New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-03
SOUTH AMERICA.

The River PIate-FQll OF ROSaS.
We take the following extract from let
ter in I9s Morning Chronicle, Gondon) dated Monte.
Rosas had collected together about 900 men of all
ages in the sntrenched camp at Santos Lugarss This
camp was protected by 100 pieces of ordnance without
managing gun; and the vanguard, commanded by
Gen. Pacheco composed of between 5000 and 600
cavalry. Thp vanguard, dispersed by Urquixa, fell
back upon the entrenchmcnts and three days after
ward the whole army Of Urquiza offered battle TO Rosas
Ia the very front of the Notifications. The
about equal In numbers, comprised altogether about
5000 men under arms, which calculation take from
the Official muster rolls The face of the line covered
about two leagues, (six miles) Urquiza commenced
the attack at sunrise and In less than an hours time il
became general along the whole line.
cept in the centre where the picked infantry and the
largest force OF artillery were placed under the
mand Of Chilavert, man of undaunted courage aud
who being descrter fought with the fury of despair
wings he forced to surrender with the whole park
OF artillery and the infantry under his orders Being con-
Quoted into the presence Of Urquiza the General sad
70 nm regret that you have not met your death
cannot now spare the life Of desertert Ia the law OF
war that you must die" And Chavert was forth with
shot, his back being turned TO the soldiers This u the
only political execution which has taken place.
During the action, under q burning SUM- the troops
were enyeloped In dust and smoke and the firing was
al at random throughout the line until the army Of
Ofqu Hnung no luflncf IesbA0ce, ceased 10 use The
musle IT.
This state Of things accounts for the small number
of dead that were left on the field properly 90 called
notv outstanding the many thousands Of balh which
were picked up after the battle
Roses sought for In every direction but no one
could find him. and this Is the place TO rsctfy the xross
error which he tried 10 spread after bis fight respectin
the number OF the ssin which must have been strange
ly multiplied by his terrified imagination.
Rosss, made aware by Pecheeo Of the fearful disaf
lection which prevailed among the troops pretended
mol 70 give credit TO his reports aad received the Gene
TAI WIN superclous dstrusf, telling him that he Rosasl
would lake The command 10 chief Il ia even ia M
Faehseo was In chr OF his life and obliged 10 keen aloof
from the tyrsnt during the period that elapsed BET
ne oeitat OF biz cvaryandthe battle Of Casero Rosas
ns'ing constituted himself impromptu commander in
ehel' adoPed no measures, gave orders; in a word
nther did nor said anything during the three dsys
VINCE pIectdedte action. so completely destitute az
any nxed plan wss he that the very rornoo of The
tae GenersI Jfiza, accompanied sy three off;csrs
Just before dfy break raversed the whole of the line. ~
ebrtnenfd camp OF Roses, which he reconnoitrsi =,
ns esse without having bern sccs without hsving =,
lear a hot la the camp there were no picIexs n,
osn, 10 shsrpshocte.s, not hidden ssntin.
Iff ~ Iatt ostan IireLs tolds-g If Iadi,ns ya.
ihs enfss and On tbs vilaues OF tneir saeiou1 Ind
il't nan pas been styled TIE organizer, the mao
~ geei ard Of power;' and that IN Europel
hos.s te'ns intoIntd az he cwn heaaausrtsrs NJ
esnos LsFtres trnt VI wss lost. showed o9rontsry
me ~, CD nvwds he rwn pecYt-. rossta he declisci
snorlr &c 'ssf 'oireensmy Heso,4ths os Cnsaye 4,