New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-28

tween it and lis roadsteid ships uaload ints
lighters at that distance with no little risk and
expense. Thus Montevideo is the natural
entrep6t Of the foreign trade, and Bueaos
Ayres is in that respect quite subordinate.
And as long as things were left somewhat
to their natural course, Monteyideo grow
far more rapidly than its rival This did
not suit Rosas, and accordingly he took id.
vantage of civil discussions in that republic
to keep Montevideo down. For ten years
past Orioe, one Of his creatures, and
worthy imitatOr of such chief. (he once
put to death an officer, who had opposed
him, by fastening him to pos, and letting
loose four wild bulls to gore him,) has held
the city besieged, on the pretense that b.
is the rightfui President Of Uruguay, aai
ought to be admitted into its capital Ths
city has resisted with great heroism, but in
the struggle its trade has been ruined, and
the most productive part of its population
have betaken themselves TO Buenos Ayre,,
which has th,iven apace. In this warfare
Oribe has been supported by Rosas with
troops and money-not that he might con.
quer the city, enter it, and make it his
capital, when of course he would desire to
make it prosperous, but that he might keep
it in turmoil and break it down This has
been accomplished.
Such being the state Of things, about the
first of April last, Gen. Urquiza, the Gov.
ernor of Entire Rios, who had hitherto sup.
ported Rosas, suddenly rose against him
This took all parties by surprise, and when
announced in Europe was secuted as IA.
Bile. Urquiza is the strongest man In the
Confederation next to Rosas himself. His
motive was probably ambition for himself
and independence for his State. With
him went Virasoro. the Governor Of Cor
riehtes,-aRd Paraguay, which had never
belonged to the Confederation, but
which Rosas had talked of subjugs.
ting was friendly to the revolt. Brazil,
which had long aud vainly complained OF
cattle. driving and other outrsges committed
upon the people of its southernmost prov
ince, by the soldiers Of Rosas under the or.
ders of Oribe, and which had, perhaps, other
motives for desiring the overthrow Of the
Dictator, Joined the league and sent an army
of 10000 men and fleet to aid its opera
tons. The combined forces, led by Ur.
quiza, have succeeded SO far as to deiea!
and capture Oribe, and destroy utterly the
power of Rosas north of the Plata and the
Parana. Uruguay is thus entirely LIBERIA
ted and Montevideo can regain its losses
Whether the allies will cross the Param
and proceed to drive Rosas from the country
is not officially declared, but there is no
doubt they will attempt it, He evidently
expects such a movement, and is making
forced levies of troops by way of prepare
ton; in many places every man is CON-
PEELED into the service, leaving only women
children and in6m persons behind
We see little chance for his success ia
the struggle against Urquiza, who is like
wise gaucho, but less ferOcious. Ii would
not be surprising to hear by the next ar.
rival that the once omnipotent Dictator had
fled to England, where he is said to have
great wealth boarded up for the day of need.
We shall not regret his downfall, fora
worse government than his cannot be /; but
we shall not expect any great improvement
from such change. South America is still
destined to have sparse, savage, and sta
tionary population. The epoch when the
human family will have acquired wealth
and power enough to reduce to culture the
fertile plains of that continent, and to cover
them with intelligent, orderly, advancing,
and happy peoples, has not yet arrived.
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