New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-18
Intelligence from South America.

The English mail steamer from Brazil and Rio de la
Plata. arrived at southampton England the 18th ut
Her dates follows
Buenos Ayres 80. Dec 3Pernambuco ~ Dec %
Montevideo. Dec 6St Vineent's Cape
Rio de Janeiro. Dec 10 Verdi .......... Jan .
Bahia .............D Dec. ~
The steamer had 3S passengers to Southampton among
whom Captain Pearson of the u s. Navy Mr. Pear
SON r and Dr. Brownee from the American shp-of-war
Dale. from St Nincent's
The freight list comprises diamonds value 91200O ster-
ling. and gold dust value E17oO sterling.
These adyces the same have received direct,
but they give few additional details which are just
of some interest At Buenos Ayres act had been
passed by the House Representatives generating Rosas
from the duty of delivering his annual message state
ment and also generating him from the consequences of
any acts he may perform for three years after the
of the law Another law to prohibit the expectation
specie, has also been passed.
Among other remarks political affairs the British
Packet has the following paragraphs:
All agree that something be done Things cannot
long remain in their present state On the two banks of
the Plate and the Parana have at least from 10000
10000 men under arms-say 10000 in the province of
Buenos Ayres alone and from 5000 to 10000 between
Bra2hans EntreranoS and the other allies With the
exception of part of the Brazans all these are civilians
withdrawn from the arts and industry Of social life to the
ineaculable prejudice Of young communities in which
civilization and humanity nrc deeply inter
ested.
An early collision seems inevitable but when where
in what form, points which it in vain to
expect uniformity of opinion Viewed from different
elevations and seen through mediums less
face according the personal party views of indi-
vduas every movement of the political Kaleidoscope pre-
SCENTS combinations that bewCr from their endless
and inc Xhaustibe variety.
The suboined paragraphs extracted from private
letters, dated Buenos Ayres Dec written by persons
who are favorable to the cause of Gen Rosas:
The 0rcntas strongly opposed to the Brazilias
and to the rebellion of Urquiza that they in large
numbers having lately obliged the Government of Monte
video outiorize General Cesar Dia to shoot many
he may consider necessary, till he puts stop to deec
ton alarming His proclamatons the subject you
will find in the Conecto del Pa of the til and 10th t
and in the Packet of the 22d of the same month
The rebellion Of Urquiza does not gain ground does
he yet justify by any operations his promised invasion
Of the province of BuenOs Ayres Of the Corrientin
forces that followed his ranks nstgaed by the
Of affairs n by adhesion the greater part have deserted
him. The Argentine troops that were delivered up to him
by President Ube are known to be adverse to his person
and he will find it impossible to make them fight against
General Rosas. We have daily arrivals Of chiefs
officers and soldiers belonging to those troops who con-
trve to escape and immediately present themselves to the
authorities here
General Rosas has undoubtedly at his command pow
erfu army and prospect of for Urquzl
Brazil Moreover the provinces have recently
their solemn pronunciation against urquza declaring
him traitor an outlaw and comforting General Rosas
the full nvcture OF Supreme Chief of the Confederation
with unlimited power and the Gomnnder-in Chief of it,
armies placing at his disposal all their resources without
reservation any kind and energeticaly urging him
oppose the treason OF uquza and the pretensons of the
Government of Brazil Consequently. the triumph OF
Con. Ros;S is confidently anticipated.
MO JanclfO state tnat UruulMs
left Monevdeo the LIST Of December, taking with him
5000 soldiers, who had from the Rosas party
within the previous twenty days urquiza passing
over the Enterios where he to b. joined by his other
troops with the intention of marching Buenos Ayres
He intended to commence operations the 18th and il
generally thought osas would not be able to defend
himself maintain his position. 1t reported that
much dissatisfaction existed towards General Rosas who
had been calling out eves OF the country people armng
the citizens etc. and. he intended issuing argt
amount OF paper currency it was supposed he had been
distributing money pretty freely among his partisans
Our Bahia letter OF the Goth of December states that
the weather was very unreasonable wet AND stormy with
little appearance of amendment The sugar crop very
late and would probably be below The average Prices
ruled too highfor European limits Exchange which had
been done ut Sa had rcceded to IS in consequence
quotations coming lower from Rio
AT st. Nncent's many deaths still took place, and n
medical officer had been sent out by the Portuguese gov
ernnent who reported that there nothing Infection
contagious The impoverished state of the inhabitants
want of attention to cleanliness and absence Of food
clothing and hospitals the so great NOR
tally in these islands.
Al Canary the Cholera had entirely disappeared
The United States ship Dale at St yinccnt's on tn,
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