Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-25
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From the Deiaudre - atchman. Nm 10.

Waterman has received a letter from a
friend IN Montevideo, dated the 9Th of
March. which is later than any date,
thence, which we have noticed in The pa.
pers. IL contains nothing very material
IN addition TO what is now oirc ulating I'm
The papers. Some extracts, however,
mol unworthy OF notice, are ub;oinrd.--
The writer is i'll favor of Artcgas, and OPP
posed TO the present administration of
ons very freely. With these We have
nothing 10 do AT present, but shall select
the matter of fact part on Which the
character of the writer justifies an entire
i, lance:
-" The country (adjoining) is in a most
dep!orabic condition, owing 10 the inva-
sion OF the Portuguese, and the want OF
more enlightened policy on the part OF
Aricgas who, no doubt, is doing what
lac cOnceives TO be The best for The coun-
try-sill The policy he is now pursuing
must, IN short time, deprive him Of all
resources whatever. You we'll know
the exports OF his country consist of jerk
Ell beef, hides and tallow. He has prOli-
bited the curing of the former, aud allows
no cattle 10 be killed but for The consulnp-
ton of the inhabitants; what hides
are IN the country are brought TO market
with so much difficulty, and saddled with
such enormous expenses, that the owner
gets but little (prOiiD for them, and for a
long time but few have come in. In fact,
the distress Of the country, if we may Gre.
dill those who pass into the interior, is
hey ond description. His troops are with
out clothes or money: their only food is
beef, generally without salt, and always
| without bread, or other vegetables he
is in want Of fire arms, more i'm want of
powder, aud what should suppose still
| worse, the population no doubt decreases.
After all. the Portuguese make no i'm
preston Oh him; on the contrary. he is
making head against them, and closely
watching an army on The river Uruguay, :"
which he is fast reducing by skirmishng,
and protecting deserters, whom he allows
10 return with their arms, q c. to their own
country about Rio Grand. have no doubt
tins will turn out Bursoyne expedition {;
the Portuguese can never lake this coun-
try from him, if the people are true 10
themselves"
The writer gives the following state
ment as the substance of late reports, or
rumors from Buenos Ayrcs:
The people of Santaiee are now up
IN arms against them, Qhe BuenOs Ayre-
ans) joined bS a large party from the in
terror, and have nearly or quite, by this
time, cui oft all communication between
Buenos Ayres and The country.
81 have seen some late letters from Blu
eros Ayres, which are on business-siill
they hint at sometIiing-l can see that
all Is not right there, and think a change
may be looked for in a short time. Ii
revolution should take place there, no
doubt there will he an union with Arie-
gas; when the Portuguese will have 10
make their exit"
With due Difference TO the source ofthe
above extracts, we have doubts whether
ArteSas, IN separating his cause from that
OF BuenoS Ayres, has been aciuated mere
ly by hostility to the persons adminis-
tering that government.
Ii we have not been very grossly mis-
Informed, as 10 tile character Of that sin
gular man, lie is too tenacious of indie
pendent command, to come willingly un-
der the government of Bucnos Ayres,
whoever may administer it.
This army descended the Uruguay, and is now
near the rircr st. Francisco, rhich empt,es into
the former ri0sr.
KINGSTON, (Jam.) March 90. 80. Pre- vious to
Gen, NJ Gregors sailing from Port Royal, OF
Wednesday, he leii behind him the following
address.
To TIE MERCHANTS OF JAMAICA.
Being abont 10 re-cOmnence operations
against the Spanards tie Main, and know
ing IA do, your connections with that conn
try, a. The sensations likely TO he produced II
this Island, hasten to assure you that your
property, as far as Can he identified 10 lie bona
tide British, shall he respected Unlike the
violent rapacity, pursued hy NorilIo against
the British interests on his entry into New
Grenada. pledge myself 10 secure to YOU JUS
tire. aud enable you to withdraw your funds
with the least possible difficulty.
GREGOR MGREGOR."
Extract 10 the editor of the Baltimore Patriot.
HAVANA, MAY 3, 1919.
Dear Sir i have This day seen in a
Kingston, Oam.) paper of the 2lsi ull. a
detailed account brought there bv The
British brig of war ParilGau, of The cap
ture of Puerto B,llo on the 9TH, by Sir
Gregor McGrcgor. with about 800 troops
and or sail OF vessels. There appears
TO have been little or no resistance, and "a
government had already been established
satisfactory 10 the cliizrns generally, UNI
der a general Lopez. The opinion gene
rally prevalent AT Puerto Beilo, was, that
Chagres would also fall INTO The hands of
the Independents and that Sir Greyor
was IN expectation of news from Lord
COclrane on the other side of the 18TH
mus with ii considerable fleet TO encour-
age movement To Panama"
NEW YORK, May 10. "a letter from
our correspondent AT Canton, dated the
I'd OF January, (receivcd by The Hoppe
states, that lie captain Of an American
ship arrived that morning from the Sand
wich Is lands, who informed him that he
left al the islands Russian frigaie that
had been ON the coast of Calilornia-the
captain OF the irigaie said, that lie Span
iards had coded that country 10 tie Rus
slams. who would shortly take possession.