New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-29
From the Rio de In PLATA.

By the bark Mason Barney, Capt. Scott, from
Montcvideo sailed July 3, the Commercial Advertiser
has file OF Buenos Ayres papers 10 the 18Th OF June.
The I. 5 brig Bainbridse sailed for Buenos Ayres on
the 25th of June having on beard Mr. Harris the l. :
Charge dAtaires.
short time before the Mason Barney sailed that part
Of the British 45th regiment which AZ MOnteyideo
embarked for the Cape OF Good Hope leaving the
y regiment behind
The Bucnos Ayres paper OF June 10 contains letter
from officer of the force under General Mancilla CIV
Ing of the engagement between the Psrala
expedition and the forts al Quebrucho, which were
thrown up TO oppose the passage Of the convoy down
the river We had some notice OF this engagement two
or three weeks ago from the captain OF OF the
chant vessels. who wrote after MS arrival al Monte
vdeo That furnished TO the Buenos Ayres paper differs
from the other in several essential particulars We eX-
tract the following:
The piratical convoy consisted of 95 merchantmen
led by y ships war NJ the steamers Firebrand,
Gorgon. Mcc,o Lizard and HAPPY, brlgantne Dolphin
and brig Fanny, British and the steamers Gassendi and
Fulton Coquet,c g san Martin and briganrne
Procda French mounting IN al s. guns OF various cal
ibres from "a &c SOLIDS. To oppose this formidable
ray besides battery Of pieces placed the night pre-
vious an island III 'front.' OF our principal position.
had only Il pieces OF hYiug artillery and 500 infantry
AT the hour above mentioned the enemy commenced
tremendous IRE upon our positions, With the view OF
protecting the convoy We returned II in spirited
not losing sight OF the merchantmen whose
pidity had led them into the scrspe.
At halipsst meridian British bark of about $50
hurhen supposed 10 be the Hollywood the Caledo-
MAJ and schooners OF them piotboar rigCed
COrrSntinO CO!orSt IN llcr e0lcANOr 10 avoid our
are got aground bank near an island on the oppo
site Five OF the encmys largest pro.
ccS0ed 10 their assistance bur finding hot
them, they renGushed the undertaking and lied full
speed. Subsequently the Lizard was sen, on the same
errand but had i not been for the timely aid OF two
large steamers which returned protect her she would
| inevitably have been destroyed.
AT 2 NJ the firing entirely ceased the enemy having
set 70 and abandoned the vessels aground The lat
consumed with the exception OF The pilot
boat risScd schooner. laden with hides ye=5a and
bacco which WAS rescued IRON; the flames by four boats
dispatched by from the shore The greater part OF
The merchantmen threw their deck loads overheard, IN
order avoid grounding, and We could terc!os OF
yerba and petacoes OF tobacco consigned 10 the water
.n,erinsed with the bodies OF the killed. believe b
OF the latter hsyc been counted Both the vessels Of
vsr and merchantmen completely ridGled with
our shot l. Will take them some time 10 repair before
they can proceed on their voyage
Our J. pieces have fred 1850 shots grape and round
and our infantry 2u00l The enemy must have fred 81
least c500 shots snd 200 Conereve rockets The only
casualties we have lament are infantry soldier killed
Lieu: Col Thorue and Tour soldiers wounded, the
former slightly II the le:; shoulder
From the paper OF the same dAfs we lNe tae io!o"
The predatory Indians OF the desert. whose visits
since General Rosass memorable expedition are, hap
PLY but few and fu between lately made AZ incur
sion into the department OF the North when General
Pacheco immediately Getschsd rom the sry OF the
GENRE strong column under tae command OF Nsio-
Bustos in pursu. OF the invaders his Column pene
,-ated into the hea, OF the desert and surprised tue In
dams IN their wisws,s The result has been that up
ward 90 lighting Indians including two Caciques have
been killed and ) taken prisoners goo sheep 200 and
odd head cattle loo mares and 40 horses as also large
deposits Of Indian corn pumpkins and other provisions
falling besides INTO the hands OF the v:ctoTs
According 70 the las: news from the hn-eTlos Gens
rs C-quiza and General Joaquin Nsds-las were on The
eve OF having interview the frontier Tor the pur
pose finally settling the terms on which me psc;aea
non o: Corrientes IS 10 De effected
Buenos Ayres psper OF June 70 says ACCORDING 10
news from Eutreros the Cor-eruno Envoy 10 Paraguay
had been successful in his mission President Lopez
having agreed 70 cancel al the Treaties tha Esd eeen
formed between the Provinces IN preiadce 70 me
confederation The Paraguay army had wltacTswa 70
is own territory
The soop Fortuna OF the corvoy tom CoErenlss
sot aground and bised the 18th inst between Colo
niR and Las Ppss.
The Brush ba,k burnt Up the Psrsna was the Gale
donna She had 1900 hides on board
Montevideo pspers 70 the lst OF July furnish Little OF
interest he contents being chiefly abuse of Oubs and
leudstions of Rivera
letter from Suenos Ayres. in the Mouteviieo Con-
sEeieaaL announces TIE departure Mr.. Graham l.
5. Consul, and son OF Nj Brent the Charge Afares
Tor CoTTisn.es and Paraguay