Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-02
FROM BUENOS AYRES.

By the arrival at New York, of the brig Bru-
tus, Capt Adams, from Buenos Ayres, a file of
the Argentine News to the 7th of June inclusive
has been received.
Governor Viamont rendered his resignation
to the House Of Representatives on the 9TH,
which was referred to the Committee on Con-
stitutonal affairs
On the same day. the Minister Of the Home
Department, Senior Garcia addressed the House,
stating that the decision of jury on the previ-
Gus day had left him exposed to degrading
accusation-that he was about to retire to pri-
vate life and wished to do so with spotless re-
putation, which had been assailed by Felix Al
zaga in lioel, and as he, Sen. Garcia could
not obtain reparation by ordinary process OF
law, he moved the interpositon of the House OF
Representatives. After an interesting debate 1t
was decided that the Minister should lay his
complaint before the House in writing.
On the night of the 9th of June, eleven ruffians
entered the quinta Country seaD of MIR. Robert
w. Cairns, "a native of Pennsylvania plumber
ed it Of every thing valuable, and stabbed Mr..
Cairns so seriously in various places, that his
life was despaired Of
A great festival was held at Buenos AyreS on
the 18th of May in commemoration of the deli
verance Of that country from the dominion OF
Spain.
The British Packet of the 31st of May, con-
tainS the following note from Sen. Rivadavia,
addressed to the Buenos Ayrean Government.
"On board the Herminie in the inner Roads of
the port Of Buenos Ayres, May Is, 1884:
"From the 2sth April last, the undersigned
has remained in the situation to which the Go
vernment had condemned him, expecting the
legal and definite resolution promised in the
note of the Minister Of the same date; and he
has expected il, in spite of all that he has OBJ
served, and of all that he has been informed.
"This day is the twenty-fourth anniversary
Of the heroic commencement made by buenos
Ayes in its glorious and immense enterprise.
No day therefore, can be more suitable to ask
and obtain the passport which the government
ought to give to the citizen whom they have out
lawed and torn away from his home and from
his family.
"The undersigned consequently expects that
the Minister will tomorrow forward him the
necessary passport, in order that he may depart
without delay, in search of an asylum.
ain the meantime he trusts that the Almighty
will preserve the ST.. Minister many years.
"BERNARDINo RIvADAvIA."
In allusion to this request, the Argentine News
merely subons that ain conformity with the
above request, the government on the 18th inst.
forwarded to Senior Rivadavia the required
nassport.n This second Punishment however,
of this ilustriOus individual had created great
sensation among the people of Buenos Ayres.
MoNTEvDEo.-The British Packet of the 9TH
of June, contains the following and the only in
tegence furnished by this arrival from Monte
video.
Defeat of the hsurgents.--Advices from
Montevideo to June I'd, contain an official des-
patch. dated Head Quarters, Cuarem, 18th ult.
from the President of the Oriental Republic
(Fructuoso Rivera,) TO Gen. oriby, Minister OF
War G. Marine at Montevideo, givingan account
of the total defeat Of Gen. Lavalleja's force,
The President states that after incesant and
laborious marches, he had on the 9Th ut. at
dawn of day, succeeded in surprising the ad-
vanced posts of Lavaleja, consisting OF indi-
ans; that Lavalleja, himself. with 80 to 100 men
was close at hand; but wishing to prevent the
effusion of blood, summons was sent him
to surrender; the officer who conveyed it was,
however, fired upon, therefore no alternative
was left but immediate action.
The President accordingly formed his troops