New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-22
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL %. 1852.


the prisons" in France TO the Bastethey made one
rush upon the main door, IL gave way almost to the
first shock. In poured the mass, and went wi n the
current "viva Urquiza," "viva," "viva," "vva,"
"muer a Rosas."
In few minutes one or two hundred political prison.
ers, among whom were manp women, even with irons
upon their limbs released with the most horrid
yells, nprecatons and vivas We passed through the
apartments. Hundreds had been shot by Rosas by day
and by night in these rooms and OF these had been
mmured for years and would have lived 70 come
out Rosas had been the victor The azoteas roots
OF the houses meantime crowded with armed men,
ready 70 pour their ire into tee streets, they were
yesterday.
To-day robbers and plunderers first made their APP
pearancc openly, and the American Consul Mr. Graham,
with five six marines of the Jamestown has the hon.
of giving the first check to their operations Five or
six of them, mounted. came down near Mr. G's door.
and attacked store TO plumber IL Mr. e. ordered them
away they left, and returned In few moments with
ten or fifteen more put their guns 10 the door, and blew
IL in. Mr. G. again ordered them away-they fired upon
him. doing no harm-he ordered the marines standing
by 10 re. They killed three the spot add one horse
The fourth man fell in twenty yards Some 40 or so
shot in the suburbs during the day and night
In the morning Rosas joined by his family and
IS 40 of his most bloody followers and transferred to
the English Adniras ship, the Cenaur-a ships length
from US.
The battle was fought Feb. 3, from 5 to o'clock in
the morning and until lola O'Clock it believed that
Rosas still fighting Now that the smoke has cleared
away, we can perhaps get nearer the truth. There
were over As 900 men on and near the field Urquiza
held 10 10 900 in reserve and did not bring them into
fight at all Rosas himself had 80 pieces of artillery.
Urquiza the best cavalry Roas commanded in person
his whole line, he says himself three miles long hay
ing Generals te aid him. The killed. at first said to
be 5000, has dwndled down TO 500 Some 500 wounded
have been brought into the hospitals in the city, and all
the foreign surgeons, our own among them have been
closely engaged in amputatons, &c.
There has been discovery made at the Quinta, which
has produced exctem mt even here viz: some
barrels of picked human hedds | believe they were
t,lfp N
selves Two explanations given of it-one Is that
Rosas intended them to grace rumpha entry into the
city, ard the other that they were to be sent into the in
terror at the roads as Is the custom
in Spain TO this day. Neither would scarcely satisfy
Msssach sets community.
Some startling revelations occur daily, A man has
appeared in the city who has lived in his cellar IL
years most of the time the police were after him, but
he escaped them, and now astonishes his next door
neighbors Whether the people will gain by the change
is not yet certhin Urquza is scarcely less of the
tyrant and tiger than Rosas. He shoots without mercy
Eighty and women shot at once at the Quin-
ta Thursday last and yesterday he issued procla
nation which will compromise five or six thousand, re-
qurng all magistrates to arrest them wherever found
and every man will be shot,
His first proclamation that all who were found
stealing punderng should be shot in ID minutes after
sentence. 1t only necessary to accuse-proot was
scarcely wanted asked for 1t was estimated that
400 were shot in three four daysthe last was the
fsilade of So An English officer was killed on the way
out to the Qunta hour after | and my friends had
passed. Refugees arepenty; we have two ON board
one Major and an Adjutant of Rosas The Major was
in Rosass army of Oibe before Monevideo-was taken
prisoner by Urquiza and psroled and came up here.
Rosas gave him his choice to be shot or hght-he chose
the fight Miss Manuelita, the most extraordinary fe-
male living presented him with beautiful lance, which
he lost in the fight having peared fellow through the
back he could not withdraw il and had to leave it.
The Centaur took Rosas and suite to Montevideo and
put them board the steamer Conflict TOR Pernanou
CO. to meet or overtake there the mail steamer for Eng
land Strange it may be, Rosas has saved nothing
All the money he toOk-and all he had was or 600
ounces say 600 and Manueita had scarcely change
of dress. The Cefltaur returned mere ana mas now
eight more refugees.
Urquiza is to have grand triumphal entry into the
city day after tomorrow Balls and fireworks and re-
jocings will be the order OF the day and fusade
at sunset For twenty years, Rosas has been the s-
preme unquestioned Dictator. He had no idea hecoud
fall But there was dsaiection, treachery and undoubt
edly every possible appliance by the Brazians, Monte
vdeans, and English and French In some measure
Uruiza never could have conquered but by the moral
force of foreign influence the Brazilians especially
They had three steamers and three large soops OF
before the city, and some thousands OF troops In the
army of Urquiza.
Rosas is now half way to England He is about feet
inches thick stout Frame inclined to corpulency; near
60 years OF age his hair still black and thick, scarcely
showing his age in his language vulgar sensual and
brutal vet the English say he possesses WONDERFUL
flow of language of good humor and wit, often chang
ing in moment from serious conversation OF his own
affairs to beautiful strain of impromptu poetry upon
almost anything that struck his fancy HIS badges are
no longer seen now denouncng death to the dirty
Unarisn Urquizs.r Manueta will be missed her loss
win be felt by ALL She Is of the most remarkable
women OF the age. She, too, could accommodate her
self cheeriuy to all circumstances possessing charms
of person and manner, elegance grace and dignity, TO
which who approached could be insensloe.
Josephine only believe possessed such unbounded in
iiuence with ALL No one dares speak word against
her. even now blessings will follow and encirce her
wherever she is They have disappeared from the stage
to be seen more.