Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-07-13
FROM RIO JANEIRO.

We have been favored with the following ex-
tract of letter, received yesterday, dated y.
S. ship Cyane, Rio Janeiro, May 9th, 1926:
owe arrived here on the Goth inst. IA days
from Monivedeo. Probably you will be anx-
ous to learn every thing in relation to the war
in this country, and | know OF nothing that
would CRAFTY me more, were placed IN SINH
lar situation, than correct statement oil facts
concerning the subject which, as matter Of
course, shall give. In the first instance, per-
ceived in the United States papers, that the Pa
,riots were in possession Of Monevideo, which
is incorrect 1t is beSieged by less than one thou,
sand Bnenos Ayrean or Patriot Cavalry, and
parrisoned by between three and four thousand
Imperiaists, and the mount which commands
the city is garrisoned by about one thousand
mperialists.
We left here about nine weeks since, arrived
At Mon,evideo in two, where we stopped two
days, took pilot OH board, weighed anchor at
midnight, and proceeded with light breeze
up the river. At daylight discovered the Bra
lillian blockading squadron ahead, at anchor,
distant three leagues; consisting OF one fri
gate. four corvettes, four briggs, and six or
eight schooners. Cleared the ship for action
on our approach and beat to quarters. Two
S'oNN'
for US. One of the corvettes, mounting 80 guns,
came within hail Capt. Elliot hailed, and was
informed that the squadron was blockading
Buenos Ayres, and was requested to send our
boa, aboard the Admiral's, which Capt. Elliott
refused to comply with, but offered to receive
one from him. In few minutes, two boats
from the squadron came aboard. The officer
informed US we could not SO up to Buenos Ay-
res Captain Elliot said he was bound there,
and you'd go up. The officer asked the Captain
if he would go down to the Admiral distant
one mile, at anchor.) The Captain refused
The boats then left the ship. few signals
passed between the Admiral and other vessels,
and Immediately the corvettes and briggs came
within hail. Captain Elliot hailed, and wished
to know if they had any more 10 say. The re-
ply was not distinctly heard We filled away,
made sail, and stood up the river in peace. Az
rived in Buenos Ayres in due time. Here we
saw the Buenos Ayrean navy, which consists OF
one ship mounting % guns, one barque OF elgh-
TEEN, three briggs, one schooner, and ten gun
boats, commanded by Com. Brown, avery brave
officer, as will appear hereafter. 1t will be well
to mention here that the Brazilians have a
SQUADRON in the river Of seventy-cne sail OF pen
dants. under the command of Admiral Lobos.
The blockading squadron is thirty miles above
Montevideo, and about one hundred and fifty
below Buenos Ayres. While we were in Bue-
nos Ayres, Commodore Brown, with his ship,
barque, and three briggs, got under way, pro-
ceeded down the river, passed the blockade, and
arrived off Montevideo. A frigate is kept here
TO guard the port. She slipped her cable, and
stood for Brown, and commenced an engage
ment which lasted three hours. The Frigate
was beat in, and took shelter under the lee OF a
British frigate, and thus pat an end to the ac-
ton. Brown arrived at Buenos Ayres slightly
injured. We stopped here ten days on our re-
turn, saluted Admiral Lobos, which was return
ed by him, gun for gun.
"At Montevideo there were two frigates just
arrived from this place, one forty-four, and
the other thirty-six guns. The fo;ty four is
called the Imperatrice, or Empress. On the
25th ult. the blockading squadron came into
Monteyideo, amounting to nineteen sail, among
them one frigate FIVE correttes, four briggs, and
remainder schooners. On the 9th ultimo, at
abou. thirty minutes past II o'clock at night,