (Which his after
and present conduct shew he hal no great
opinion oi) by making free with The kings
horses, cattle, and indeed subjects, Tor
which he was prescribed by The court;
he II, d and took refuge among the peo-
;. nile he now commands, a large majority
of whom are The aboIigines of the cOun
trv. and nearly all natives of it. The
nav general Artigas lived for years in
,hat situation. A duchess of Spain being
then delivered of a son, and agreeabiy 10
custom, a regiment must be raised IN ho-
nour of The event, the father awaited him
self of this opportunity 10 procure par
don for the son, TO effect which, lie pro-
posed that his son should furnish a stipu-
lated number of men. as part OF the resl
memt contemplated, and when completed,
receive commission IN the same. Tins
was all effected, and the conditions ON
both sides performed. Soon after, being
thus restored to the confidence Of the
king aud court, the struggle for sell go
yerlimeut commenced; he immediately
al IN lisfa
of the most signal and decisive battles
for the Patriots His name becoming ter
ribie TO the royalisis, il was resolved to
form a government He had done enough
10 Justify the expectation OF beng elect
ed 10 this high Office; in this however he
experienced Notifying disappointment;
he told them (the people OF Buenos Ayres)
that since they had treated him with such
,ugratiIudc, he would take possession of
the other side of the river, and that they
should be Forever severed. He soon after
took possession Of this much finer coun-
Try than Buenos Ayres, and immediately
opposite, the immense River la Plate flow
ing between them. He now had quiet,
uninterrupted possession of al! this exten
sive, fertile country, the greater part Of
which is clothed with excellent woods,
suitable for almost every purpose. This
important commodity BuenOs Ayres mast
ever want. The king of Spain had made
gilt or grant ION some matrimonial en-
gagemeni) of this country 10 the prince
of Portugal he accordingly (knowing Ar
tigas had possession of il and meant to
dispute his pretensions) seat fleet and
army 10 dispossess him. The contest
then commenced, and before the middle
of March last, they had fought thirteen
battles, eleven of which (some of them
hoI haa ,aI I,v Arf,-
gas | was correctly informed, aud by a
person who had "A good opportunity 10 as
certain it, that he (Artigas) could bring
into actual service, twenty-five thousand
men, nearly, if not quite all mounted, or
horsemen. tie has a good harbor for
prizes or any other ships, VIZ: Uruguay
Ponta de Rio Negro. The writer of this
wishes 80 know why ArIigas has not as
good right 10 grant commissions, 10 act
against his enemy on sea, as The people
of Buenos Ares. They are both con
tending for right 10 form an ipdepeu-
dent goverument---aBd as to one of re-
publican cast, il is from Artgas alone the
world may expect any thing. The priests
i'll Burnos Ayres rule the governor, aud
every body and thing in the country /;
and no other form of government can be
expected from them, but an abomlnable
olisarchy. But ATtlgas has declared him
self a friend to civil as well az religious
liberty, and when he has opportunity,
puts these pettlcOat gentry INTO the ranks
of his army. The writer of this has a
tolerable knowledge of The Spanish as
well us Portuguese general character, hav-
ing been a prisoner to the latter for one
month, al Monte VideO, and having lived
In Bnen0s Avres for four months, and
from information he has received from
the Greek Indians, he thinks them equally
civilized, and better people than either
OF them. Though he does moi disapprOve
OF the people OF this hemisphere assisting
in emancipating and cuitvaiDg those in
The other, lac has iusurmouniable objec-
hons TO the manner in which it has been
conducted with respect TO Buenos Ayres.
How II may be acted on under Ariigas'
flag, remains yet to b. known; but con-
Corning the former, there has been so
much metallic patriotism displayed, and
so much chicanery made use OF, that il
deserves public history, which with a
dramatic persona of the particular actors,
alter lapse of some time. may probably
he afforded. However, if fighting for
South American independence, with even
a reasonable expectation of ginning mo-
ney, be a moral crime, what DOES The fit
ting cut of vessels, manned and navigat-
ed by people of this liberty loving CITY,
and employed in supplying royal Spain
with African slaves, amount too
INDICATOR.
MARYLAND ELECTION.
Ont Of the late electiOneering campaign and
the election itself, have grown some subjects
OF interest which we shall take the liberty of
commenting on at our leisure. Perhaps the
snpect OF most interest TO those who look to
tue future probable consequences of establish
20 PFecedents, is the fact that the soldiers sta