Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-10-25

Per "l'rahcis p. Beck
BunSos AYREs. August Sth, 1875.
Since last wrote, events have succeeded
each other with startling rapidity. On the l.,
August the English and French ministers went
down to Mont"video. On their arrival there,
the port Of the Bucco vas declared blockaaed,
as also all that part Of the coast under the com
mand vi Oribc, or as they saw under the intlu-
encc of the Argentine army. This was fret
known here hy the arrival of the EnIracia,
Sardn;an racket who left here for the Bnceo
thii day week (Friday) and returned on Tues.
day, nn' having been allowed 20 enter. The
f. was hoorded by boat from the Engish
man of war "Haccr," her letter bag demanded
and seventeen letters taken thrrntrom, for
which receipt was given by tho Lieut.. ofthp
Racer. We had hardly learned this news when
We were astounded TO hear ofa combined at
tack made on the little Argentine feet by the
Enel@h. French and Brazilpn vessels OF war,
oil Mon'evideo, and | give yon the particulars,
as related TO me by an eye witness. On the 2d
of August, about l0i o'clock, the Fire brand Eng
lsh-stc2m vessel of war came into Montevideo,
and an hour afterwards ;he Fulton French do.
each "ith their respective ministers on board,
from huenos Ayres, About 3 p. ". same day,
Admiral Brown, commanding the Argentine
feet, got under weigh, with all her vessels, and
stood nr Buenos Ayres. The Bassas (Frcnch
brig of war) stood after them, in company with
the Comus, Chnglish man Of war; The Cumus,
on nearing Brown, fred five or six shots at him
and around him, ald Blown then fred gun to
lce~ard and hauled down lis flag and laid to,
in which lie was followed by all lis vessels.
Meanwhile, tie Bia:i'jaa brig of war Argos,
On a signal from the French Adn,irll, got under
weigh aud stood out TO intercept Browns YES
scIs. The Argentine vessels i!aypo (ormerly
the sch-. Hame) and Palmer were nuw taken
possession Of and brought into the habor Of
Montcvideo under the English l,g. At night
fall Of the ID, all the Argentine vessels were
coming into the pert of Mon,cvlco. So far
my eye witness now for myself. On the morn.
ing ottho Grh, the Fulton and F.rebrand arrived
at this port, aud brought on shore Admiral
Brown, Captains FIlton, Toll, King and the
officers and crews of the taken fleet, all Of off
GERS being prisoners on Iaroic. and this done
by nations protesting strict neutrality and
friendly relations with tbs feeble and therefore
insutcd Government. So outrageous viola
ton Of every ri sht and justice mas not b, en- yet
seen in history. What tell you so far is Ger.
tain, what now proceed to give you is only
report viz: that the smaller vessels of war have
been sent to seize the Island of Martin Garcia.
and proceed up the Uruguay, to carry arms and
assistance to the disatiectcd provinces of Cor.
rientes and Santa Fe. Now, is our Govern
ment going to look on quietly and see these
pranks played by English and French Ministers
and AdnirilS, without even word of remons,
trance. Already We feel the bad effects of it.
A vessel arrived from Baltimore two days since,
with 1890 b5ls. OF tlolr. and the Buceo being
b.ockaded, ihcre is absolutely no market Tor il,
aud the voyage IL in Q fair way to be broken up
Get the newspapers to notice these carvings on
for they are nothing but acts Of piracy!