Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-30
florrofsi I; r south American civil War.

Horrors o south American Civil War.
A private letter received in Salem
gives the folio wing terrible storyof the
awful atrocities committed in the Band a
Oriental country The letter is dated
Mon,svideo. Feb. s.
eve are all in state OF civil war in
this unfortunata> province. This time
there has been much blood shed-some
700 lives having already been sacrificed
to tbs cause Of liberty. How that word
Is sb4sEdt) l-e So = a-E3G
Gen. Dtas was defeated about a week
since. soiieg25o miles in the interior. and
over 3oosprisoners surrendered e the
government troops. Alter sending to
Ihis place. to the government, to know
what disposition should be made OF The
prisoners. the President sent orders an
hour Afterwards. to shoot 20 officers. and
to cut the throa,s Of nearly 200 OF the
soldiers.
Among tho officers we're Gen. Cesar
Dais. who has been serving his country
eli Bis lite time. aud was 10 command of
the1ofees from this Province when Rosas
fell, aud a man who bore an excellent
character; Gen. Frare. one Of the vetee
rams of Thirty>three. and his son, Cob
onSt with other officers Of not much
lower grade.
This has been one of the most brutal
butcbsries that has ever stained the. an,
mails Of this country. II outstrips Rosas
and Oribe altogether. When it was
known that the order had been sent out
for this wholesale slaughter. the English
- n oIr l.
the Spanish Minister =; American CONNIE.
dore aud American Consul; all went to
tho, President to suppIicate mercy for
these poor fellows, but in vain.
About 20 Of the first ladies of the place
also went, among whom,1were the sister
Of the Presidents vile, Sonora Vidal.
Sonora Castetlanos. wife of the President
Of tue Senate: Mrs. Hoquiers. President
of the Charitable Association ; the widow
ofxGen. Pachesco; the widow Of Gen.
Layellaea, and. indeed, all were ladies OF
tho first responsibility. They even went
down on their knees supplicasiug pardon
for these Orianta officers. but they were
turned away with insult. and the poor
fellows were shot like dogs.
All of them leave large families which
were dependent upon them for support.
Il has placed the whole city in mourning.
No decent lady appears in the street with
o1t being dressed in deep mourning. Ev-
cry body, of both political parties. Is hor.
ror.stricken at this awful destruction OF
life.s'I'.
The consequence will. 1fear. be dread>
fdl,:and we begin to see it already. The
cavalry ESCAPED at the surrender Of Dias,
and have. been making dreadful work.
They have already visited several villa
gss, and cut the throat Of avery dIunco
they encountered men. women aud
ehildren-and destroying their property
to az great an extent as possible. This
vengesnce does not fall upon the guilty
only. but on any of the party that did the
awful deed above mentioned. 'a'
Last year We had the yellow fever.
which carried off about 1000 of the in>
habitants of this place. and now this civil
war is continuing the destruction of hu.
man lives.
.S;:Ms: Hsmilton.. us. Consul at Monte
viieo. has sentpar of his furniture,
which he wished 10 keep, on board the
bsfque Cato. which sails next week for
Baltimore. He expects to have an auc.
ton of the rest next week. when he in
tends to close up the Consulate and go to
Buenos Ayres. to stay few weeks with
his daughter. Mrs. Zimmerman. previous
to his'embarking for the United States.
Business has all been stopped since the
disturbance commenced. and "quien
sa6s" when tranquility and confidence
will be restored.