The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-02
BuenOs Ayres
Correspondence Of the HERALD
BuEyos AYREs, Dec. -, 1872.
Highly Important Intelligence Battles and Bockades,
BuenOs Ayres

Highly Important Intelligence Battles and Blockade,
Commerce and Navigation
As your paper is now generally considered abroad
as the Great Western Fountain of the Worlds
news transmit to you the most recent Politicalin
formation in this quarter.
Gen Orbe defeated the President of the Banda
Oriental Fructuoso Rivera on the 9Th inst in pitch
ed battle, at the Anoyo Grande, tributary of the
Gualoquay, in Entrerios, after one of the hardest
fought battles in this country since the days of the
reno owned San Martin. About IL 900 men were en-
corps dreserye OF 5000 men that did not enter into
the action. Rivera, after choosing his position,
threw up breast works. planted his artillery and in
fantry, and awaited the attack with full confidence
OF victory; The infantry Of Oribe were the first to
engage-they marched up with the GOODNESS of Eu-
veterans, within half musket shot of the ene
my's breast works. in the face of tremendous fire
OF grape and canister. and carried them by Storm
taxing all the ammunition, baggage, and 1000 pri-
seners The slaughter was dreadful Oribe lost
about 1900 men, and several valuable officers prn-
cipaly in this assault. Gen Pacheco, commanding
the right wing of Oribe's army. by mastery move
advantage, and routed them with great slaughter,
taking 10 600 horses. About 5000 men were
killed on both Sides besides many officers of rank
or the prisoners taken 50 were basques, who were
the head from the body with knives hacked into
species OF saw, The ordinary way of cutting the
throat not exciting sufficient terror. Oribe's orders
are to put to death all foreigners without Distinction
taken In arms against this Republic,
This news on reaching Montevideo caused gene
raj cessation of all business, and many failures have
already been reported, and many more will, no
doubt, follow soon. II was Immediately declared
under martial law and entertainments are now being
thrown up round the city. Gen. Par formerly at
the head OF the army OF Corrientes) is there and
ganisng army of 5000 men for its defence, but it
will all do no good-Montevideo must fall
That city, with scarce a rival in commercial Pros
perty-unparallelled in modern times for its rapid
growth, having increased from Is 600 to so, 600 in
habitants within the last five years, and possessing
nearly halt as much specie capital the city Of New
with numbers Of its principal merchants and resi-
dents-a prey to political opinion Or rather to graft
ty our worthy Governors opinion, Don Juan Manual
de Rosas, that his friend Orbe can rule the Orien-
tales to his mind than the man of their choice
Rivera.
Admiral Brown is preparing to leave this with the
Government squadron, consisting of eleven vessels,
with the view of blockadhg Montevideo, and it is
said he is taking on board mortars and shells to
lombard.
Gen. Orbe is supposed to have entered the Orien
tai State in full march for the capital, al the head Of
the grand army of the Republic, while Pacheco,
with division, is supposed to have fallen upon
Corientes.
Some II or Is American vessels have recently ar.
rived at Montevdeo Flour ia selling there at SIS per
bbl on board and dull at that Great losses must en-
sue to traders to the River Platte this year. Here
we have to pay 80 to IS Spanish dollars per Dbl at
retail. Our Government is bent on protecting the
home wheat-raser and the general introduction Of
carniverous instead of gramnivorous diet (and it
perhaps makes better sodiers) that we foreigners
have to pay dearly for the luxury of bread Our
crop OF wheat, however, promises very fair. AS
am pressed for time must leave for another oppor
tunty Your friend, H. U. M.
STILL LATER FROM GUATAMALA.-We are indebt-
ed to the " Gaceta Ofical'' to the 10th ult for
the following shipping and commercial informa-
ton =
Besides the entries and clearances to and from
Belize at the port of Ysabal, Omoa, and Truxillo,
there are vessels trading between Ysabal and the
Havana, Jamaica, the United States, and different
parts Of Europe, and also between San Juan de Nj
caragua and those Places and in the South Sea be-
tween Punta Arenas, Realejo, La Union, Concha.
qua, Acajutla, Llbertad, and Iz.apa, and Europe;
VALPARAISO, Callao, Guayaquil and Mazalan
The Fairs held in Chalatenango, San Vicente, and
San Miguel, In the State OF San Salvador, in No
vember and December last, were well attended, and
1t Is asaid that the business done there was good
and considerable, although the South Sea vessels
that used to go to the Union had not arrived last
year
Merchants from Costa RIGA, Nicaragua, Hondu-
ras and Guatemala, sold aquantlty OF goods at fair
prices which till then, had little no demand, and
had been much reduced. The Fairs Of Esqupulas
which commenced on the 9th, and was to close on
tended, there having been introduced large quanti-
ties OF goods from Belize.
From all the data that could be acquired, the har-
vest OF Indigo in San Salvador has been 5000 Sc
rooms OF l5O lbs. each at six and half reals per
pound. This produce is much cultivated in Nicara.
qua, and the crop there is calculated to be about
$500 seroons.
Cotton is also fast progressing, from the facility
there now is OF detachng the seeds by machinery,
established in Chinandega.
The Coffee of Costa RIGA, whose good quality is
in the markets .of Europe, is toler-
ably cultivated, and considerable expectations are
made OF it.
The Cochineal 'of Guatemala tor the last year,
of which there was a very bad harvest, is calcu-
lated to be $500 seroons OF $50 lbs. each.
There are several other articles exported from the
though taken singly, are of small importance in
the aggregate form, no mean branch OF commerce.
With respect to internal commerce the most i'm
porant branch is cattle. There are annually ex-
sand head, and from Honduras about fifteen thou
sand-the greater part of which goes TO Guatemala,
and the rest remains in the State of San Salvador,
principally in the departments of Santa Anna and
SonsOnate.
A large quantity of woollen stuffs is manufactured
and consumed in the country. Mules and horses
also form an important branch OF internal COM
merce.
the insolvences which were 80 frequent and ruin
GUS last year, have ceased that confidence is being
restored and the movements OF business and actlvi-
ty are manifest throughout all sections of the Re-
public All that are required are peace, good order,
economy in expenses, and in a few years Central
America will recover what che lost in the unfortu-
nate disturbances, which are the cause Of her mis-
fortunes
LATE FROM PORT AU PLArrE.-Captain Matthews,
of the schooner Erie, arrived yesterday morning in
thirteen days from Port Platte reports that up
the time OF his sailing, nothing was known there of
the insunecton at Aux Cages.
The STRKETs.-Our attention has been called to
the almost impossible state of many of the streets
in the Fifteenth Ward, in consequence of the great
accumulation OF ice and snow in the cutters.
Eighth street is in lmost shocking condition, and
1t is really serious enterprise to attempt to pass
through it in any vehicle Are the street contrac-
tors bound or are they not to remedy this state of