The daily union., 1846-08-29


been severely defeated by General Pacheco, who was
sent against them.
The Commission TO declare on the claims Of Gen
O'Brian had, after a very eOmplimenta preamble,
resolved FIRST that sl2 900 be paid him. and second
that the time Of payment should be when the war
was over.
In the Coueo del Inteno, published at Bolivia,
long articles appear, showing the necessity OF UNI
yersal resistance by American governments against
European influence The editor calls tor a North
and South American convention, refers To the mes
sages of the United States Presidents containing
pure democratic doctrines, and concludes by saying
''no one will deny but that England and France have
right TO declare war against an American State fof
an offence received, but their usurpauons OF Amer
can territory under the prelenoe OF intervention u
an infringement Of the law Of nations, and their per-
fdious assaults should be met by solid phalanx o.
American republicanism. This feeling on the par
Of Bolivia and all other South American republics
does not bode much good for the success OF Euro
pean efforts; and if the French and English forces
not already sick Of the job they undertook, they
soon will be.
Sr. Bonpland, so well known as the companion OF
Baron Humboldt, and celebrated ia scientific re-
searches, had, after twenty-five years passed IN
South America, died at Corrienteo in the first par
Of June.
The same paper gives the following interesting
extracts of letters from two respectable Americans
under date Of Montevdeo, July !, 1896 The VII
ters were in the conveyed feet in the river La
Plata:
According TO your request, we will now endeaV-
or TO give you some account Of trp up the river
Psrana. In October last, order given by the
combined powers that all vessels intending to avail
themselves Of the convoy for the Parana, should pro-
ceed without delay TO the island Of Mortia Garcia,
and there wait further orders, (hs island Is about
one hundred and forty miles from the mount) Here
mad ha If han NE
started under convoy Of two French men Of war al
halfpast two, p. m, and arrived al the DE Guanui
this Is Of the mouths Of the Parana; from thence
proceeding up the river and arrived at the Nueta dc
Odgsdo the lst Of January, 1886, this being the
point where ROsas had placed four batteries and
chain Of boats the TO prevent all passage
either up or down. (For an account Of the battle
we refer You 10 the public papers, On the 9Th VI
arrived at a place called Tsnslaro, where were
received with two fourpOund field pieces; the only
damage done the loss Of leg TO Of the MID
shipmen on board the French brig. l6th-thIs day
we arrived and passed the banks Of the ST. Laren-
20, which extend about six miles, their height IL
from 90 10 80 feet perpendicular; here the conveyed
consisted Of from 50 10 60 yessels, under a convoy
Of one steamer and four sailing vessels account
Of the light wind and strong current v were at
least seven and half hours passing, during which
time the enemy kept up continual firing with his
field pieces and muskeryi Of the last the banks were
lIned we suppose there were at least 5000 men so
reported. The damage sustained by the convoy was
small, although many Of the vessels we're hit One
Of them received 80 Shots but strange to say, not
single person killed or wounded; after passing this
point, there was no further hostility from the Cor
rientenos, although the enemy have at least 8 500
miles Of coast, which we had to pass much nearer
than at the places where we were fired al, and the
banks high From the talk OF the pilots you
would think the navigation very difficult, bul
from experience we find il not so, but the pilots
good. for nothing. The English and French officer
now are as well acquainted with the river as pilots
from the mouth Of the Guazu to the Corrientenos;
the river is full Of low fat islands, on which il is al
most impossible to land. The only inhabitants Of
these islands consists Of tigers, mosquitoes, and
monkeys, and species Of the hog called esrpneha.
or the political situation OF Corrientes, il is mpos
slbe for the best informed to give correct account
We started from Corrientes April go with orders
for all the vessels 10 concentrate at the Cerrto by
9th Of May, which is about 140 leagues from Cor
rientes. This order extended TO the 20th; here
| we remained until the 25th, when we got under
way and run down TO Cacaraina, in the vicinity OF
the new battery, which the enemy had built while
up the river, and concentrated all his forces
at this point. Here we remained waiting for a fair
wind until the 4th of June; the conveyed consisted
Of ll3 sail-the convoy of steamers, and Is men
of-war. At three minutes to ii, &. m, we got
under wny, at fifteen minutes from IL we were
abreast Of the first gun OF the battery, in ten minutes
had passed all the batteries, at half-pas IL we
large and small. In passing the batteries, few il
any heisted their flags, except the Americans, but
many hoisted them after passing from the first gun
fired until the last, the time was four hours and
twenty minutes. On account of the bad management
of the pilots four vessels grounded in front of the
batteries which the English set fire. Strange TO |
say, not a single person either killed or wounded in
the whole fleet After passing here, we found no.
thing further to moles. us, and arrived in Monte
video on Sunday, l4th ofJune, all we'll
THE statements in New York, in January &c,
per brig Amason, in which it is stated that person
on board of one of the English steamers, has writ
ten him letter, IS incorrect, although have no
doubt there are many friends Of the tyrant Rosas
who would write any sort or number of lies foI
which they paid. | was much surprised TO see
statement in that old and respectable paper, the
Herald although II was an extract from one Of the
Buenos Ayres papers. 1t stated that the 45th regi-
ment English troops, arrived here, and on landing
raised row, in which several were killed. English
and French ohicers--of these gentlemen cannot
speak in too high terms Of their bravery and gen.
tlemanly conduct; with the exception of one of
them, must always feel most grateful for their
kindness. February 4th, as we had no beef pork
on board, and nothing TO eat but biscuits. the cap
tain went on board the Dolphin, Captain Leving,
TO ask him to supply us with little beef and PORK
he very kindly told the captain to send his boat next
day at day light and get II; accordingly, on the 5th
at day light sent the boat; she returned with four
days provisions. This not what we expected
but thought that half loaf is better than no bread
we began to prepare our mouths for feast, as il
was treat we had not had for some days To our
surprise, IN about hour, we saw boat coming
from the Dolphin. When the officer came on deck
he said that Captain Leving had sent for the beef
and pork, as had been taken of his vessel with
out his permission.
We subjoin to the preceding the following ex.
tract Of letter furnished to the Union Office Ii
comes from an officer of the navy to his cores
pondent in Washington, dated
gu. s. SHIr PLYMOUTH,
"MoNrEyIDEo, June "a, 1886.
81 send you (attached) plan of portion of the
river Paraoa, about one hundred and fifty miles
above Buenos Ayres, and where the principal bat.
terles belonging to Rosas placed; the plan is in
tended to show in what manner the convoy mndcr
the protection Of the English and French heetsl
passed those batteries their return from then
trading expedition to Corrienes one hundred and
nine merchant vessels, of all nations, six Of which
were Amercans,) and eleven vesses-of-war passed