The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-24

EN-. RosAs AND his ENEMIEs

GEN. RosAS AND His ENEMIES No, s.
As all the infamous accusations against General
ttosas have first appeared in the Tabas de Sangre,
published al Montevldeo, il becomes necessary to
examine what those tables and what faith can
Ne putin hem. The following extracts from Mr..
Maalieus second series of letters to Lord Aberdeen
will throw great light upon the origin Of those tables
| and the fabrication OF their contents:
Il "The Tablas de Sangre (says Mr.. Mallalieu)
| were first concocted and published about two and
nall years ago, in the 'Nacional newspaper of Mon
sSideo, under the title, then, of 'Ephemerides.'
eams OF the paper containing the series of these i'm
postures We're despatched by every packet and trad
ing vessel to Europe and the United States Not
/ newspaper OF any pretension which Was not mum.
lated with packages OF them. On that head speak
with personal experience They produced no ef-
ect-were scarcely noticed. The evident intent the
isgrant mendacity, the feroeiouA vndictiyeness OF
sprlt were too transparent on the surface. The
confederate conspiraiors, therefore, improved upon
| their plan; the concelt was doubtless ingenious. A
| commission was organized in Monteyideo itself
composed, OF course, of the most desperate and de-
graded Of the faction, TO receive dispositions from
any and everybody, about the atrocities Of Rosas
Orbe, and any one connected with thenns The
deponents were few IN number after all, even with
| all the appliances of Official compulsory influences
| and English companys' hard dollars. i have read
those dispositions and let alone the character of the
despcable tribunal, what Is the worth of such depo-
sitions and deponentsS Take three as a samples
iair sample Of the sack. One Sergeant Jose Ramos,
deposes that he, with eight more, in the Of
deserving from the camp Of Oribe when pursued by
force ONO horse and foot. All his companions
were killed, but he saved by the opportune sue
Of soldier of the advanced guard Of the Monte
ydean garrison, who courageousy fired and the hsO,
after an obstinate combat put the 10 70 the rout with
the loss Of foe hosemeH and sir i,tanirg killed dead.
Here We have hero clearly, bang up TO any mark
Wuness next, woman--TOmasA Santana-WhO, on
her own showing, considerably sent into Monte
video because her husbands brother was a soldier
in the place. and she, hanging about the quarters Of
| the besieging army, was suspected Of being spy.
INTERCEPTED about the barbartes of Rosss and
Orbe she replied that, being t1onan she has not
been witness Of any herself save that Of one Felix
Artgas, whose throat was cut in her dwelling
by whom, she does not say-probably an affrRy
springng out Of some private intrigue Of her own II
any truth in the murder. Another witness, is one
Pedro Allen, aged %, Montevideo his country who
deposes vaguely 10 the murder Of four individuals
he had heard there were cuthroats in 0ribe's army,
and he signs his atteslaton with cross. These are
favorable specimen OF the witnesses called by
Messrs. Indarte and company; the remainder, few
IN the whole, are scarcely, average, ingenious
and conclusive.
"Armed with this formidable accession OF authori-
ty, the Tabas de Sangre new-modelled and re-
published with additions and appropriate embellsh-
ments, in the volume form. Again we're whole car
goes despatched to Europe-scarcely journal
served with copyj yet II remains unnotced still.
u an impression Is 10 be made, however, the charge
be returned to again and again, through every
channel by every means Of intrigue, influence, and
corruption If all other combinations fail ignorance
may be surprised and imposed upon by interested
parties as il has been. ,grr5 lsrr..arr .r... ..
"But now TO the Tablas de Sangre, and samples Of
their veracity. The Tablas il has been observed,
are stin continued in the Nacional; not with new
matter, but merely rehash Of the old when the list
has been gone through As the limits of a book,
much less of a pamphlet could not contain all the
facts and the evidence, positive collateral, in proof
Of the falsehood these Tabas land your lordship
will readily appreciate the difficulty Of proving
negative in any case, and in all without much cir
cumlscutory preamble and explanat.on,) | must,
perforce confne myself to few illustrations only
most readily convenient But, with the materials
in my possession, can readily furnish hundred
more like those now proceed TO exhibit.
"TabIes de Sangre, 1874. Don Raphael Bosch,
serving in the army Of Buenos Ayre the throas
Of eighteen persons, among them French aPothe-
cary; galsga l,,gg,,a ,--...-.,-, :, 49,
Ayres since 1899, and does still. He gives the lie
to these impossible acts.
..Tablas de Sangre. OF the two brothers Barrug-
nan, one has been shot and the other his throa; CUT
by order of Rosas.
is alive and well in this city, (Buenos Ayres.) The
| other isaccounted for hereafter.
"Tablas de Sangre. Benites assn sinRted by or
der Of Rosas.
"Answero Died natural death ia Codova, as
may readily be verified. go. .- ~. ....
"Tablas de Sangre DR. James Lepper a re-
spectacle English physician in Buenos Ayres,
charged with having poisoned Gen. S.anislaus Lo-
PEI, for ucre- g..yrI. f..u.'. .a.. .'. ..E.
"Answer. The doctor, British subject, con-
nected with the best families, foreign and native, Of
Buenos Ayres, does not condescend to notice the
filthy fabrication DR.. Lepper is gentleman, held
IN the highest esteem and consideration. Having
rendered important services to the country, for which
he would make no charge, nor deliver any account
although long importuned . the government, in nc
acknowledgement, presented him with house, oad
Obliged him to accept it. Hence the rnncor and
hend like SANDER Of Indare. Dr. Lepper has been
physician to the British embassy at Bnenos Ayres
since the time of Lord Ponsonby's mission and is
still there in that capacity. a ..ua .... ....
"Tablas de Sangre. Espnada assassinated.
"Answer. Is alive and hearty in the province of
Entire Rios, as may readily be verified
"Tabas de Sangre, Gastan, captain in the pro-
vincial army, shot in 1S42. ..,.l..,,'. @.s '..
"Answer. Captain Gastan, alive and WELL and
actually on service at the Santos Lugares.
"Tabas de Sangre. Coban assassinated
"Answer.. Alive and well at Tucuman, according
to letters received by his friends in Buenos Ayres
"Tablas de Sangre. Gomez his throat cut.
"Answer.H Living in the midst of his fnrniy in
Buenos Ayres, and following his business. q" s
"Tablas de Sangre. Jourdon, Frenchman, from
the Basque provinces, throat cut. ....,. ......s
"Answer. This Frenchman was assassinnted in
Montevideo by the unitarian faction of the place
themselves, because, conformably to the instruc-
tons of the French consul and admiral, he refused
to serve in the foreign legion. Several other for
egners and Frenchmen were assissinated for the
same cause, and at the same time rl" F#@
"Tabas de Sangre Lay, put down in the Tabas
as assassinated in l842; not said by whom but, of
course, charged upon Rosas. ,.,s 81. ...... .
"AnsWer. On the report of trustworthy persons
who had seen him. still alive in the middle Of 1913,
when this answer was published. a..
"Tabns de Sangre Salvadores, Roias, and Be-
iarano Mendoza their throats cut by order Of Gen.
D,obaco Erof IF aU nm Tho OOtb IF Septen1ber 1871