Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-16

public enternrse was awakened and capitalists became
interested in the accomplishment OF projects OF the high
importance the city and province SUCH as break
water and mole for the better dscharge OF shlps, and
railroads jnts sh interior
The promise thus made OF prosperity ana happiness 10
the CITY and Sure perhaps never brighter than on
oniz and ane 70 accompany him started
sor the Congress Of Santa Fe. But the smoke ~ ia
steamer in which they embarked had scarcely
from the surface of the river they had acendea benr
resolution took place Some Of the officer ana yroors
left hy Urouiza had been purchased SINE were ,aken
prisoners while such remained a % 10 his in tersts
Quietly rcteaed toward the front ers and crossed 10 the
province Of Santa he,
All again was aeeiAny and distrust and the bright
prospects Of the peyious day enveloped in gloom
Lew Legislature, however, convened, Governor
elected and Ministers appointed But instead Of
bringing the collective wisdom of their councils bear
upon the best devices and plans for the highest good and
independence, if thought desirable Of their
State, the very first of the Government
military expedition against Entire Rios. Not content
with being freed from the presence Of Urquiza, with
having thrown off his authority and relieved themselves
from the surveillance of his agents and soldiers they
yielded themselves TO the futile hope Of subyerng his
power III his own home and with some FIVE hundred
thousand men, ventured to beard the hon in his
dem The result was, might have been expected the
defeat and utter destruction Of the expedition first
landing. The commanding officer and half dozen
only OF his succeeded in making good their
Urquiza urged by many Of mis- advisers TO come
down upon the province and city at once with an
wheming force chastse them severely for their folly
But he is said to have replied "No; the pun
ishment can nhict will be leave them themselves
they will devour another His prediction has proved
true. Divisions appeared in their councils ea-
ousies and rivalries The deceit and reachery
which they had practised toward others
cised upon themselves The soldiers who had been brbed
TO accomplish the revolution remained unpaid. One of
the Ministers, gaining possession OF million and half
of the public funds absconded to foreign State and the
issue of the whole second revolution the first of
December giving rise to the condition of affairs already
described.
What and when the end will be, who tell So long
as the city holds out against the besegers all business
must remain at stand, and ruin and starvation to
thousands and thousands follow year after year. as was
the at Montsvdeo while for the city to capulate
TO the . outsiders they here called and meet
their rapacous demands would only be offer premium
to any ambitious and dissatisfied military chief and his
followers TO lind pretext for the gathering Of another
besieging force, that they might in like become
sharers in the public booty The only hope for the city
and province, far see, is that when the Con-
gress now in session at Santa Fe has accomplished its
work, and the Confederation has become consolidated
Government Urquiza viii return in power and rule them
with the rmnes of which he is capable until they have
learned better how TO rule themselves. G. s.