Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-05

SOUTH AMERICA


we nave before us several letters and pub-
TIC papers from Bnenos Ayres, TO the dale of
Inc tItii OF Feb. received by the Constellation,
III H'Itclf minute accounts are given of The
Iha pohticai transactions iu that COUNTY,
AZ Viii be reCoilected that AN afmy Of oono-
sluOii, Supported by the vote of the pTovin-
ceS, MAS TO be encountered at some distance
tiOm lie town OF Il. ANres hy another army
under tie Director iiOmarGu the creature az II
Is saI5, OF his predecessor PuyyrTedom The
troops from t!Ie opposition acteU by order of a
ledgus soncluded between the Provinces and
SthSaS. iAe cOnIis dHder OF these tT0oNs was
HHl,Fe5. aShIsted us Gpncral Carreru The
Stale OF Things had remained thus in January
= battle WAS necessarily expected blth ar.
mes were III the field, apd within sight, one
oil The other.
km tie mean time, and while this contest
continued ds yet III suspense, nudbere of the
most respectable ciilzeuS of Buenns Ayres
ltSeif ~ ~uom the dIsatectioH had gained ,
lnDNciY appeared III The Hall OF the Congress
with the extraordinary request, that prOnIpt
measures should he taken To conciIate tne
Provinces the whole OF which had Withdrawn
iheIr 0bedleure from the admIulsiration.--
Charges OF Tie most serious nature we're pro-
6uced against PueryrreaOh and his ddherentS
as the authors of the present confusion and
talanitles, and Congress was petItioned to
impedch them a. traitors. That day however
was expended III celebrating TIL at night
fueyrredOn secretly made his escape 10 the
POItnsurhe al MOnieVIedO, CARRYING wiki him
million of dollars in dou5iy0ns. His Secretary
Of otaie, Hlr. rage, escaped also with no less
speed amOnL the Portuguese 10 COlonia (; aud
II is asserted with prOportIOnate snare of
booty. iEe expected battle was fought on
the thrty-arst OF January, and victory deci.
q u Tor General RaHIrez, at ihe head of the
leagme OF TetOrmeTs. On The Sd of February.
The Director ROHdedn entered BuenOs lures
almost wi hOu "A man. at that time the Con-
gTess Was dismissed, Rondeau was remove d
from the DirectOrShip, aud all civil aHihoily
inVssredin the CablidO the Ony popuIarI repre-.
sentative body a second oice was entrusted
10 Brisadier SOtTtO protect the town from an
iucursiOB and this General, well known be-
fore this Tor hts sound patriotism and gallantTy
yiationed himself at the PueHte de Marques
stvcu leagues 10 the west Of the town. He
lieu concluded IT, atty with General Ramirez
aud ~ concert VITA this chief minated tnAt
lie conditions for permanent peace, were
lio other than the dis, olutiOR Of Congress, the
FfWOoGi Of tie DirectGr, and tie remOruL from
office of ercry iHdipidHai connected las I've eN-
pressed hImseu) uith the OdiOuS md dcgrdding
J0ctiOn Of Pueyrre;iOH aud Faye, Wtich 50 long
had djsgrdced the country.
We shalt follow these extracts more at lei
suTo~; in the mean time we cauDot but observe,
sndt the certain effect of those transactions
was expected TO he tile establishment Of tie
iederatiVe aud republican constitution a, La
Plata, on the n,0dei If that Of the Uaifed STATES
We REFUGE IN these changes in favor Ofjnstice
aud freedom. But. PatTiot.