The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-19

Interior events will be accomplished without the
spilling of blood, and favorable the views Of the
intervening powers"
, Want of objects of the first necessity Meat and
bread are the most essential objects of first necessity
Can an army which, like that Of General Oribes, has
possession OF the whole of the interior, where
can be had for two dollars and where vegetables and
breadstufts can be found in plenty, be in want of the
articles of first necessity The idea is preposterous
The writer of the communication from Montevideo
has again overshot his mark.
In the said communication from Montevideo it is
also said, that "the Intervention takes its course
without impeachment; but few days since there
was the bombardment and capture Of Coonia; to-
day the Oriental flag floats on the island of Martin
Garcia" It likewise speaks of "the want of OBJ
ecs OF the first necessity which are already felt,"
&c, among Oribe's troops.
The capture also Of the island of Martin Garcia,
Inquired likewise as great exploit; ''that the enemy
made but little resistance; and quitting it, ADAM
doned SIXTY horses, one hundred oxen and four
hundred sheep" IL the Montevideans, with the
combined fleets of France and England, captured
that quantity of provisions, il must, indeed, have
caused great rejocings among the halfstarved pop
ulation Of that city; probably, however, their allies
on board the combined fleets of England and France
had share, which, unquestionably, must have been
extremely agreeable to them, for il probable that
they had already begun to feel the effect in want
OF fresh provisions of the decree of Orbe directing
all the inhabitants to quit the and proceed into
the interior with all their property, oxen, sheep, and
all. But, seriously speaking, can any one believe,
that, on an island which had some time previous to
the want spoken Of been evacuated by order of the
Argentine government, and had continued since that
period completely deserted, that there could have
been found these one hundred oxen and four hundred
sheep,
The communication in the Courier DIES Eats
Unis" quoted also letter from the correspondent at
Buenos Ayres of the Montevidean "Patriot," which
thnts 49, 49, - IL n
raj Mashorca Society cover Buenos Ayres and its
environs with their ralyng sign which is an enor.
nous red pompon fixed on their hat" In every
country whose inhabitants possess any patriotism,
societies are formed among themselves in time of
war, to aid the government in the defence of their
rights against the common enemy. The Philan-
thropc Federal Society above spoken Of is society
of that description and is composed of the most dis
tinguished citizens of Buenos Ayres, whose hatred
of foreign dictation only be extinguished by
death. The term Mashorca is made use of in tho
communication term Of ridicule. No society of
Mashorca exists in Buenos Ayres.
1t is also said in the same communication from
Buenos Ayres to the Montevidean Patriot that
having been informed of the clandestine flight of
some embarkations, and DESTROYS to prevent new at
tempts, the Dictator, according to rumor generally
spread proposes to block the narrow entrance Of the
Riaachucho, by sinking two or three schooners, and
even more if necessary"
lfthe is true, and it should be put into ex-
ecution, will probably be done, not so much to pre-
vent persons or vessels from quitting the port to
prevent its being attacked by small armed vessels Of
the French and English squadrons, who otherwise
might make an attempt to destroy the numerous
small vessels which are always in port. It is a
measure which probably would be adopted in many
Of our ports in case war should occur between the
United States and England.
1t also appears, according to the communications
in the t'Courrier des Flats Unis," that there were
AZ Mnptavidao tho of, H..
Intervention.
Let us see what cause they have for rejoicing.
Montevideo, notwithstanding the boosted success Of
the intervention still continues to be closely beseig.
ed by General Orbc, at the head Of powerful army
of native soldiers, and an auxiliary force of Argen-
tines. Colonia, small town, It is true, has been
captured by the combined fleets Of English, French
and Montevideans consisting of about thirty vessels,
great and small; but in the communication in the
"Courrier des Etats Unis, from Montevideo," under
date of the 9th September, lS45, it is said, "That
the admirals, after its capture, landed and ordered
batteries to be constructed to defend the town" Z.
"That the making of the Notifications had occupied
the marines who had landed, a day and half and
that these works are of such nature as to take
from the Mashorca every hope of re-entering its
walls.n
This certainly does not look as if the English and
French had met, or expected to meet with any
friendly aid from the citizens of the Banda Orien
tai And, IN fine, what has been gained by this in
terventioni Nothing but ruin to the commerce of
neutral nations with the Plata; for. instead of one
blockade, that of Monevideo, we have now all the
ports in the river observation-disclosures Ayrean and
Uruguarian are now all closed Except Montevideo)
to the commerce of every Enthusiastically a very
pretty state of things for the Montevideans to re-
joce at; but their rejoicing will find no echo in the
bosoms of the merchants Of neutral nations, whose
ruined prospects will call from them something very
near akin to curses upon this unjust and unprovok
ed interference of England and France in the affairs
of La Plata.