The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-30

VERY LATE FROM ARGENTINE the Allen
King, at Boston, we have received advces from
Buenos Ayres to the 9th ult.
On the 3lst October Paz made sally from Nor
tevideo, with nearly all the garrison not to attack
the besiegers, but to make descent on the Buceo,
where they robbed the custom-house OF the flag
and spy-glass, and set fire TO some sheds.
The remnants of the force of Flores and Estivao,
routed by Gen. Servando Gomez on the 9th Sept,
were overtaken by Gen. Angel Nunez on the 18th
October, and completely cut to pieces. This same
general achieved two other victories over Riverista
attachments on the Goth October.
There is confirmation of the victories of Gen.
Nunez overRversta, and there are publishedacouple
of captured letters from Mrs Rivera to her husband
dated at Montevideo, Oct I'd and 4th. They are
very pretty specimens of the style of epistoary re-
late the distress of an eight months siege, and the
death of " Donna Mercedes Somala, Gen. Marii-
nez's mistress. You know what large family they
had''
U. S. schooner Enterprise, Lieut.. ]. Watson,
commander, bearing the broad pennant of Com.
Daniel Turner was at Buenos Ayres on the 9th.
letter from Buenos Ayres under date of the
4th, gives this account of the condition of affairs
at Buenos Ayres and Montevdeo =
Political affairs in this region continue in most unset
tied state. Since the important victory of the Arroyo
Grande, the Argentine Government has been making gra
dual acquisitions of strength and gaining confidence not
only from the people OF the town and the country but Of
all enlightened foreign residents The government of
the Banda Oriental the contrary has proporonaliy
refrigerated Rosas perceivng himself in the increasing
NODE has begun to liberal and less obec
tonable policy. Rivera, finding himself in the dimnu-
tive has shrunk into nsgnifcance and become almost
vagrant.
The blockade of Montevideo being partial, excluding
only fresh provisions is said to be quite Intellectual Up
the present time beef milk and eggs from Maldonado
have been supplied to the people at small increase in
prices.
The beginning of the end" of the has been
Gently predicted but looks ifthe contest would
continue long time.
minister plenipotentiary has lately arrived here from
Paraguay to represent his Government NJ Rosas far
as we know, is ron-commal, and hardly opinion as
to what he will do with the be ventured
until he is ready to take them in hand The trade of Co
rentes is still closed Flour large stock of which is in
depose, is still prohibited from admission for
ton The fine weather is bringing forward the croJ
of wheat finely and is improbable that the old roI
will last until the in in which foreign
-four will not be needed admitted II great losses
will be made by our spectators.
The q" British Packet" of November 4, entirely in the
interest of Rosas, says -
We by the Montevideo papers that the Rverists
government again striving to raise the wind"
the security Of their moety OF the pledged io
lsa5 but we apprehend the gus will be found ra
Their scarce.
Peccheco obes has improved upon his blood.thrsty
decree after the execution OF the unfortunate Don Lui
Baena. Any man or woman now caught holding CORES
pondence, of the most innocent nature with ndvi
duas residing within the Jurisdiction of the besieging
my is to be Immediately shot whatever may be the exte
nuatng circumstances attending the case.
AWFUL CrRcuMsrANcE-Th Macon (Geo) Tel
egraph says, Charles Julian, hair dresser, committed
suicide on Thursday evening" by blowing his brains
with pistol, the muz2le of which he placed in hi