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81 send you (attached) plan of portion of the
river Paraoa, about one hundred and fifty miles
above Buenos Ayres, and where the principal bat.
terles belonging to Rosas placed the plan is in
tended to show In what manner the convoy (unIcr
| the protection of the English and French heets)
passed those batteries their return from then
trading expedition to Corrientes; one hundred and
nine merchant vessels, of all nations six of which
were Americans,) and eleven vessels-o-war passed
| down, without the loss of single man. and with
but trIhing damage to their huls or spars Three
vessels grounded and we're abandoned Il believe
burnt by the squadron) three others, not being


loaded, we've left at Correntes to make the best OF
their way down by themselves and several small
vessels loaded with yerba, (mate) ran by the con-
voy near Santa Fe, and no doubt will make for
tune by conveying their freight to Buenos A Ayres,
where that article IS much wanted. 1t is surprising
to every one that little obstruction TO the passage
OF the convoy was made by Rosas; he certainly
had time enough to have well fortified many mpoT-
tant points the river but the batteries at San Lo-
renzo, and few guns at a position above was the
amount OF six months preparation. Obligado is sit
uated between Lorenzo and Buenos Ayres, and
was taken, you we'll know, by the fleet on their
passage up, and destroyed from being ofany further
use TO Rosas. The convoy came down loaded prin.
oipaly with hides, but It is thought 10 be losing
business, and will be long before another attemp ~
such forced trade is made.


"The affairs of this place continue nearly the same
Montevideo still under the protection of The French
and English, who have now quite a large feet here
Oribe is still encamped at the Certo. (0I miles from


the cIy,) with an army Of 1000 to 10000 men, and
mas possession OF the whole country. Rivera is at
present near Colonia with about 700 men under
arms, and occasionally we hear Of him gaining sone
slight victory, capturing few cattle, &c, which is
,nagnhed TO splendid victory by the people Of
Montevideo. How the whole affair is to termi-
nate, Heaven only knows; however, il is thought


mat before long the English and French will become