Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-25
SGELEANE0US
From the sBaenos Apres Packer, Dec. l3.
PIE BATTLE OF PARANA.

From thezBuenos Apres Packer, Dec. l3
YHE HATTIE OF .PARANA.
Nothing in an official shape from The
AnslofFrench commanders in the Parana
! with respect 10 the battle of Obi gado
has vet co,lie TO hand. but the Monlevidel
journals, Notwithstanding their babitua
mendaeity, afford evidence enough thai
there wassnoihing exaggerated in the re.
port of The seatiue General. Ii is &C.
knowledgedikar the fire last ed nine hours,
and thai several vessels of the combined
fleet were literally riddled with shol. in
cIuding theSpnfloined Argentine brig San
Martin, under French colors. the British
brigaline Dolphin, and the French steam
er Fultonatnd though great anxiety is
eyinced lomaker lighl of the loss suffered
by the allies from, The number of of.
fcers allowed 10 have been killed, and
the wounded known 10 have been landed
at Mouteyideo, MARTA Garcia and Cslo-
MIA, it is evident thai it must have been
very severe; BE this as it may. it is clear
that the,resislance. opposed by The bate
ries oi Obilg'tdo against such overwhelm-
ing odds, wassin3 the highest degree hero
lc, and such as neither England nor
France sinslyeyer met with before since
The last general peace. 1t is also indnbi-
table, that had the Argentine Govern.
ment emplesedlh The means at its disposal
had the ca1Ron been of larger cali
bre--or even had lhe ammunition held oul
the resula would have been far more
disastrous ioitl The combined squadron, il
even itcscaPed The isnominy Of defeat,
There waseyidenlly hard fighting, aud
the glory is bYsloimeans on the side OF tho
assailanls. sar does the Argentine Gov
ernmcnt sbpY any symptoms Of submis.
sion. ARMED forces bris,led on the banks
Of the Parana, ready torenew the strug-
gle on tbeshFst opportunity. Tie hostile
fleet was niasinse lis way. up tie river
amid difficulties and dangers, and if The
anne spirit continues TO animate The re. |
.puhlicaqs, isgery likely never 10 sc
back again.
In thesafacle VIC copied yesterday, the
purpose Of is slisl,S aud Frenchin-.
.yasion was planned TO be- pensas free
scofnmefclal ihie Te0dfse asffTfhe Republic
of Paraguay situated high up the river,
and having no other outlet. II isiknown
that this Stale was originally d part oflhe
Argentine Conieracy. ttsis sill claimed
as sacb, its independence never having
been acknowledged. This circumstance
cnmplicales.the affair, as it serves as the
pretexi for very severe decree Issued by
the Argenline Government, declaring all
The merchant ships OF whatever nation,
that have accompanied the hostile fleet
with intent 10 take advantage of Ihe open
ios oil tie. trade of Paraguay, liable 10
seizure and confscaiioa and their officers
and men to tho irealmen, Of pirates. The
merchant vessels accompanying the fleet,
are about half a dozen of them from The
United States, aud If this decree is moro
than a threat, they aro most decidedly in
bad box. TO call them pirates, seems
rather hard.-llil harder TO hang them as
such. But it is scarcely easier to give
mem any o'ner naine. they belong 10
countries at peace with the Argentine
Conlederacy; they have penetrated its
acknowledged ierritory against its posi-
tive prohibition; aud they have done this
under the protection of hostile fleet,
forcing its way at the cannon's mouth
What are they, then? Can they claim
the protection of their own Governments,
if they are captured! However, ii is
likely they rested their hope of immunity
on The certainty Of the success of the in
vadine forces-a certainly ,hst has been
considerably shaken by the result Of the
first battle We wish them a safe deliv.
erance. But il they should get hanged,
they may take this consolation, that very
probably they deserved it.