The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-22
THE DAILY UNION

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tons demanded by the existing treaty.
"The government also hopes that his excellenc,
the admiral 1.-THE orders of his government bcn,
complied with) will concur 10 re-establish goo,
state of reciprocal relations, relying on the DISPOSE
ton Of this ministry to arrange amicably any diff
Guilty that might be raised especially in all that re
fers TO the nsuring French residents all the con
siderations privileges and guarantees which the gov
eminent is DESTROYS of extending profusely to al
foreigners, and especially to those citizens OF nations
bound TO the Oriental nation by the tie of treaties
"The undersigned congratulatcs himself for tn,
honor of being the medium OF this communication Il
his exceency-repeating at the same time, the mos
positive assurances Of his high consideration and es
TEEN.
(Signed) SANTIAGO vASQUEs.
"To his cxoellency Rear Admiral LAME,
Commander-in-chief of the naval forces of hi.
Majesty the King Of the French in Brazi
and Rio de la Plata"
'rRANsLArioN.- Decree.
"The government Of the Oriental republic of tn,
Uruguay, in view Of the instrument drawn up by tht
| individuals who composed the legion Of volunteers
IN which, by spontaneous and unanimous resolution
they declare the said legion to be dissolved, ant
place the arms which they held at the disposal of tn,
government and in view Of the demand of the govern
ment OF France, the government declares and pro-
claims the said legion Of volunteers to be dissolved
and order that their arms may be collected and aker
possession Of
"The government recognises and appreciates ali
the virtue Of the aforesaid act and leaves to time
and to the republic, with all the recommendation il
can, the nobeness and devotion to liberty of all the
individuals who so worthily composed the legion
now extinct Let the publication of the solemn
document, and the present decree, be monument
of eternal gratitude for the services rendered by
those sons Of liberty
(Signed,) "JoAoUIN SuAREs, President.
SANTIAGO VAsoUEs, Min. F. A.
MELCHoR PEcHEco OBEs, Min. w.
JOSE DE BEGAR, Min. Finance"
The immediate consequences resulting from Ad.
miIa LANES note of the 10th April, were, that the
French DICTIONARIES were called together in the public
square Of the city, where they were addressed by
the Minister of War, and their commander, Col
onel Thebeadx, making known to them the peremp-
tory orders of his Majesty the King of the French
that they lay down their arms. After which, upon
a limited consideration, they unanimously gave up
their arms to the national authorities; but, immedi
ately afterwards, every individual abjured his ale
glance French subject, and requested to be nat
uralzed as citizen of the Oriental republic The
laws Of France being imperative in such case, the
government readily complied with the request; and
thus were some three thousand Frenchmcn made
citizens of the republic in the Of few hours
Gan event Unprecedented when they received their
arms again, and, with enthusiastic cheering, march,
ed to the Notifications under the banner of the ORR
entail republic of the Uruguay.
Under the impression that the orders of the gov
eminent of his Majesty the King of the French
had been fulfilled, Admiral Lame expressed his sat
sfacton thereat and thus this truly farcica affair
terminated with loss 10 France of three thousand
of her subjects.
On the LIST of January, present year, (ls45,)
Theodore Pchon, esq, consul general of France to
the Oriental republic Of the Uruguay after repeated
appeals to the government to disarm his country
men, without producing the desired effect, believed it
incumbent upon him to cease his consular functions,
and retire from the city; and which he carried into
execution by demanding his passport, which was
granted by the government forthwith; when he i'm
mcdiately embarked with his family on board of one
of the French ships-of-war on this station, and
where he now remains, awaiting the result Of the
present contest between the Argentine and Oriental
republics with the view of returning 10 his consul
ate in the event of the success of Gen. Oribe.
The government having reason to believe Mons.
Pichou to be partisan of its enemies, much
pleased at his retirement
This city was besieged by Glen. Oribe on the
10th February, l843, and many battles or skrmish.
es have taken place, without any beneficial result
to either party.
The blockade of Mosstevideo, decreed by the Ar
gentine government in March, 1843, met with op-
position on the part of Commodore Purvis conman.
der-in chief of her Britannia Maestys forces on the
river Plate station, upon the following grounds:
LIST. "As being in opposition to the evident inten-
tons and wishes OF the British government, as cx.
pressed in the note of her Britannia Majestys minis.
ter, Mr. Vaudeville, under date of the 18th Decem-
Der, addressed to the Argentine government"
I'd. "Because he did not consider the Argentine
government entitled to the maritime right Of block
ade, taking as a precedent the non-recognton oil
blockade in the Pacific in 1887; and by argument, or
the inexpediency of allowing such right to States
liable to such frequent vicssudes in their civil
and dissensions."
"a D.. - Al IL II 49, L..
stics of nationality in the constitution of the nava
force Of the Argentine republic"
4th. Gas being opposed to the legitimate objects
of national warfare, inasmuch the hostility would
fall almost wholly on neutrals who nhabit the city
and who form fve-sixths of its population"
5th. "In order to avoid the exposure of British
property to danger and destruction, from which
there would DO no means of saving it, after acknow-
Lodging the blockade"
The foregoing reasons were forwarded TO Mr..
Vaudeville by Commodore Purvis who had deter
mined not to acknowledge the blockade until he
received further instructions from his government
in consequence of which, the blockade was post
poned until the 18th September following, when il
was recognised generally, with the exception ofthe
Brazilian naval commander-in-chief, who refused,
until he received fresh orders from his government
which arrived per steamer from Rio de Janeiro on
the 29,h of same month, when he also recognised
the blockade. In the month Of November, NAL
donado fell into the possession Of Gen. Oribe in com.
mand of the Argentine army, who Immediately
closed the port against all commerce; and at which
time there existed British property large amount
Of pcrishable nature, the owners of which applied
to Commodore Purvis, soliciting his influence with
Gen. Oribe permit the shipment of said property,
consisting principally Of OK hides, &c.
The commodore, after having applied to Oribe on
the subject, without success notified Admiral Brown
on the 2lst December, "That so long as the embar-
cation of the property in question was prevented,
the same period he should consider the British flag
exempt from restrictions Of commerce, and, with
the squadron under his command, he would enforce
the same" This interruption continued until the
24th Of the same month, when the blockade was
permitted to be in force again. In the mean time,
the commodore had despatched tho war steamer
Gorgon to Maldonado, with orders to embark the
aforementioned property byJ0rce if necessary. The
Gorgon, on arrival, finding Belgian brig at that
port, placed the property on board of her, without
meeting with the slightest opposition the part Of
the authorities; and on the 3lst Of the same month,
the Gorgon and said brig returned to Montcvdeo.
On the 7th day of April, 1643 Admiral Brown en-.
tered the harbor Of Montevideo, with five Of his