Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17
REVOLUTION m MoNTEvIpEo.

Accounts from Montevdeo to July oath represent the
state of political affairs there the brink Of another
luton There two parties actively preparing to
submit their rival claims arbtrament of armsthe
" Reds and the awhites" The former the present
administration party the latter desrous Of obtaining
share Of power and to that end failing in their powers
of persuasion appear determined to see what virtue there
is in revolution
The celebration of the National the 18th
of July, aordng fit opportunity for two weeks before
hand the leaders Of the Reds canvassed the matter and
arranged their plans The black troops Of the line
brought up, and liquor freely distributed among
them. The national guard who sided with the Whites,
it also prepared for the event by their
mander Thus matters stood the morning Of the 18th
At the Of forming the line for the usual parade
that day. the national guard being between ranks Of
the troops Of the ne the former raised the cry of Viva
0rbe which the blacks returned by crying Viva Cesar
Diaz whereupon the national guard instantly fired upon
them The front ranks of the black troops returned the
fire. and the rank charged upon the national guard
with fixed bay whereupon the latter preciptatey
fed throwing away their and leaving of their
number dead upon the field. The whole affair
in less than ten minutes"
The details of this affair not very clear to
Suits but we infer that the Government has fallen into
possession Of the Reds and that they 1.-THE Reds had
taken the first opportunity to make Of their power
by suppressing the national guard, which body oppos
ed their accession to power. letter in the New York
Courier, from which we have CLEANED these particulars
says:
Internal disputes, however, between the parties are
not the most serious dangers which menace the stability
of the Montevidean Government General 0ribe who
Rosass lieutenant formerly besieged Montevdeo for nine
years. is about his attempt to take the capital
his own account and he is not forty leagues from
the city in the mountain, busy engaged in organizing
his forces. The Government, their sde also col
lecting troops and work may be expected in
this vicinity"
The Norfolk Beacon chronicles the arrival at that port
Of vessel which sailed from Monevdeo the 9th july
and gives the following version of the outbreak above al
luded to:
The calm which had prevailed for time past be-
tween the contendng parties broken in upon the
18th Of july by contest between party Of 0ribes
troops white and the negroes under Pacheco who holds
the city The 18th the anniversary of the Argentine
independence and 1t intended to celebrate the
sion by a grand military civic and religious display.
The negro troops, eight hundred in number
drawn up the plaza in front of the Cathedral prepar
atory to forming procession, when four hundred Of
Orbes troops, from the town Of Ia Union, marched
and gave three vyas for 0ribe Upon this the blacks
fred upon them killing some hfteen and turned the
mander out Of the city at the point Of the bayonet Great
excitement the consequence, it thought that
0rbe would attack the city, but nothing had been done
up to the 27th all then quiet"