The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-01-04
Ertract of a letter to the Editor Of the UIimiag'
.0niun, dafed
BrESos AynEs, Sept. Goth, 1926

Admiral Brown left this city on 18th August,
with an escort of 20 persons, and crossed the
country to Correntes. He remained several
days at n farm house at that place, and on the
Sth instant, the Chilian fleet, g frigates and
corvette, purchased from the Chilian govern
meht, by that of Buenos Ayres) appeared oil the
Cape, and, it is sad he embarked the same day
on board the frigate "Buenos Ayrts" and took
command. Ere this, he is no doubt, securing the !
Brazilian Coast, and may astonish the "gilt-gn-
ger bread Emperor by his sudden appearance
off RIO de Janeiro. Perhaps it may reasonably
be expected that while His Majesty is maintain
ing his whole naval force in this river, for the
purpose of eh'ecting dilated blockade of call
the Argentine ports" our intrepid Admiral may
blockade, in turn, that of the Capital of the En-
pirc
| We have intelligence that Admiral Guedez
has left Montevideo with five heavy vessels on
cruise without the Capcs, and was seen when
days out, steering nolthwardly. This force IL
superior to Admiral Browns But, with us. dis
parity of force is no longer admitted as basis
of speculation-we have now ceased to consider
the physical superiority of the Brazans fit
data whence to set out with our calculations as to
the probable result of our naval conflicts. We
apprehend nothing for the safety of Brown, in
the case of collision Of the hostile heet--rather
we do not hesitate to believe that, in such an e.
vent, scarcely will he fail to give good account
of Admiral Guedez and his five fiigates.
Tn the meantime, General Alvear late Sccrc-
tary of War, having crossed the river from this
city in the schooner tsSarandi," within sight of
the blockading squadron, has taken command in
person of the army in the Banda Orental and
secret, though active preparations are now maxi
ing for opening the campaign with a sudden in
vasion of the Brazilian territory: and to this the
present moment is rendered peculiarly propi-
tous by the fame of revolution which is now
kndng throughout the Empire Admiral Brown
: was provided with some thousands of printed
hsnd-bills, proclamations, &c. to be judiciously
attributed along the coast.
o At the time Of General Alvear's arrival at Head
0 Quarter, considerable dscord from unaccountable
0 motives, existed in the camp, which soon broke
y out into open rebellion. The insurgents, 700
a in number, Orientalists, and headed by Bcrnabe
Q Rivera, (brother to the celebrated Frutos Rivera
0 who passed over from the Brazilians, al the com
mencement of the war, with 600 men, and who
prior to that, had deserted the patriot standard,
i. withdrew from the main body and encampcd a
> bout nine miles distant. A detachment march
ed against them under the personal command o
Avear and Lavalleja. Immediately, the scditou'
troops, forsaking their leader, reunited them
selves with the army, and I,crnabe Rivera wa
: taken prisoner. 1t was at this moment that
l. correspondence was intercepted by General Al
}" wear, which went to expose, at the same time
ID the low intrigues of the Brazilian Emperor anc
1T his satellites, and meditated treason (for thu
t. THIRD rrME) on the part of Frutos and Bernsb
III Rivera; to the former of whom General Leco
,e was ordered by his Imperial Majesty to pay 25,
S, 900 dollars, and proportonatc sum to each off
u Ger that should ompany him. This CORES
N pondence was Immediately transmitted by 81
il year to the Government.
al During these events, Frutos Rivera was on
,r visit to this city and having already shown him
IT. self by his treacherous conduct aernateyto bot
ct parties, unworthy the confidence of ethcr,t Gt
is. vernment was unwilling he should return to til
an Banda Oriental, where his popularity and inhl
cnce were so considerable; and had for som
time been amusing him, now with the offer {
the office of Inspector General of this c,ty-no
n with that of the Governorship Of the newl
on formed Province, contiguous to the capital: bI
We OH the receipt of the correspondence above a
he uded to, it proceeded, forthwith, to take sue
mt measures as the nature and the importance
disclosure required. Unfortunately, howcve
for the cause of Justice and the country, this tt
extraordinary and dangerous man who had hr
10 self, and at the same moment, been apprised
'o- all which had transpired, effected his escape
lot the very night that the intelligence was receives
ch On the following morning an edict of the Go
m; ernment was published, in official form, in 8
we the papers of the city, citing Rivera to appea
me within the brief term of "a hours, to answer
he charges of high treason. This was a consider
ice BILE shock to the public mnd-it was the first
we tmation our citizens had received of his conteI
ID plated crime against the State. Not partcip;
ing in the dstrusts Of the Government, they