Washington telegraph., 1853-06-22
Civil War at Buenos Ayers.
Correspondence Of tile New York Post
BUENos AYERS, March 4th, 1853.


The siege of the city has been continued
with unabated rigor and of course the lon
ger 1t is continued, the worse our State be
comes. A general spirit of emigration ha.
seized upon the English population of the
city; their attention is strongly directed to
wards Australia. In our Judgment it woulc
be wise for Englishman and American
who depends upon his labor for his bread te
leave the country at once. There is no in
ducement to stay. If the present dificul
ties were to cease tomorrow, there is ne
probability of stability in any government
that may succeed, at any rate, for years tc
come. In such state Of things, the me-
chanic. can haye but little prospect of pros.
perity. Several of our American mer.
chants are also turning their faces home.
ward.
There is much suffering from want al
ready IN the city. Market supplies are cut
off from the country, and food is scarce and
dear. The poor must soon be reduced to
the extremity of destitution, and families
hitherto in comfortable circumstances are
approaching beggary. A moments thought
will make this evident Bread is nearly
five cents per pound beef twenty cents,
ham forty, butter fifty, and potatoes seven
cents per pound; coal to cook with, sixteen
dollars per ton. With such prices as these
for articles of necessity, and work not to be
had by the working man, suffering must en-
sue Fortunately the entertainments of the
Government party do not inclnde the su-
perbs of the city, where the majority of the
poor live this gives them better opportu-
nifty to get food, for vegetables and beef are
comparatively abundant and cheap beyond
the inside lines
The warfare is carried on principally by
the picket guards and foregoing parties
The sklrmishes generally take place early
in the morning. At such times the houses
and persons of those who live near the lines
are in great peril More or less of the con-
tending parties are killed daily. The num-
-ber Is nor Known; no report Is PuDIrsrrei
The estimated average is from six to ten
persons each day. Judging from the EN-
blems of mourning, one would suppose there
was scarcely family in the city which had
not been bereaved 1t wears a funeral
pail.
All wars every where are cruel, but they
are especially SO in this country 1t has
been the occupation Of its people for the
last forty years, and they have reached a
refinement in cruelty which wonld put a
savage to the blush Many of the methods
of torture and execution are too horrible to
relate.
Such mode of warfare must have the
worst effect upon the human mind, not only
demoralzng but brutalizng it. And this
terrible influence is brought to bear upon
the minds of the youth of the country -
This is the worst feature of the war Mere
boys are under arms. They are met in our
streets, of fourteen years and under, booted
and spurred, belt around them securing a
knife, bayonet, and pistols, and musket
slung across their shoulders 1t is easy to
foresee what sad effect this must produce.
The rising generation must become worse
than the preceding. Added to this, it is
civl qcar, brother against brother, father
against son. How many heartrending oc-
currences must have taken place during
this unnatural war. One instance has come
to my knowledge of father shot by his own
son, They belonged to the opposing par
ties, and were both placed upon guard to
watch each others movements, unknown OF
course to each other, when the son with IA
tai aim took the fathers life; when inform
ed of the nature of the bloody deco. he be-
came frantic with grief.
What nart General IlIrquiza will ulti-
mateellyF-take in reference to the difficulties
in this province is uncertain. Whether he
will come in person at the head of an army
TO s,1nnress the rebellion and re-establsh his
authority is at present extremely doubtful
When the revolution of the 11th Septem-
ter took place, by which his authority IN
this Province was renowned, he declared
his resolution to retire entirely, and leave 1t
to govern itself But after the revolution
of the 9th of December. when the besieg-
ers sent in their adhesion to him. and pro-
fessed that they had taken up arms to re-
store his authority, soliciting bis approval
he granted it. He recognised Col. Lagos
as commander-in-chief, and furnished him
with men and means to crrry on the war,
promising to come in person to the scene OF
conflict.
On the 22d of January last the National
CONGRESS adopted preamble and resolu-
tions. setting forth the necessity, and author
izino him to command the resources of the
confederation and come and quell the rebel
lion. But, instead of so doing, he has sent
commission, composed of two members OF
the Congress and his Secretary of Foreign
Relations to submit conditions OF reconcIll-
alton. Commissioners on the part OF this
Government have also been appointed, and
| conference held A suspension OF hestll-
tiles has been agreed upon, not to be COM
menced again without forty-eight hours so-
tiee. aud in the meantime negotiations are
to be carried on. The suspension goes into