New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-22
BUENOs AYRES.
Genera, Rosns.

The Tribune translates the following
account OF the late Argentine President from
cent number of the K5isiscke Zeitung, to which
II was communicated BY correspondent in Bae-
nos Ayres who had been an eye witness Of what
he describes:
81 have read your article on RosAs, and having re
sided for many years ia Buenos Ayres my be able to
furnish you with notices of ,he Soush-amsrcan
hero that may be interesting for your journal Tne Die
taiorJuAN MANUEL RosAs Is the son Of wealthy land
owner, and bis parents were worthy aai credtabe
persons. RosAs is a large, goodlooking man. with
thing Of the Spaniard in bis appearance When ne
chooses, he csn the most refined msnners and
has such command of language that he preppsscsses
every in his favor ii he thinks Il worth while In
this way he has daped many of the foreign d9lomatsis
Al other times he INDUCES 10 the greatest rudeuess
cordng to his company. lie can also Ike use Of the
Of good nature and has great power in his line
But in private hfe rudeness is his great eleme He Is
one of the DO dest Of rders Besides his daughter he
has one son, Juan, fellow Of very ordinary abilities
As regards his daughter, Donna Msnuela, have
heerd any III Of herr the contrary, nothing but good
The cslumnies of the Monteydean press against this
lady arc in my opinion shameful to be mentioned
know that she is kind to the distressed Every
who acquainted with her ssys that she Is highly agree
able in conversation and has refined and winning
Faithful in friendship, she has not forgotten the
numerous unlortunates with whom she WAS once init
ate, and who aherwsrd fell under the displeasure of
her father. That .he could not do what she wished
with such father, and under such c cumstsnces evi
dent Hersge is now about 36-ehe looks more ike a
NortheIner than Spsnisrd and Is rather pretty than
Otherwise
About the chests of human heads, which were said
10 have been fOupu country house. do not
heiiste to believe the fact for i, is known that
an Italian apothecary, named FcrAr had been ordered
to enabalm mans head 1t taken from an officer,
called Percho ell Nao This head kept in the city
at RcsAs house. have been told hundred times by
one of his servants. The belonging 10 this head
were carried round plate at bsll at Rosas house
The English naval officers who were there at once len
the hail. ard published the affair in the newspapers In
the numerous revots that took place against RosAs and
ali Of which he overcame, it his usual practice to
have the heads Of the leaders taken TO his house. The
spothecary just named was often called in to smbalm
them, and left the city on that account RosAs had
formed band consisting of the most notorious bandits
and murderers in the country whom he always sent out
when he wished to dispatch the victims of his wrath
To foreign Minister'S who might complain of some
instance Of cruelty he wouldhypocriicayrep WHAT
clare against the traitors: can do nothingr How
frequently have we been woke up between 10 and l
O'Clock at night by the discharge Of muskets and the
rex morning seen the bodies dragged out of the prison
The executions took place in the night, in order to
seglavate the terror
"a spnnard named Sanchez who was well known
10 me- and who never troubled himself about politics.
was standing enc pleasant day before his door the
bend just spoken of passed by and Of the ruhans
who had private quarrel with Sanchez stabbed him,
end burned bis body tar barrel The property of
Sanchez was confscated because he was executed by
the people
"Wbo that has been In Buenos Ayres does not re.
member an unfortunate soldier, who shot because
'Dra Lurae was the inside of his cartridge boxl
1t was afterward found that there was number Of
these cartridge.boxes they were taken from Gen.
Luvale and had been given TO RosAs' soldiers Who
does not remember the shooting OF 60 Indians in the
public squarethe shooting of 40 OF the nobest people
9th country in Santos Lugsres while the unfotunate
were previously treated in the most cruel manner'
How often has RosAS band broken into houses, killing
or taking prisoners the inhabitants the house being
given to one of the creatures of HosAs HOW often
have the most refined had their hair cut OF and
pitch plaster placed their head, when they made
their appearance without red ribband
"These atrocities not indeedperpctrated every
day; for who then could have lived In such oun,ry
They most common after the suppression Of
a rebellion While the issue was yet uncertain,
RosAs was always mild RosAs belonged to the Fed.
ersl party which had red coors by degrees the
of this color every where enjoned All the door
posts in the streets in fact all the wood work in the city
must be painted red. The red hat. bands,
ard another red ribbon In the buonhole with the por
trait of RosAs and the device
Live the Fedenton-Deai 10 the unadans'e the Re'torer
Of the Laws
cred vests were also ordered. The dead-carts were
painted red, and driven by Positions in red
Jackets you must my colors to the grave was
RosAs' motto Blue was the badge of the conquered
Untarians and strictly forbidden, as well as green
the last have been told because regiment with
Green uniform once reyoted. Hence no more blue no
wore greenl
"The manufacturers Of Europe had to adapt them
selves 10 this fashion In everything intended for Buenos
Ayres tho smallest speck Of blue green prohb
ted Open ves,s with shawl collars forbidden, be-
cause having the form Of the letter they remn ted Of
the Untarians And with The beard around the chin
The headdress of the ladies registered, and nothing
permitted in the form of L. In the theater before the
play was brought on number OF actors appeared ON
tie Stage crying In chorus, Live the Federation
Death TO the Savage Unitariaus.' Before an auction
opened, the came cry heard from the anclioneer
Schools were opened with the cry by the teachers,
while the pupils responded. Every hour Of the night
The watchm.n cried the same thing. The words were
inserted on all public buildings All documents, pub
lie seals, notices and advertisements in the new'pa'
pers contained them. Such number OF murders as
Rosas perpetated must OF course cause many mourner
In order TO conceal this, mourning was forbidden
CANADA