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q if1kisLk oiyn WAR.-A private letter received
"a aaiel' Mass gives the following terrible story
OF the awful atrocities committed in ,ha N. nd
oriental country The letter is dated Nontevldeo-
February 8:
We are still in state of civil war In this pn,or.
inmate Province This time there has been ,,,,s,,
saosa Uooashea-some TOO lives having already been
Is abusedl D saas "oru
Ten: Dias was defeated. about a week since. Soma
-oo miles IN the interior, and over 800 PRISONER
sarlsuuered to the government troops. After
senaiog 10 this place, TO the government, to know
what disposition should be made of the prisoners
the resident sent orders, an hour afterwards to
sneot - oficers, and cut the throats of nearly 200
of the soldiers -
Among the officers we're General Cesar Dias
who has been serving his country all his lfe-tiE1e
and was in command of the forccs from this pro.
vince when Rosas fell and a man who bore a n ex.
ceilent character: Gen. Frare, OF the veterans
OF thirty-tbree, and his son, Colonel; with other
officers of not much lower grade.
This has been one Of the most brutal buteherie.
that ever stained the annals Of this country II
oHtstrips Rosas and Grbe altogether. When ii
was known that the order had been sent out for
this wholesale slaughter, the English aud French
Minister'S and both Admirals; the Spanish Minis
ter; American Commodore and American Consul
all went to see the President, to supplicate mercy
for these poor fellows, but in vain,
About twenty OF the first ladies of this place also
went, among whom were the sister of the fresi-
dents wife, Sonora Vidal; Sonora Castellanos, wife
OF the President of the Senate; Mrs. Hoquera,
President of the Charitable Association the widow
of Gen. Pacheco; the widow of Gen. Lsyellaca /;
and, indeed, all were ladies of the first respecta-
bility. They even went down on their knees, sup
piieating pardon for those Oriental officers; but
they were turned away with insult, and the poor
fellows were shot like dogs.
All OF them leave large families, which were en-
tireiy dependent upon them for support. 1t has
placed the whole city in mourning. No decent
lady appears in the street without being dressed
In deep mourning. Everybody, of both political
parties, is horror stricken at this awful destruc-
ton of life.
The consequence will, I fear, be dreadful, and
we begin to see it already. The Cavalry escaped
at the surrender of Dfas, and they have been max
ing dreadful work. They have already visited sew
eral villages and cut the throat OF every haHco
they encountered--men, women and children-and
their property to as great an extent as
possible. This vengeance does not fall upon the
guilty only, but on any of the adherents of the
party that did the awf ful deed above mentioned
Last year We had the Yellow Fever, which car
ried of about 1000 of the inhabitants of this place.
and now this civil war is continuing the destruc-
tion of human lives.
Mr.. Hamilton, u. s. Consul at Monteyideo has
sent part of his furniture, which he wished to
Keep, on board the bark Kate, which sails next
week for Baltimore. He expects to have an auc-
tion of the rest next week, when he intends TO
close up the Consulate and 90 to Buenos Ayres, to
stay few weeks with his daughter Mrs. thinner
man, previous to bis embarking for the United
States.
He is just recovering from another attack of
sickness-is very much broken down and very in
firm. Mrs. Hamilton is very we'll. They, like
many Others. are completely disgusted with Mon
teyideo after the recent occurrences.
Business has all been stopped since the distur-
Dances commenced, and qiaeR Sabe when tranquil
ity aud confidence will be restored"