Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-10

Plate: and believing The annexed intel.
iigence from that quarter, would be ac-
cepiabie for insertions i'm your respecia-
bic publication, Tin case OF your not hay.
ing received la,eD he bcss leave TO tvou-
bic you with il, vouchies for lis correct
ness.
You must excuse the bad writing of the
whole, (Which l am afraid will be al
most nninielligble To you) as il was done
a, sea, In very iempeStn0uS weather. |
am, sir, yours, very respectfully,
The Brig Margaret sailed from Buenos
Ayrts on the l7'b December, lSi9-len
there his b. Nj. ship Creole. The u. S.
schooner N"nsuch was al Montcvideo.
Judge PreUOd was in Buenos Ayres. The
French fsigate DucheSse de Beyri, after
STAYING of Buenos Ayres about three
weeks, had sailed without even compl,-
meDiing The government. On her depar
lure, her mission had uot ,ranspired.
Don Jose Miguel Carrera. had cIandes-
timely LEFT Montevideo for th- Uruguay.
He was delaiRed afterwards by the Portu-
gnese armed force, IN the River, and or.
dered 10 r'turn.-He escaped and Joined
Don francisco RAMIREZ The Chief OF Entire
Rios, aud had passed the Parano with
him, towards Bucuns Ayres, accompanied
with about 5000 men. Their approxima-
iiou 10 The capital, rendered il Il scene of
confusion and CONSTRUCTION. The di-
rector, General Rondeau, lrit town. with
all the dispusabie veteran force, SAY 1000
men, ann fixed his head quarters al Lux.
an, about 80 miles from Buenos Ayres.
proclamation was then Issued by The
Governado lnlemdanie, Dias Velez, or.
dering general illumination in The streets
Tor several successive nights, In case of
an attack, under most rigorous punish.
ment. Patrols paraded the streets and
roads adjoining the town; and all men
mol subject 10 military duty. were com
nianded 10 appear al the Fort, on the
srlmg OF gun from il. Several respccta-
bic aud tried patriots were forcibly taken
from Their houses, aud bauished TO The
island OF Martin Garcia, 30 miles from
bncHos Ayres. So convipCes were the
Arislocrals, that an assault would be
made on the town, that the Ex- Director
P"eyrredon ordered all his furniture from
his country house not 10 miles from it,
S!lal must have been The terror of the
government, on the appearance Of an al
most naked and uRarmrd BODY of men,
al considerable distance from their seal.
when such measures were TesorIed TO Z?
However the MontcnrrOS came within
80 miles of tie Capital, by different
route, from that occupied by The Director,
and collected some thousands of buIlocks
aud horses. and returned towards R0sG,iO.
where from the latest intelligence, lhey
mean 10 stand HE tug Of war. The Di-
rector had also matched wi.h his army
now consisting of about 1000 men 10
encanlp at San Nicholas, about eighty
leagues from Bucnus Ayres.
II III The expected encounter the troops
Of Burnos Ayfes should be unloriunaielt
successful, II Is sai', the Intention Of
government Is, 10 rae tue ancient civ OF
Santa r To the ground. Thus upwards
OF 1900 families, many OF them opuieuf,
would be reduced 10 b. ggary, and de
prlvrd OF d shelter, Tor Themselves and
Innoccnis. The only remuneration made
10 those unfortunate people, probably
womld he tract of laud, al San Nicolas.
which ihe government have ALREADY IN
cOrpnraied III city, cudoavOriugio couu-
leypolSe, the advantageous commercial
situation Of Santa fc
Lopez, the GOver"or, had declared, tia,
hc never intended 10 call in the indiaus
10 bis ASS stance, bui now. in case of
another IuvaSioG by tle troops OF Bue~
hos Ayres, lac had 1000 devoted to Isis
service, Ihe caciqueS or chris being cla-
m"u'Cus 10 he Engaged, y,hiCti lac CERTAIN
" shout employ. PREPARATIONS we're
making 20 send by the River. few armed
GaUchns, tndlivPS of EuiTr Rios, bot d,a-
senilcuis iJGm HE prevailing opinions Of
The OriCuials y by tho uay Of 5 lriauo. m
possession OF ihe Portuguese. there 10 he
l"iGed by d body of troops Of that ration.
Tia "a ~ proceed and axe possession Of
In giHa de Ia Conception del Urngnng :
and Ramirez Park OF Artillery, which
he bad len, IN lie srdour Of his cxpecta-
tons with vcry Ia, iicicni Inrre.
Efenu, "ilh his meU, also ns,ivcs of
Entire Rios, had crossed The Psiama by
or cr Of ilic Buenos 4 rran Government,
To take possession Of The Baxada. thus
pudedvOriug 10 preclude ai possibility Of
RaRirez aud CayTeyaS return 10 ilirir Ter
riiory. What effects these consultations
may have, we must leave time 10 develop.
1hls anarchy caunnt iong cSisi Donna
HsvI' Carr ra's Sisiri a very Intelligent
sud aHIabe woman. had IN consequence
St hes brothers. cOndgc1, been coniiu-
I'd III San Niguri, the II spiial for Found
limos aud Women.
Dan Jo@e Atigos, Vas al the present
rpoch, ~ lie Head Quarters, near lie
River Queguay Grdnde, which bc llas
no" occupied upwards OF two years,
although within 60 miles Of the main bo-
dy OF Tic Portuguese army under Ficid
Warstaf CUioao. His advanced posts arr
within 20 miles. he had Just returned
from an examination OF the state Of lis
different divisions. lie bad, also, pad
u visit to The Pueblos Missiouos, To vii.
ness The deyastaijons committed by The
Portuguese on their once fuur,shine
towns. They are 30 IN nnmhrr, and
"cre inHDicd by tke JesuIis, in 1910.
brlorc thc extinction of ihoj injclaiiga