Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-19

fle stcry OF their Wishing a L ing Won may yeiy
upon u, is absolutely ridiculous. In the vessel
which brought MS up from Monte dec, the re
were several persons in the lower walks OF III
whe talked politics and sung theia nationa
song something like our Hail Columbia
THESE people, who can hardly be presumed 10
speak any other than the sentiments of the
hundreds, which compose the class OF society
IN wmch they mo5e, had quite as rational and
IS ehtnusidstical notions on the subject of gov.
eTninehs as people OF the same occupations
ana education IN our own country. One of
them told me that he thought ltousseau's Social
Compact visionary thing, but that paines
Common Sense and Rights of Man, were sober
anu rational productions. The priests are all
is much diminished; the younger part of the
community are becoming, perhaps, too careless
ON the subject of their religion. There is no
fensions Intolerance; every one is free 10 wor.
snip IN hls own way.
Oar arrival, an, informed, has excited
the most extravagant JOY; to be noticed in any
mannSr by respectable government and
more particularly by us, whom laey admire
more than any people III the world, is highly
gratifying. In the present state of the world
the feeling of one republican nation iowa. dis
another republican nation, is not to be des-
cribed, aud cannot be known 10 kings aud their
servants; We have it in our power, to direct
and FIX the destinies of great people. Good
Heaven! is 1T possible that our enlightened
statesmen cannot lift up their minds to The
magnitude of the subiecti
NihrespeCt 10 the capacity OF these peo-
pie, Tor defence against any force that can be
sent against them, it is admitted by all. TO
any one who has been an hoar on the spot the
attempt of Spain, with the assistance of any
nation IN Europe, TO subjugate them, must APP
pear almost ridiculous, when we see that at
Monte Nideo the whole Portuguese force il
smut mp by only two hundred men, Thirty
thousand men can be brought to the defence
OF this capital, every house of which is a com.
plete fortress. The difficulties i'm the naviea.
ilon are also of such nature as to render il
disicult for any large body of troops to be
transported with safety. The Portuguese are
wasting their men and money in the most child.
ish manner. Any one on the spot will see in
nve minutes that II is utterly impossible for
them TO make the slightest progress. The dis.
putes between ArtiyaS and this government
will endeavor to explain when shall become
better acquainted with them
The people here are under the impression.
mat England is only waiting for the United
states to acknowledge Buenos Ayres, i'm order
70 fellow the example. The simple acknow.
OF consequences of Which you can scarcely
form All idea. The Importance attached TO il
oy them, is such that there is hardly a man
VINO would not give almost half of what he il
worth that 1t should take place. do not hest.
tate To say, that the moment we ACKNOWLEDGE
them, they will adopt every feature of our GOV.
erhment and constitution, and such is the idea
Whlch they have of the justice, wisdom. and
aisihteresiedness of our country that they will
De guided 10y our advice in every thing I
nave not the least doubt, that the Commits.
sioners Will be applied 10 for the purpose OF
heaiihg The civil dissentiOns which have existed
between ArtIgas and this people. | assure Won
am enthusiastic. l have good AUTHORITY for
what state"