The southern press., 1851-11-01
From h< Bastoa Trss<iIsr.
Imp srtaat freU South Ameries.


DEFEAT or rHg AResrrISE FoRcgs-Ar1
or RozAs TO the BaIrIsH GovgRsMss
BY the arrival Of the brig Braman ut s.
from Buenos Ayres, Sept. 8, We are put in
session OF letter, and papers Of the latest
The news, though not decisive indicates tn ,
proaeh OF Important events in the Argentina
public. The most intense excitement prevj
at baenos Ayres AS to the progress of even
the scene OF war There appears To be no d(
that the forces Of General Urquiss and tho
ziiians have united, and that Orbe, the
mander OF the forces Of Rosas, had lost
horses, and the baggage an artillery Of :
sion, without the firing Of gun. Aaothes
says that there is not much do ubt that ths
Osiental question is settled. Oribe, driver
tremity, probably, by the powerful force ox
to him, has requested the French admiral
ceive the Argentine troops on board his VI
and transport them to Buenos Ayres, whic
quest, il is said, was refused.
All the Oriental troops had deserted Oh
army, and even the Argentine troops refus1
longer to fight under his standard.
The effect of this news ia Bnenos Ayres|
at once seen in its effect on the price Of Cd
or douboons T.ie price paid for ounces
much an indication Of the state Of the cou
as is the consol in England Last year, the
Of the ounce (about $l6) was S233 Of the I
money of the country. The unfavorabIe
at once caused An advance, until on the 3 n
4th, the price was 1895, causing great eln
rassments TO those who had purchased
with the standard at much lower rate.
The Brazilian Admiral Grenfell had enl
the Parova river; bat one of his steamer
Alfonso, was fired into from small fort
shore, and her rigging 30 badly cut up, Il
put back to Montevideo, after firing thrc
in return,
A letter of the latest date (Sept g. stat
BuenOs Ayres continues to be filed
rumOrs that the Brazilians were every
successful, and so great was the panic
ounces were sold at @40O. 1t Was even
that the allied forces would attack B
Ayres by land, while the Brazilian sou,
bockaded it. As to the latter, ii was dou
whether the English and French admirals
permit it. Il is stated that the reply d
English admiral to the Brazil an admiral
"Open as many ports as you please (all,
to those of Paraguay, but do not shut an
The Buenos AIRES Packet, the organ of
sas, affects to feel confident of ultimate sue
rY.z
that, If defeated in open fight, he Ca resol
guerilla warfare, like the Spaniards ag}
Bonaparte, until the Argentine republic col !
its means to strike an effective blow at
proper moment
The same paper contains the appeal Of {
sas to the British government, relative ID
Brazl!ians commencing hostilities withou(
ing the six months notice as provided for
treaty with that country. He speaks in
terms of the long continued perfdy of the
pire of Brazil to the republic of the Plat
oeiving, nourishng and arming its worst enc
against il, even while the Argentine repN
was acting with moderation and justice tow
its INSCRIPTIONS neghbor.
The Packet quotes, with some exultatiot
news Of republican movement in the /
Grande del Sud, (Brszil,) headed by Gel
Netto, who is reported to have 800 folio
who openly proclaim the republic. and the
pendence of the Rio Grande territory.
Packet quotes from several papers which OF
encourage the Rio Grandese, and especiall1
tain liberal provinces of the empire, to
themselves of the circumstances (the abb
of the greater part Of the troops,) and pro
the republican form of government as the
|
All this looks as if Rosas was attempt
foment a republican rebellion in Brazil, id
to compel the army of the emperor to
their steps.
The Packet has also another barbed
for the Brazilians. 1t proceed. to speak of
as teeming with everything which ou
make country great and powerful
speaks of its 100000 Of population, a,Q
OF whom are slaves. 1t says" Upon
rests an iron hand so weighty, that ancie
tory transmits us the record Of only anuthe|
oppressed race havr existed-the Hell
Lacedsemon." 1t then concludes as folio
"What will those oppressed beings do,
three millions Of Helois, when saving
accompanied by the roa- Of the artillery OF
liberators, says to them You ARE 4
ARIsE!-What will they do? The day Of
ment will have arrived for the empire of B
and the slaves will be the judgesr'
This looks like threat on the part of
Of proclaiming liberty to the slave, in ord
their arms may be tnrned against their nj
These events have led letter writer's to
late upon the probable effect on foreign
Buenos Ayres, of n change from the feder
under Rosas, to that Of the Unilarians.
certain, says a writer, that under the rr
Rosas, the life, liberty, and property of fol
ers have been safe. which might not be thd
during change of government
a letter of Sept. says-ounces sold q
for $400, from fear that Buenos Ayres
be bockaded.