American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-04-25
Ernnl lie Haiiinioze .7nnertea,,, .qpril 20.

LATEST FROM THE LA PLATA AND lHE fhoifio.
The brig Corpora Trim arrived here last evening from
Buenos Ayres whence she sailed on Ihe ioi T
10 the polite attention Of Thomas y. Esq mno
came passe nger in this vessel are indepteo TOT
lar file of Buenos Ayrean papers to the ioth m
elusive BY the report under me marine nea9' VII .r
cacn thu, ali te American vessels the port had lett nere
nrevios to the sailing of the Corporal Irlm from whcn
we infer that notice of the blockade OF the port haa
transmitted from the admiral OF the Brazilian
SQUADRON The only vessel in port was the HAMBURG sp
Jrana The late hour which the papers same 10 had
enables us only TO present readers with the following
TRANSACTIONS, hastily rendered;
NAVAL ACTION-The hostile fleets have already had
ng,gemen the official account of which we find IN the
Jeyc9nW of the eleventh February 1t IS as follows -:
Official letter from Don Guermo Brown, commander IN
chief of the Buenos Ayrean squadron, to the cohhah
| dant general of the Navy -,
WI communicate to your Excelency, with the most
profond grief the events of this day Al o, M. SAT-
ed in prsut of the enemy and at half past r. NJ came
IN with them in sight of Colonia, without however pe
accompanied by the Balcatce and the gun BOATS. Weu
for Them but the weather did not permit them 10 come
then opened fire upon the enemy, and compeileo nun
to bear away also bore away and then the acuon com
menced.-The corvette, the '1lDentyJtth q mey, was
compelled to sustain, singy, very heavy hre from .e
three corvettes of the enemy for about one houIte va
nonal Congress- argentine Republic, Begrdno and schooner
Sarand being eeward and could not therefore take
part in the engagement
% seeing that the united fire of the enemy directed
against this vessel ordered her join the rest OF our
squadron for the purpose repairing the damages we na
already sustained III TINS succeeded, put ne DIV" P"
gress of the gunboats and my anxiety 10 preserve he
brought on another engagement which commenced at .,
P NJ On this occasion aided by the .Nahona Con-
gyess because passed her. complained OF her recent
conduct.
sour loss consists of killed, four wounded, and
some injury done vessel and rigging But the crcum,
stance most regret is my being able TO take some OF
the enenys vessels, which prevented through want
of cooperation on the part OF my squadron.
~ highly commend the commander and officers OF TINS
vessel the officers of Marines the SURGEONS and also the
entire crew May God preserve your Excelency &c on
board the flag ship TwentyM May" February y, 1870
at past 8, T. NJ W, bho"N.
paragraph in the Mercant states that "the Brazilian
corvette Liberal and brig Caboco, suffered much damage
in the engagement 1t is impossible to ascertain the Killed
and wounded but be considerable because we have
been assured that Commodore Browns ship fired twice 70
the enemy's once
The following note from the commander OF one OF the
uenos Ayresn vessels Of appears OF The papers,
two days after the action detailed above -
10 The Puddle Whereas the official despatch Of admiral
Brown detailing the late engagement with the Brazians,
tends prejudice the.pubic mind against the officers of
the vessels under his command and being by them judged
70 have impolc and immoral tendency; the public are
respectfully solicited to suspend their opinion until the
sentence othe Court of Inquiry about to be instituted be
pronounced. VIM T. MAsoN,
Gang. he brig Congreso COnstntyente