New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-13

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MoSTEyDEo, April 10, lSia.
Gentlemen: Since last you, many important
events connected with the have ransPed that have
changed e aspect Of things, and the prospects are now de-
driy ly orabe the Aontevidans If they defend their
cspai aad drive the Buenos Ayrean forces back, IT Will Dc
new era in history Of the nation and from this period
they may date their independence
The ;uenos Avrean blockade reached about the 2jth
OF VI .fc take effect the first day Of prl aud Appeared
al the time Montevro but the result has proved
very different. Wler notice received OF The blockade
the Columbia 30 guns Captain Shubck John Adams "a,
CAPTAIN Conoye aad schr. Enterprise, Capt Wilson, lay
here Commodore Shuhfick acknowledged the blockade on
condition that Acknowledged by other naouS and Nj
Edwards Consul at BuenoS AyTes acknowledged II III
full All nations acknow ed ed il but the English. Com
nodor Purvs commanding the British squadron despatch
cd the Phanomun brig Bucnns Ayres with certain ques-
lions British Minister answer. aud ON her return
his decision be made known whether the blockade
10 be respected or not
On the ID OF April the Buenos yean squadron enforce
the blockade consisting Of eight sail anchored off the port
and ON Thursday night April 9th when every American
was deeply Interested in the decson and when we all con
sdered 1t very important that commanding force should
bear our flag Commodore Snbrck thought proper TO leave
us sail Rio, taking with him the schooner Enter
prise ,hus leaving other force bn the John Adams Capt
Conover when the Beunos yrean under Admiral Brown
five times great.
Thenex day after Commodore Shubrick sailed the Phaa
arrived and the British Commodore decided that no
blockade should take place far as thu British flag was con-
cerrcd aud Captain ConOver before Commodore Shubrck
was out Of the river had the responsibility of de-
Gliding that all American ships should ENJOY advantage
of entering port the English did and that he should
therefore rot respect the blockade.
Five American vessels Immediately sailed for Maldonado
to take live cattle board for this place and OF the
numbers the General Pinkney, in this morning, and
taken by Of Admiral Browns boats directly along
side of the John Adams, but surrendered upon the a
poact Of Captain C0roverS boat All that any gallant
Of our Navy can do in small soop-owar rely upon II,
will be done by Captain Conove but naval force very
different this from what 1t should be- eSterday at
II o'clock, Commodore Brown into the inner harbor
with five of his fleet and anchored alongside OF the ship
Herald and EoSalhs. Of New-Yor
The British commodore sent ON board The Rosaiba ana
Herald requesting that they would Immediately move out
Of the way as he was going to open his fire upon Admiral
Brown.
Captain Couoyer sent four boats from tie John Adams
getting these ships of danger when both
Brown aud Purv directed Them to remain they pleased
the difficulty arranged Brown having agreed 10 go out
OF the harbor this day.
There is constant discharge muskctry throughout the
day with occasional sprnkrg OF cannon TO break the
nonotouy and Ainntevideo is uly besicsed city have
however known determination evinced by any
people greater exert;ons made 10 defend place ten
have here
Walls and Notifications like entertainment aud thirty
and 81 Founders which have been buried at the corners of
for the last twenty-five years, have been dug
Believing forth destruction the Buero Ayre
troops The FIRST gun fired Of this number killed four
and wounded many others
have just returned from the city where the French popu-
ation have determined 10 and unite viii! the Govern
defence. If 80 ii Will be mpreglable and viii
result bringing France nto the controversy Ia addition
this, letters from the interior provinces OF Buenos Ayes
tor.ies aud others speak of revolutions progress
throw of the power the Buenos Ayrean Government and
if Monte Vdeo susans herself the whole interior will be
MAY l0th, 1913.
The wretche,l, brutal still CONTINUES; yesterday
officer and nine from the city surprised Just out
side tile walls aud all had their heads severed from their
bodies aud lei the ground Thousands in Monte ' deo
would be served IN tins # the invading should
succeed oyepowerug lis defenders: but probable
they VIII succeed tr thousand Ffrncmen have armed
defence. The city has been thus saved by the IN.
deposition Of the British Commodore who has received for
4 H.. y al.
Minister al B"eno Aye. Buthe Commodore viii receive
the applause of his Government, and Nh Vaudeville It's cen
demuato Ia the attack Rat Island by Admiral Brown.
he los, twenty-five men killed aud wounded.
All business paraly wed here except the soldiers dny,
and bringing cattle from Mcdonald, distance Of twenty
five leagues Sewers, American vessels are engaged this
trad- The John Adams Capt Gonoyer, the only United
States ship OF war here. OMEGA.
FRoN SINGAPoEE.-6y the arrival of the Mon
tezuma at Wareham. we have a file of the Free
Press to March Sth. 1t contains nothing OF in
tcrest The Free Press of the 23d February has
the following
TtGrEsFou men since las, have been taken OFF by
The same tiger which Killed convict "Wednesday. a
small Tiger and trss killed Monday The tigers
haa usually ieocous Just now in consequence
The extremely day aud hot weather have had for
lIne past. All the pools and small streams in the Jungle
hsyng been dr'ed up the tigers being unable oquench tr
burst come into the neghbohood Of
they see generally unfortunate wool.cutte and
er Tor human blood having beea once excited they
seek eyeTy opportunity Of gratifying it.
MANLL,.-Thc Semauario Filipino of 29;h
January, received per Con$ueio. contains more
minute detail of the Insuuecton in Manila. 1t
appears that the officer Don Manuel Hermosllla,
who by first accounts was stated to have been
killed, was only wounded though so severely that
he was at first supposed to be dead. The mutt
ncers who threw themselves into the water were
made prisoners by the boats of the Captain of the
Fort, and OF the Custom-housc, ard by some cav
/ airy who were stationed on shore 10 intercept
them. / he SemanGri0 does not mention the
num6cro OF prisoners who were in custody and who
no doubt by tins time have been shot The killed
and wounded are Is. or the mutineers l9 were
killed and 5 wounded
The Mcnamara Filipino mentions that the
EngliSh whaler lunar was wrecked OF the 10th
December during tempest, about so miles west
OF Cape st George with 20 of her crew, who
however were all saved and had reached Manila
IN the brig Calypso which arrived here on the 9th
January. Express.
SAD oAl-.MITf.-A correspondent of the Bos-
ton Atlas mentions sad accident at Gloucester
Mass. on the evening OF the 9th inst. by which
three lives were lost. 4 furious squat swept the
harbor and swamped q small whale boat in which
was a small party on sailing excursion, and at
the time but short distance from the shore
The persons on board were young man named
Fitz Burnham, his sister Ann Durham. and
young lady named Dorcas Curtiss, engaged TO be
married to young Durham. Their bodies were
found the next day,