The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-26


BuENos ArRrs, 2Sd May, ls46.
Sin: The blockade Of this province affects more i'm.
edatey 'ne interests Oh foreigners ana almost appears
to be war of England and France upon their own COM
MERGE and that of neutral nations There is foreign
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uaue ouriieu o unue. ''o DueHoS lo"N "s' e'pe'ia
ly by natives. English, American French, Sandman
and vessels do the chief part of the foreign car
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ryins raae ana paruePa'e An Al ABOUT he oraer nave
named them. English and French merchants here are
the chief importers and exporters but the burthen does
not fall so heavily on them especially ON those who nvo
ked and anticipated the intervention as would be ina
gned They prepared for 1t beforehand by laying in
heavy stocks which they are now selling at hne profits
True the paper money issued by the governm ent end
which the only legal tender, has fallen one hall in
value since the blockade was put on IL paper dollars
would buy one in silver then, and now requires S24
English merchants had very large cut standing debt
many millions this debt SO far as they collect it, paid
in paper-no more dollars than ten would BUY one in
siver but they can buy even larger amount OF pro-
duce for the same amount OF paper than before the block
ade II they can ship produce from ports below, or II
the blockade does not last too long they are not even
losers by the depreciation OF money The injury Is sus
tanned by other merchants and the shpowners and not
the individuals who prayed for the blockade The suf
fering of the natives Indirect and If they true to
themselves and the Independence Of their country they
can stand blockade OF century
The officers in command Of ships Of on this
station have thus lar observed strict neutrality They
have in TRUTH been very neutral nave never that
any one them except Capt Pendergrast ever remon
whole province, and have heard that American mer-
chants and captains have repeatedly asked If they
would De protected IN coming OUT PIoVueu tney hould
60 into ports where there were no vessels
without receiving any satisfactory answer Contracts
and charter parties Tor taking away American property
from the ports below here been abandoned when the
vessels were ready LOT saing from nontevideo because
no promise OF could be obtained in coming out
OF ports where there might be no bockadng vessels when
they went nas Tor instance at the Saiado before the
capture OF the Kngdove. II may be they pursue the
right sourse and that they act in obedience to
OF they know their duty better than pri
vate individual and nave sucn confidence IN American
navy officers as TO make me believe they VIII discharge
But have given you facts.
While on this subject must say that the majority OF
our navy ocer appear TO arrive mere with violent pre-
JUDGES against Rosas the government and every thing
connected with IT, rms natural and easily accounted
of the oountry-they have heard that the people are
demf savages treacherous Dloodhirsty and constantly
engaged in civil wars On coming to the station they
invariably stop Tor some time at Ho There the ounda
ton Of their definite opinion OF Rosas is laid Brazans
and people living there know him and his government
well 90 they have constant intercourse and constant
difficulties with him." These people were the chief in
sgators Of tho intervention and of course justify in
terms English and French oiSsls and are told Of the
benevolent and disinteesed objects OF their
in La Plata Next hey san 70 Monevideo where they
remain weeks, generally months, before coming up the
river There, they are tuy informed oil all the enormi
ties cruelties tyranny and throat cuttings OF Rosss He
is represented as Cataine IN cunning, and Neron
cruelty They are shown IN The streets individuals who
have fled from Buenos Ayres branded as savage uni
brothers in the streets and after having been ROBBED
OF all their property These are the persons no fled
10 AVOID the consequences Oh AIDING III revoutsn to
overthrow the government And TO convince them that
kosas l. sangui airy savage IN MS very nature, they
are told that Donna hanuea his only daughter is in
the habit OF playing football with human heads in the
patio OF her fathers house and that, upon one coca.
son. she exhiped on plate 10 her female visitor the
ears nose ana o.nei % .ne oooy Of one Of her
are even told oil incest and every species Of crime that
could render iather or daughter infamous These
things are IN the puoc papers and are told SO often
and with such mnuteness OF detail, that oven some
honest men living there beev them true although they
are as uniounoed as would nave been similar charges
against the fathers and daughters Of our revolution
put American omcers would De devoid OF feeling, in
deed .ne s Ss ns Sat told them and come
TOO, tney are nosp,aoiy entertained by the English
ana ftehSn ministers ana Smeers and 6y the rich
loan looeers tney are invited 20 dinners and
.eruas, anu re'as s t, Oh the humane and be-
nesoient vpeots y. 'oii ieI vehuon; ihey are
told Of the beauties OF these counres Of their saubry
and how happy the people would be II they were only
al peace ana hao gooa ana stable government and are
to bring about this state of thing. and TO ~,
| independence oil the oriental Republic
Before sailing ior TINS place. they are especially eau
TONED against MI Brent our charge he is they say,
weak old man. iu OF violent preJudices against England
ana completely under the influence Of Rosas and Arana
has but recently arrived there ne is from the interior
mas put ntue Showie9ge OF ne world ana especially
hese counifies, ana Sr. grent mas med MIN and 60
nm uIueI nis inuenoe. mem .ne Americah mercnant
nerewho the are named and reasons
assigned ior their opPositon ana besides they say nc
for fear OF being informed on by some one of Rosas
spies and having his throat cut
should not omit 70 mention that large majority o.
our officers never get farther than Montevdeo; Since
the commencement Oh TINS blockade the "Bainbridge,
Lieut. Pennington, commanding, has been here about
half the time and on him devolved the immediate re
sponslbiy OF deciding such questions as have arisen
The Boston" Captain Pendergrast, was here days
early IN November, lsso, and the Saratoga, with
Commodore Rousseau during the month Of March last
Ihese are az the y. ?. vessels OF war We nave seen
mere the haIitah, Solumpa, ana fiymoutn. nave moi
| peen iarther .nah Monteviueo, ana ne omen nave
either Deen al MonIeVioso OF fuo, win inc excep
| ton nrst named nose omceIs VINO nave peer
9ere nave received the s,a.emehts Oh MT nfent she
ethers WIN tue cauuon resulting rom VIVA, they hes
heard AZ M0ntevide0. oeheraiy hey couid not spear
spanish Inc Enghsh mercnants nave peen almost
Kind and hospitape as hose AZ ontevideo and anoug
they had not the anronery 70 urge the coarse SANDER
| OF the Montevideans, yet tney spared no enoru
ana conhrmnB preJudices against the &c
vernment ~
Those who have renamed any tune mere have visite
| hosas ana ms fanny. iney nave seen ms dausn'er
srscss.u, "a . % t y nUsP t lona
uancine ana music, au IN ho innocent en-
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