New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-09
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Tho siege Of Buenes Ayres.


although that General is the constituted head of the Con
federation of fourteen provinces of which Buenos A'res
is the only sepsras member and the sggresOr in this war
Our political condition says the correspondent is in
respect better but fear worse than month ago.
Urquzs having refused to raty the treaty arrived at San
jose de- Flores the headquarters of Lagos distant
leagues from here on Good Friday, the 2jth, with how
many men is not known here On the Goth he sent note
the government proposing to them to appoint comnis
sOners confer with his and this, is believed but
not yet knswn April the government have agreed to do
Ii is mos probable that his terms will be much favor
able his friends the rebels whom he has aided and abet
ted from the beginning than those contained in the last
treaty In this case il is the universal impression that nei
Their the government Sals will agree to them and
shall consequently have renewal OF the war What the
forces snd other at his disposal don't know
but unless he has heavy guns (which it is thought he has
mott ar can bcmbad the town. don't think he and his
rebel .ies hurt though he may annoy Us. Any at
tempt to STERN the trenches would believe msersby
fail and even if it succeeded his would be destroyed
in the streets those of the wretched Whteocke
As regards the capital so long not blOcklded
by watt ao and precluded from obtaining provisions
from other countries it prooug the contest for wears
Although business is nearly entirely suspended yet as it
contains bank which issue notes to any amount
enabled pay mum iceny the natives who serve in the
army and national guard and thus the principal sufferers
are the foreign resident who If the present state OF things
continues much longer will be obliged to wind up their At
fairs at any sacrifice and leave the country.
When the Commissioners of Urquize had finished their
treaty with Buenos Ayres Wednesday the 9th rch
they wished TO Urquza, who they knew at
San Nicholas the asttown in the province If Buenos Ayre'
bordering on Santa FL and distant about lsO miles from
Buenos Aves As there were seyerr foreign steamers of
war here they thought that they embarked in one OF
them they oud reach San Nicolas sooner than II they
went by land hint 10 this effect having been given to
our Admiral by the Government be placed at their dip sa
Her Msiesys steamer Trident, which had just before
rived from England
We were to have embarked on the Saturday evening,
but the wind too fresh On the Sunday morning the
2Oh at the Commissioners asd their attendants came 90
board under alues from the fort and ships ofwr The
Trident lay in the inner roads about two miles from the
shore she is fine vessel of $50 tuns with $50 horse
power and is A good saer drawing ii feet About Wa
got under way but in consequence of the shaowoes of
the obliged to come to again and wait for the
rising Of the tide. This did not take place to sufficient
hight ii the next MsnGay) night, at o'clock, when We
steamed till midnight and then came to anchor. AT day
break Tuesday morning, weighed anchor sklrtng
the coast of the Banda Oriental which partially OBJ
scured by fog though could just discover thu Of
Colonia Osug to the inexperience Of pilot who had
never before conducted vessel of such size ste0n
and could not discover the right channel for vessel of
such large daugt, obliged frequently to stop and
seek new channels
Ats O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon approached the
Island OF Martin Garcia, GO miles ABOVE Busnos Ayre.l
and grounded in ten feet water To get the ship of again
the sails against the Wind and the reversed
Just this moment squll got in IN instant and be-
fore the sails could be taken in carried away mlntOp
mast a violent Of ball. rain and wind succeeded for
a few minutes aud all in confusion, but it shortly
sbated and in the of the evening the wind changed
and the water rose that were enabled to get into
deep and anchor The next "wednesday morning,
her Maiestys steamer Nxenlyng at anchor about
two miles off. Mr. Gore was on board, coming doy1 to
Monte NideO from Parana where he had been residing
since he was expelled from BuenOs Ayres in January tie
Immediately on board u, with Commander Barnard
of the Vixen and they two determined to ranship the
Commissioner and suite to the Vixen and carry them 10
st Nicolas As so much time had been lost already the
pilot was t. be trusted and the Trident in consequence
Of the nadequscy Of her boilers to the power Of her large
engines could be depended for than 81 miles
an hour against the three knot stream Accordingly
were all transferred to the Vixen and steamed along at
rapid rate the Trident returning to Buenos Ayes which
she reached the next evening.
Martin Garcia is a small low island, with scarcely any
vegetation but important from its position, handing
the only entrance to the rivers Uruguay and Parma for
vessels Of large burden il lies about two miles from the
coast Of the Banda Oriental, and twentyhve from
that of Buenos Ayres About ten miles above Martin Gar
ca the two noble rivers join their waters and for the
broad esuary of la Plata We took the broad channel of
the Parapa (caled Parand GusZa averaging about halt
mile in width separated on the right bank or broad from
other channels by continuous islands covered with rank
and low trees which furnish fuel Tor the people
Buenos Ayres They contain scarcely solid earth and
are uuinhsbitabe We anchored at dark and at daylight
on THURSDAY morsing pursued There very
little variety on the banks of the river the left Enter
Riapo shore presents uniformly the appearance-ow
swampy land with grass and low trees On the rightbank
the eye nothing but ands separating the Guazs IRON
other channels except where occasionally you approach
the BuenOs Ayrean coast which consists for the most part
Of cliffs Of to;ca for rocky clay of small elevation
We saw but one two houses and those on the Buenos
Ayres bank and passed but town San Pedro which
seemed 10 be- vreched place enough the principal object
in being the church and convent buzz by those spenid
colonists the Jesus About u passed ObgadO, con
stng OF two three wooded heights the BuenOs Ayres
eide Here the river is much than usual the
land on the Enter Rano side coming 70 kind OF point
When the English and French in &C. determined 70 force
the rivers and conduct convoy Of merchant vessels this
place presented the first spot where Ros could oppose
them Accordingly he placed batteries on the nights
and stretched chains the river However as
yeu know the passage calamity forced with great loss
10 the enemy Soon after passed the Toneero where
Rosass officers attempted TO stop the Brazilian squadr IN
on their way 10 join Urquza in ISL AT three reached
md oh IN
yards Of the town. which stands on high ground tosca
The commissioners Immediately went on shore, under
salute from the ship, returned from the battery on tne
beach and after disembarked also The town IS
miserable looking place of some four or 1--we thousand
people consisting of long streets crossing each other az
right angles, arrangement more convenient than PIC
turesque.
place and wondered how people came TO 1--we IN
such spot The church in ruins, having been de-
sroyed with several neghborDg houses by the explosion
in December last OF powder house which stood al one OF
the angles Of the principal square The clergyman and
several sther people killed Urquzas residence was
indicated by several Haunting flags suspended from poles N
front OF the house, and several Unlocking humans In uni
for, parsdDg up and down. Now were expenenced the
fatal consequences Of the long delay in the Trident have
said that rep ,rted that when UHza first heard OF the
signing Of the treaty, be expressed his snsiacnon the
Vixen had been at Buenos Ayres instead OF the irden OF
If the Trident bad been faster steamer or nad nan pet
ter pilot the commissioners might have arrived Al san MI
coas Monday night instead OF on thursday The long
interval Of delay gave time to Lagos 10 send to UrquzA
requesting him not TO consent to the treaty .
UrquiIa would listen to circumstances, ouf gave or
Ayres he following them with some cavalry on me %
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