Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-11

COPIED "a tar rs ihcy 20, ana we should
be enabled Ia give Sie remainder, were
II not that the manuscript OF II pages,
which has politely been sentus, is quite
illegible as To the proper names. The
following additional particulars are made
out with difficulty. En-. Post.
"Mr. w. arrived at the 6 mile de San
Luis a few hours after the killing of Gen.
Ordonnes and 32 other royal Spanish of
ficers, on the Sth day Of February. He
immediately waited OH the governor, Du-
puy, who told iim that these Spanish
officers had been In the habit of visiting
him without ceremony since they had
been sent TO the Punta-tiiat they often
took family breakfast or dinner, or 9th
er refreshments at his house when they
Chose-indeed, they were upona friendly
intercourse and that one, particularly
col. -, when he was sent there, had
been recommended 10 his polite atten-
lions by gen. San Martin, who knew ei.
ther HIM or his family when the general
was IN Spain-that on the morning OF
the rising OF those prisoners, five or six
OF them, OF whom were general Ordonnes
and this colonel, came into his house
about 10 O'Clock in the morning-at first
he supposed II was usual friendly visit,
but they very soon undeceived him, by
seIzing his arms, and telling him that he
was arrested, DC. /; about the same mo-
ment tiiat the cry of vive la pairia was
heard IN the streets. The Spaniards
seemed astonished AT this, and the gov
ernor told them, Gentlemen, YOU see
the town is yours (; am in your power
but unless you permit me 10 go out and
quiet the people, they will commit vio-
lence, and perhaps break ia and massa-
ere all OF YOU. will go out and quiet
them" He went to the street door or
gateway, which The SpauIards had pulled
To on their entering, and Immediately
saw that the street was full OF people,
and that the prisoners THE guard house
ever Tie way, who bal attempted 10 rise
al the same moment that he had been at
tackled In his house, had not succeeded.
but had been Overpowered. He then ex-
planned briefly To the people in the street
how he was placed inside of the house,
and they rushed in, and in few minutes
cut the Threats of the Spaniards, and kill
ed the Others who had attempted 10 rise
~ the guard house. The governor had
has right eye much bruised, aud Showed
Mr.. w. the pognards of those who enter
ed and seized him. They were long
buck horn English carving knives filed
very sharp on each side for 3 or 4 inches
up from the point.
Mr.. w. did not contide in the gov
ernor's statement only-he had il corrob-
Grated by DIR. Manuel Saratea, who was
eXlled from Buenos Ayres, aud then in
San Luis, of course no friend TO the adj
ministralion. Mr.. Saratea is pretty well
known both in the United States and Eu.
Fope-he had no doubt of the plot being
real as Representatives. Mr.. w. had II
from an English merchant living at San
LUIS, and other persons OF the spot, who
never even lntimated that twas fictious
revolt 10 cover assassinatIon.-Yet, on
hearing OF this affair at BuenOs Ayres,
many old Spaniards, Mr.. w. was told
applied for passports, TO leave the coun,
try, supposlag IL the commencement of "a
sort OF reign of terror.
MIR. w. does not enter into the me-
Tlis or dement's of this affair. Butas he
thinks the patriots were not guilty of fa-
brlcalIng plot in This instance, so far as
his opinion is Of service TO them and
their cause, they have il.
The Congress, on the 10Th of Decem-
b"r last by public decree acknom led ged
Chill as " a free state, sovereign aud in
dependent, with all attributes and pleni-
tude OF power, which are inherent 10 the
great and elevai;d character" and in
form waited on the chief Deputy resid-
ing in Buenos Ayres.
. Change Of ddminiStratiOa-It was said
al Bnenos Ayres, and generally believed,
thai General San Martin was or his wav
10 ihe city with his army about 5000,
and on the retirement of lhe present di-
rector, ne would he pressed TO accept the
Executive chair.
State Of the Market This place is full of
Enropean& India geods-in consequence
Of heavy rams The crops Of wheat had
been injured. Ii was selling as high as
S 10 per fanega-but large orders had
gone to Chill, where it might be lad tor
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