Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-21

OF Mr. Buchanan's amendment TO the resolu-
tion reported by the Committee OF Foreign AZ
fairs, relative to the Panama Mission. Several
hours were consumed in debate, when the ques-
ton was taken, and the amendment lost-Ayes
93-Noes o. The Committee then rose and
reported the resolution TO the House without
amendment; whereupon Mr. McLane renewed
the amendment of Mr. Buchanan, which had
just been rejected by the committee, and twas
carried-Ayes 99-Noes 95
The House adjourned at half past O'Clock.
From the Baltimore american OF yesterday
LATEST FROM THE LA PLATA AND
THE PACIFIC.
The Corporal Trim arrived here last
evening from Buenos Ayres, whence she
sailed on the 18th February To the polite al
tention of Thomas G. Reyburn, esq who came
passenger in this vessel, we are indebted for
regular file of Buenos Ayrean papers to the 5th
Feb. inclusive. BY the report under the ma
rine head, it will be seen that all the American
vessels in the port had left there previous to
the sailing of the Corporal Trim, from which
we infer that notice of the blockade Of the
port had been transmitted from the admiral Of
the Brazilian blockading squadron. The only
vessel in port was the Hamburg ship Urania
The late hour at which the papers came to hand
enable US only to present our readers with the
following translations, hastily rendered:
NAVAL ACTION.
The hostile fleets have already had an en-
gagement, the official account OF which We find
in the Mercantil Of the lth Feb 1t is as fol-
lows:
" Official letter from Don Guliermo Brown,
Commander in Chief of the Buenos Ayrean
squadron, to the Commandant General OF the
Navy.
Sr-I communicate to your Excellency,
with the most profound grief, the events of this
day At s, A. NJ. sailed in pursuit Of the e
nemy, and at half past ., p. NJ. came up with
them, insight of the CoIonia, withou' however
being accompanied by the Balcarce and the
gun boats waited for them, but the weather
did not permit them to come up. then open
ed fire upon the enemy, and compelled him
TO bear away. l also bore away, and then the
action commenced. This corvette, the Given
ty-hith of May" was compelled 10 sustain, SIN
gly, a very heavy fire from the three cor,etles
Of the enemy for about one hour-the National
Congress, Argentine Republic, Belgrano, and
schooner Sarandi, being 10 leeward, and could
not therefore take part in the engagement.
"Seeing that the united fire of the enemy was
directed against this vessel, ordered her to
Join the rest Of our squadron, for the purpose
of repairing the damages we had already sus-
tanned In this succeeded, but the slow pro-
gress of the gunboats, and my anxiety to pre-
serve them, brought on another engagement,
which commenced at p NJ On this occa-
sion l. was aided by the National Congress, be-
cause as passed her, complained Of her re-
cent conduct.
"Our loss consists of one man killed, four
wounded, and some injury done to vessel and
rigging. Bat the circumstance l most regret
is, my not being able 10 take some of the enc
my's vessels, which was prevented through a
want Of cooperation on the part Of my squad
ron.
81 highly commend the commander and Off
GERS Of this vessel, the officers OF Marines, the
surgeons, and also the entire crew. May God
preserve your Excellency sc. On board the
flag ship "7tcentyJyh May" February 9, s26,
al past s, p. NJ W. BROWN"
paragraph in the Mercantil states, that
"the Brazilian corvette Liberal, and brig Cabo-
clio, suffered much damage in the engagement
1t is impossible to ascertain the killed and
wounded, but it must be considerable, because
we have been assured That Commodore brown
ship fired twice 10 the enemy's once"
The following note from the commander Of
one Of The Buenos Ayrean vessels of war APP
pears in one Of the papers, two days after the
action detailed above:
To The Public Whereas the official despatch
of admiral Brown, detailing the late engage
ment with the Brazlians, tends TO prejudice
the public mind against the officers Of the ves-
sells under his command: and being by them
Judged to have an impolitic immoral tenden-
cy; the public are respectfully solicited TO sus-
pend their opinion until the sentence Of the
Court of Inquiry, about 10 be instituted, be
pronounced. WV. r. MASON.
Cong the brig Coagrcsso Constiisyente.
Under date of February llth, il is stated that
an American brig from Baltimore was spoken
on the preceding Tuesday, near the Point Of
Santiago. She was seen afterwards going
down the river, and il was supposed she was
ordered off by the blockading squadron. \
French frigate was near the Chica Bank on the
9TH Feb. bound TO Buenos Ayres.
On the l4th February, the Brazilian squad
ron was not in sight of Buenos Ayres. II was
reported that the Brazilian post a, the Island
of Martin Garcia, mouth of the Uruguay, had
been Strengthened by fresh troops.
A letter from Monte Nideo. under date Of
February 4, announces the arrival there of 400
ragged Brazilian soldiers, many Of whom were