Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-26

Squadron There are jun,as TO attend to duties
similar to those OF our Navy Commissioners, at
whlch be presides. He has also the immediate
super attendance oil Navy Yards. and the regula
ton Of the ports in the Gulf; the harbor-mas,ers
being officers OF the Navy, and also under his com
msnd. The Conrador General is an officer that
answers, in some respects to the Fourth Auditor
oil the Treasury and stands at the head of the Pur
ser's Department, who all called Contractors:
he is also in the character Of Nav Agent, andis
member of the Economical Jun;a, or what may be
styled Navy Commissioner. This affords sort
| oil outline OF the Mexican Naval establishment.
Nat. Journal. ,
BUENOS AYRES PAPERS.
A Buenos a yres paper of May %, mentions re.
port of some alteration in the blockade, procured
| by Capt Elliott but this will not be relied on,
because If any important modification hid been
obtained Capt. K. would have informed our gov
eminent, and it would have been officially pro-
| mulgaed.
The French brig Frances Berneas from Havre
| arrived at B. Ayres about May Is, with an appa-
rently full and valuable cargo, and will probably
make great voyage if she get safe home a.
gain
BJENOS AYRES, May Is.
Details OF skirmishes between the Patriots and
Brazilians are almost daily received The results
have been universally favorable to the former
There Was one about the beginning OF the present
month, near place called Quegnay, il which the
Brazilians lost % men between killed and wound
ed, and 30 prisoners. Another took place near
Tacuarelnbo, In which the loss of the Brazilians
was IL men.
The siege of Colonia is strictly maintained. The
town is said to be much distressed for provisions.
The cavalry make sorties almost every day for the
purpose OF gathering fuel, but carefully aTod an
] engagement. They once attempted to surprise the
oesiegng army, but were repulsed with severe loss
IL is stated that here are present in the port
| nuHa he
| of Jacinto Perera. NAV On
| An Engli-bman who escaped from Colonia and
arrived in This city few days since, confirms the
statement which we gave in our last, of the dis
tressed situation Of that place. He adds that de-
sertions to the oesesers numerous and fire.
quent A fire-ship was preparing TO be employed "a
galnst Admiral Brown, should he again visit the
| port.
On the 22d, about P. NJ. the Brazilian soua-
dron hove In sight, consisting OF frigates 4 cor
| vettes, brIgs, and schooners and bore down
| Immediately upon the National squadron which
| was at an anchor in the outer roads. Great fears
were entertained by the spectators on shore who
lined the beach and filled the house tops for the
fate of the national squadron, the loss of which
indeed appeared TO be inevitable, when we consi-
der the more than triple force of the BraZilians
besides their having the weather gage. The in
trepid Admiral Brown, however, got under weigh
with the squadron and stood for the enemy. and
| win q
dark, he retired TO the Pozos and the enemy an
| chored in the outer roads.
During the action shot from the 25,h of Nav
cut away the davies of the Me,raya frigate, when
| her boat Tell into the water and was afterwards
picked up by the Pepa store schooner.
On the Gath before daylight, Ad b. again got
under weigh, with the hope of having fair chance
and smoother water, but at daylight, the enemy,
who had likewise got under weigh, were far 10 the
\ W xvi ard. al att to
most vessels proved fruitless, as they showed 10
inclination to renew the fight. After laying ton ali
day, our squadron stood back and anchored in the
outer roads That of the enemy also anchored in
sight in the direction of the Outlines.
| In this situation the two squadrons remained I'M
til about noon the 25th, when they both got under
weigh and approached each other and it was now
generally oeiieved decisive engagement would
| take place. The greatest anxiety was manifested
by the inhabitants, more particularly as night clos
ed In upon the combatants and left them In a state
| OF suspense. The following extract of a letter
from officer board the 25th of Nav. gives all
the information we have been able to collect
respecting this last engagement.
| have now the pleasure of informing Won tba,
we have gained glorious victory in every sense
| of the word, although we have taken no vessels
We opened, fired upon the enemy five minut es
before o'clock, and at the enemy was in full
| flight making all sail away from u.s. We chased
| them until near O'Clock when being near the
Chico Bank, we tackled and stood for Buenos
Ayres At half past O'Clock we were yerv near
them, and gave them few guns, and although we
manned our yards and gave three cheers TO /nro-
woke them to battle, still they persevered in the
most shameful flight.
| Our loss has been Mr.. Nichols, masters mate
and one sailor killed, and three slightly wounded
| We have not had the returns from the other yea
SELL yet.
| We fired seven eight congreve rockets. ore
of which went through the mainssil of the AIe,rava
bu; did her no injury.
We are at loss which most to admire the
bravery and perfect GOODNESS evinced by Admiral
Brown, or the apparent impotency of the Brazil
ians.
They left Montevideo with the expires, intention
OF destroying the national squadron and made the
attack under circumstances combining every adj
vantage known in naval warfare and vet il
cannot be denied by the most partial observer
that they fled at the last rencontre in the utmost
confusion.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The ship America. Can
tain Moran, arrived last night from Hayre. The
papers furnished by her are Paris dates TO the 9th
and HavTe to the 19thAugust. We present the
following extracts, compiled from different Jour
nails
They write from Constantinople that The Sultan
pursues bis plan of reform with great energy Tbev
continue to destroy daily the habitations of the
Janissaries. The Janissaries of the provinces have
been struck with terror and all those of the large
towns succumb without murmur. Already The
new army of the Porte amounted to 40 thousand
men.
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