New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-30
From the B5:toH Ads
The Expedition of General Flore. nsaihst
Ecuador.

Ecuador
! In our foreign Intelligence, both by the las; and
preceding steam4-s allnsions have been made 70
the expedition that has been prepared n Europe
ia eDain win the uafis7isad ;avor O: the Spanish
Government. and ia Grt a. Britain At first with
hardly any more intererence--the Profsssed Object
Of which was 10 re-conqueE ttat province The best
account Of the revolutions that led to h!s expulsion
and the present posture o; public Affairs II Ecuador
js contained in an article in the Paris Presse.
which yve giye below, in z translated form. from
the original:
-orrT AHERrca-ExFEDTr1oE or GESERtr
TLaRrs-t5eneraI Flores has orlauizea u SPAN.
aad is noyg recruiting in England, snail army al
ihs. head OF which he intends 70 return to h!s cgun
try. and recover by force the power which ne LOST
i,y revolution In order 10 appreciate. with exact
ness the character aad object OF this expedition
which has alarmed many and respectable interests
il is necessary 10 recur 70 past GENTS
At the commencement OF l-36, General Juan
Jose Flores. of Nenezuea, governed the ancient
Presidency OF Quito uniting in himself all the pow
crs Of goyernnent-miiita legislative and tx
ecgtive. at this time enazuela. having separated
itself from Colombia and Bolivar. on h.s wav %
Eurooe ha7iug died al 81. Martha Flores, his
friend, proclaimed the independence OF Ecuador
of which he was appointed President 'ur Tour years
He lad a, first 70 siru-gle against man: and grave
difficulties New Grenada. coutestius tie right OF
rcr9dor 10 constitute itself INTO IN independent
; state declared war against it. at the same time
that the army intoxicated by ; tlumphs at
Avacucho and at Tarqui was IN ate OF mntlny.
Aiter hard campaign IN wHfh : lie was often
in danger Flores succeeded in rsestabishins cr
der in the country, aud forced New Grenada 40 ar
knowledge the Independence OF Ecuador h!s
success which. promised Flores an unfisPuied
power and to his country lasting tranquility was
disturbed by Vincent RocaiUertc who driven rom
Mexico on account ofhis intrisues and conspIracles
/ came 10 Guayaquil where ms presence was i'-
low ed bv an insuTectlon
The rebels demanded the conyening OF new
Congress to revise the Constitution Flores march
ed resolutely upon Guayaquli. bat he was less
fortunate than upon the former occasion. Notwlth
standing his skill his yalor and the devotion OF MS
troops he was unable, from want OF proper vessels
and artillery, 70 reduce at once an msurrecdon
which mainly depended upon tho support O; the
fleet The war was therefore prolonged with great
bitterness duringthe years l-53. 80 aud IN" com
mencement of I-3l. IN the end, however tie
government was successful. Some determine meu
hayin, embarked il canoes. succeeded IN boarding.
and after n combat Of eleren hours captured
Rocaiucrte on the other hand, Flores at the head
Of ll0 men defeated $500 a. the affair OF Mnanea.
an extraordinary event followed an act which
seems almos, fabulous when w take INTO coHsid
Grafton the habtua characteristics O: civil war In
south Anericn Flores, conGucror and surrounded
hy his partsoDs. who We're prepared to use victory
rs il is for the most part used in that country. gave
in his resignation and named Roca,uerte as his
successor IL was then IN prison. under sentence
10 be shot as head OF the nsurrection.
This Incredible piece OF magnanimity prodaced
great enthusiasm and Of the first poets ol the
country Almedo, published an ode IN honor OF
Flores which IS among the cLsfS 4 as3rre> OF south
American literature. Rocaluere having become
the supreme head OF the republic, convokcd con
stitutivr Congress- which met at AmhatO THIS
y rho OF the lOugpu-
ton of Amba,o, published Constitution which was
rejected lv all parties even by that which had
triumphod with Rocauerte. and who protested
against the code IN the drawing up ot winch
he pretended lie had not, either directly or init
rcctiv asreed. The struggle ot parties which had
been Gained for moment. recommended then
with more violence than ever. Flores kept himself
apart living in the midst o his books for which hc
seemed 10 have renounced political affairs he
was suddenly withdrawn from his literary leisure
by the provinces OF Loga and Manabi who named
him member OF the Senate He was President
OF the Senate during the session ol le5' when nm
instruction broke out against Rocaiuerte. '6res
Gathered a body OF volunteers, marched against the
insurgents and reestablished order so completely.
that Rocatuerte reached without any farther diih-
c1lty the close of his Presidency IN ls59. When
the citizens met to choose the new President, such
was the popularity OF Flores, that he was elected
by very great majority.
He soon had to contend against officially as
grave as It was unexpected. The Parliament OF
Ecuador couvoked for the sessian OF loil. annuied
the election of a majority of iis members and the
Il epublic was deprived OF n5ruber OF IFS repre-
sentatives The Council OF Sta'c, the tribunals
and the municipalities, were 'olsulted upon tins
subject and decided that the uL means oi eXtrl-
cation from this embarrassment was 10 conyoAe a
new Convention, which would preveu, the republic
from being governed 10y the existing auihorties-
THIS unanimous decision was prompted 10y the OPP
position papers who contended with all Their
power against the Constitution OF Ambn;a the
work OF cligac. they said. and winch they de-
manGcd should be revised conlormaby 20 one OF us
articles Flores who had not ceased 10 protest
against the course OF the Democratic party con
voked new Congress. but at the same time gave
III his own resignation.
The Convention which assembled published
new Constitution and again gaze the supreme
!nasisracy 10 Flores who this time believed, more
seriously than ever. that he would lind IL his apPa-
rent and 10 some extent real popularity elements
of strength and permanence. His Illusion winch
NJ first seemed to he affirmed by the facts did not
Inst long. Nicent Ramon Roca, acting President
Of Ecuador put himself at the head o., an insurrec-
ton which burs; forth nj Guayaquli with tie cry
oi-LIjtrtV t0rc-cri d05cH ruth fore sRers Ims
crv clearly explained Flores the cause, or rather
the pretext. OF the revolutions c winch ms coming
into power hnd ever been the signal As we hate
before said Flores was from Venezuela, and he
had .iven the best offices N the state 10 men oi
whom Ecuador was only the adopted country
Thence arose the opposition TO foreigners, w!l.,h
was and still is the ralying cry c the Democratic
party, of the personal enemies aud all the political
aaversaries ot General Flores. accused oi arls-
o,racy and OF wishing 10 introduce into the young
re public kind OF teudal system.
Roca and his friends had taken a favorable mo.
me AZ It was the rainy season. Guayaquil, covered
then BY the Overlooking Of its principal rver, re.
mai ,ed several months separated Ike an island
ironi the whole surrounding country. This pre-
Vent. ID the Government from immediately attack
ins a city thus projected by water, and which was
also projected By the vessels OF war upon which
the in nsurceRts had seized They confined them
selves 70 collecting not without some difficulty.
BODY of troous near Elvira kind OF fam, situated
on the leit bank OF Guayas 1t was here that en-.
courased by the superiority which their vessels ana
rL.ir avv artillery gave Them the insurgents
attacked Flores They were unsuccessful, and It
cost the.u 500 men, killed and wounded Tins
cheek not ;dyias discouraged them -hey engaged
In new a45tiQA. IL which they were m bike manner
al tlle most determined efforts. and