The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-21
Correspondence of the Republican and August
New York, Oct. II, lS45,

NEW IoRk, Oct ~, 1910,
/ o'clock, p. m.
MEssRs. EpIToRs: The brig Frances p. Beck i,
in from Buenos Ayres, with dates to the 18th Au
gust--six days later than those received via Rio.
give you an extract Of letter which have just re
ceived by her:
ave have news from Santa Fe of the defeat o.
Lopez and the reoccupation of that city by the Ar
gentine forces. The island Of Martin Garcia has
been dismanted of its guns and the garrison takeT
up the river, with the exception of an officer and Q
few men. The last news from there left the Eng.
lish briggs of war 'Philomel and Dolphin and
French ship Expeditive,' within two leagues Of the
sland-so that, ere this, they have no doubt taken
possession.
s'Opinions are various and some seem to think
that speedy termination will be put to this une-
quail struggle-that Rosas will cede, &c: but l, who
know his character so well, see in every step the
appearance of determination to entertain no such
hope From present appearances, there will be no
hosttes against this side Of the river until orders
can come from Europe; nor will this government,
traordinary motives be given by the English and
French agents Business is at a stand-still. Coun-
try produce is scarce and il cannot be brought TO
town, unless some change favorable should take
place, inasmuch as the country has been swept OF
its inhabitants. Scarce any but women and chill
drcn are to be found. The whole population are in
arms Added to which, even the foreign laborers
deserving in terror the country districts, and
coming to town.
at appears to me that we can scarcely expect a
two-third clip of wool from the province and should
any outbreak occur in the interior, scarcely any
from Cordova. The Buceo, from whence some
5O0O 900 to 600 900 hides have been exported, is now
closed; and this must be taken from our exportabo
hides for the coming year, unless an unhoped-for
arrangement of difficulties take place.
"The arrivals since the sailing of the Brutus are
the barque Chancellor, New York; Winnepiac,
from Boston; Falconer, from Portland and Mar
garet Hugg, from Baltimore"
Another letter Says ~
'.You will learn from various sources how the
English and French ministers have left this place,
and how thew have seized and laid up the Argen-
tine squadron at Montevdeo, and sent their crews
to Buenos Ayres by their war steamers; and how
we expect Oribe's army will be disposed of in a
similar way; and how this Zone many government
appears, so far to take the thing very quietly. =
At present, all is indecision. Nothing arrives from
the interior, owing to the miserable state of the
roads. The poems (negroes) are all taken up to
garrison the posts and we left for the last ten
days without piece of beef in the MARKET this
causes real distress in population whose daily
bread is carns." s
From another letter CLEAN the following
"The taking Of the adjoining province Of Santa
Fe by one of the chiefs opposed to this government
has stopped the transit Of carts between this and
Cordoya for the present, and possibly this commune
cation may be shut for considerable time.
"For some time a very severe levy of men has
taken place in this province, and more particularly
in the country districts to the south; so severe, in
deed that almost all the males Of Ia to so years of
aye were laid hold of and in some cases, the poems
were taken from the carts, laden with produce, on
their road to town.
"From all the above noted causes, the supply Of
produce, usually limited at this season Of the year.
has been nearly reduced to cipher for some time
Our currency has also been unhinged-any triAing
report causing the exchange to alter most material
ly. We refrain from giving quotations of produce,
as we consider these nominal. Doubloons were
yesterday quoted at $3.50 each. We have heard Of
no transactions to-day.
uYours. &C.