Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04
THE CIVIL WAR AT BuENos AYREs.
Correspondence efths Ns~ Fork Eeeniag Posi-,

The siege Of the city has been continued with undated
rgor and Of course the longer tits continued the worse
our State becomes. general spirit Of emigration has
seized upon the English population Of the city Their at
tention strongly directed towards Australia In our
Judgment it would be wise for every Engishman and
American who depends upon his labor for his bread to
leave the country at There is inducement to
stay. If the present difficulties settled morrow
there is probability Of stability any that
may succeed ut any rate for years to In such
state of things the mechanic have but little prospect
Of prosperity Several of American merchants also
turning their faces homewards
There much suffering from want already in the city
Market supplies cut off from the country and food
and dear. The poor must be reduced the
extremity Of destitution and families hitherto in comfor
table circumstances rapidly approaching beggary
moments thought will make this evident Bread is near
ly five cents per pound beef twenty CENTS ham forty
butter fifty and potatoes seven cents pound coal to
cook WITH sixteen dollars per tom With such prices
these for articles of necessity and work be had by
the working man, suffering must Fortunately the
entertainments of the Government party do not include
the suburbs Of the city, where the majority of the poor
live this gives them better opportunity to get food for
vegetables and comparatively abundant and cheap
beyond the inside lines
The warfare is carried principally by the picket
guards and foragng parties The skirmishes generally
take place early in the morning Atsuch times the houses
and persons of those who live the lines great
peril More less Of the contending parties killed
The estimated average is from six persons each day.
Judging from the embems of mourning, would sup
pose there was scarcely family in the city which had
not been bereaved. 1t wears funeral pail.
All every where cruel but they especially
in this country II has been the occupation of its peo
pie for the last forty years. and they have reached
nement IN cruelty which would put savage to the blush.
Many Of the methods of torture and execution too
horrible to relate.
Such mode Of warfare must have the worst effect up
on the human mind, not only demoralizing but brutaz-
linrs hpa 81 uta h1a rA,,n-
the minds Of the youth Of the country This is the
worst feature of the Mere boys are under arms
They met in Streets of fourteen years and under
byOne PISTOLS and s across n
ders 1t easy to foresee what sad effect this must
produce The rising generation must become than
the preceding Added to this, it is cicl ar brother
against brother, father against son. How MANY heart
rendng occurrences must have taken place during this
unnatural war One instance has come to my knowledge
OF father shot by his son They belonged to the
opposing parties, and were both placed upon guard to
watch each others movements unknown of course TO each
other when the son with fatal aim took the fathers life
came frantic with grief.
What part General Urquiza viii ultimately take in re-
ference to the difficulties in this province Is uncera;n
whether ne wil come in person at the head of army
70 suppress the rebellion and reestablsh his authorize
Is at present extremely doubtful When the revolution ~
ne Oh september took place. by which his authority
In this Province renounced he declared his resolution
to retire entirely and leave II govern itself But after,
the revolution of the 9th Of December when the beerers
sent in their adhesion to him. and professed that thew had
taken up arms to restore his authority soliciting his an
prevail he grantedit He recognised COL Lagos as COM
and furnished him with men and means
70 carry on the war; promising to in person to the
scene Of conflict
On the 22d Of January last the National Congress
adopted preamble and resolutions setting forth the ne
cesst and authorizing him to command the of
the confederation and come and que the rebellion But
instead OF SO doing he has sent commission composed
TWO members OF the Congress and his Secretary Of Fo
reign Relations to submit conditions of reconc;liat;on
Commissioners the part Of this Government have also
oeen appointed and conference held suspension Of
hostites has been agreed upon not to be commenced
without forty eight hours notice. and in the mean
time negotiations to be carried on The susnensor
goes into effect this morning II Is rumored that the
commissioners on the part Of General Urquza have come
prepared to oner the most favorable terms Very many
are sangune that settlement will be effected A few
days viii determine IL not settled now the general opn
is desolated.