The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-07
Affairs In the Argentine Republic.

1t will be recollected that one of the pretendep
causes for the interference of France and England
in the affairs of the Argentine Republic and the
Banda Oriental, is to open the river Parana to the
commerce of the world. To do this, they fitted
out an expedition to convoy all the vessels that
offered, up that river, for the purpose of trading
with the inhabitants in the interor---with Para
quay, &C., SC. The convoy passed up last Novem-
Der, were attacked by the Argentines, and consi-
derably injured. 1t returned early in June, was
again attacked at San Lorenzo, and again serious
ly injured
The attack of the Argentines on the combined
forces of the French and English was SO spirited
and brave, that we have been induced to have
plan of the passage of the convoy engraved, from
bark Mason Barney.
The above is the plan.
The return trip is thus mentioned in the Buenos
Ayres Packet, of the 18th of June:
The piratical convoy consisted of 95 led
by IL ships of war; viz. the steamers Firebrand Cor
gon, Aleco, Lizard and Harry, brgantne Dolphin and
brig Fanny British and the steamers Gassendi and Full
ton corvette Coquette brig San Martin, and brgantine
Procda mounting in all 50 guns OF various ca
bres from "a to so lbs To oppose this formidable array,
on island front of our principal position, had
only II pieces of flying artillery and 500 infantry At the
aDOve-menu0Ded,
dous FIRE upon positions, with view Of protecting
the convoy. We returned it in spirited manner, not
losing sight Of the merchantmen, whose cupdity had led
them into the scrape
At halEpast meridian British bark of about $50 tons
burthen Supposed to be the Hollywood the Caledona
and three schooners of them piloboat rugged under
Correntino colors, in their endeavor to avoid our fire,
got aground on a bank island the opposite
coast Five of the enemys largest steamers proceeded
to their assistance but finding fire too hot for them
they renqushsd the undertaking. and fled at full speed
Subsequently the Lizard sent the same errand,
but had not been for the timely aid Of two large steam
which returned to protect her. she would inevitably
have been destroyed
At 2pm. the firing entirely ceased the enemy having
set fire to and abandoned the vessels aground The latter
consumed, with the exception OF the pilot
boat rugged schooner laden with hde yerba and obac-
co. which was rescued from the flames by four boats
despatched by from the shore The greater part OF
the merchantmen threw their deck loads overheard in
order to avoid grounding and could see tercos OF
yerba and petacoes of tobacco consigned to the water
intermingled with the bodies Of the killed ] believe
thirtytwo Of the latter have been counted. Both the
vessels of and merchantmen were completely rid
died with shot 1t will take them SO le time TO re-
pair before they can proceed on their v ysge.
Our IL pieces have fred 1860 shots grape and round,
and our infantry 600 The enemy must have fired at
least 500 shots and 400 Congreve rockets The only
casualties have to lament, infantry soldier kill
ed Lieut. Colonel Thorne. and soldiers wounded, the
former slightly in the left shss.jer.
Colonel Thorne is an American.
The Battery of Congreve Rockets was tn rown
up in the night by the Anglo-French.