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

1t conquered by these ambitious and
! inhumsu maIaudcTs.. Consequently
their Resistance will be pioporiiuuale Ia
their experiaiionS. MAY their excrlions
be cTOwBrd wnh succrss
The Portuguese division under gene
raj Cunedo, (ouce consisting of COCO
! men, now mol over .,0O0 ',iore than TIRE.
yrats encanpcd dormant, IN the Bin CON
dc Haedo, nearly surrounded by wafer.
IN species oil Peninsula formed bv the
tivrr Negro made & sally. Nth The whole
body, against Don n" ios Reyiro who was
partially defeated. after determined
resistance. Although his force did MOI
cunsiS, OF more than 700 men, he LOST
IN prisoners. 100 men, AMI very iew kill
ed. The Portuguese, however, paid for
| their temerily, their loss being consider.
able. in killed. anu woundrd
Monieyideo Is so far beSieged that
| Beet, &c. began io be very scarce. The
market was over stocked with every kind
OF merchandise, having 40 exports what
ever.
A conspiracy had been formed by The
| European Spanish officers resident there.
at the head OF WHICH was col. Rios. IN
! was discovered IN time aud the male
| contents. toa considerable number. were
| prisoners on board The Portuguese ,nen
oiwar. This conspiracy appears 10 have
originated by tie Portuguese being EN-
plOyed M stripping ih,s fortress OF its
nos, valuable artillery. For this opera
| ton, various causes are assigned. but The
certainty Is, that the Portuguese are
heartily tired Of the war with Ar;Ieas.-
They have had $4,000 men emuloyed.
| The war has continued for four Years
and still they are iD The same situation
they held the hrsi year, after AN useless
expense Of blood and treasure. Their
consnmmaie pride will not ALLOW of their
making proposals 10 Ariigas aud how
TO decamp with any kind OF honor, IS Tic
dilemma, IN which they are placed. Ii is
Imagined, by all parties, that an evacua-
iiUn is mrdilated.
| II is evident, Curiado cannot escape
for 10 regain his masters territories, he
must march through host of warlike
enemies, exasperaied by their suflerines,
who will harrass him, until he has not "A
soldier LETT. ArtiSas at present, finds
himself very h',!e disposed 10 make
peace with any party. Indeed he has
declared that he means 10 wage AN pter
nal war with their sell sufficient and con.
fident people.
| The expense of the invasion of the
banda Oriental TO the Portuguese, their
| losses al sea, &c. NAV be estimated al
many millions, although To their soldiers,
employed in the River Plata, they are IN
arrears for the last two wears. Their trea
sury, III consequence of this war, mpsi
be in very deraDged state. The ingress
of funds in Montrvideo is trivial, and moi
at all comps ent To meet the vXpences Of
maintaining this iOttrtss and oihrr points
| The produce 81 the country is strictly
prohibited Importation into places under
their doIpinion by Gen Ar,,gas. PAls
| Oriental mode of warfare musI ultimately
bring destruction on their huauces, ana
cannot fail OF beng successful.
Maldonado was a tiie head OF the Az
| tigans, and brisk trade bad been car
ried on Tor some time pact, by paving
| duties 10 The Portuguese. (whO still hayv
possession of the Island of Gorritt,) ard
dulles on shore. General Arugas, now.
ever, had given orders TO put stop 10 al
commerce Tor the present, which decree
! was vigorously obeved.
Parties were continually making in
eursions into the Portuguese 'front.' r.,
| reial!aiing III IA most exemplary mann. r.
Ii toes not appear that they make prI
| soneTs. Their inCursions are made with
facility, as the country is completely de
prived al defence, by the continued CON
scnpjlou OF all men, without dIstimci-
ion, TO supply the detaicaiion IN the army.
The latest intelligence from ChiIl, IN
BuenoS Ayres, Was 10 The l2ih OF No
VEN Der. Lord Corhrane had been
oui ~ days from Valparaiso, with his
squadron. Tie had failed twice in his
attempts OH CaIiao hos ever another al
tack was medIated, which il was hoped,
would be more successful. The regular
At hui
Burnea Ayres, has been long time inter
ccpied Nv The Monieneros aud, indeed,
the only one leti, that through the indian
country, was moi, al present. over secure.
San Mar,In was al PHntH de San LuiS til
al! las troops. Whether he would resolve
on coming down, II was not known but
tn general opinion, IN Buenos Ayres,
WAS, that he would not risk himself. He
had been ordered down TO unite with the
Directors army al San Nicolas, but The
stale Of thugs in The provinces OF Cag0.
L0,'doLa, Santiago del ESterro, AMI others,
could not possibly admit OF such a step,
a their tranquility depended upon the
proximity or presenceof q military force.
III fact, all parts ol the country appear
decidedly in opposition To Buenos Ayres.
EXTRAORDINARY.
Ministerial Gazette OF santiago de Chill, 18TH
Nov. iSl9
The Supreme Government has Just received
the following intelligence tTom the Squad Oh;
aud communicates il. with ali possible speed,
10 trauqulIiZe the public mind and 10 prevent
the malignant from attTIbutiug its silence. 10 q
wish of conceaHg defeat, which we have
not suffered.
ADMRAL's SHIP O'HIGGINs.
Bdyo( Cdiiao. I'd. OF 1895
SIR-Haviug anchored The squadrOn,t ~ the
situation which appeared the best calculated
10 carry on The medItated operation. proceed
ed immedately 10 prepare thee ioGts for the
purpose of throwing tive rockets and bombs;