other hand, were the British Cabinet pos- and consider, that if Buenos Ayres alone sessed of an idea of our inferiority, it was at one time able to inflict punishment would not be surprising that the result of on much more powerful enemies, his ina negociation would be, to grant us much trigues, his machinations, his miserable more by favour than we deserved in jus- power, and his threats are perfecily contice. Therefore, until we can know ihe temptible when opposed to the united opinion of the British nation, all ulterior force of America. proceedings should be suspended. In addition, your Excellency combines your Letter from the Conde de Linharez, Porlu

Buenos. Ayres, June 10. mediation with the armistice, and should

guese Minister at Rio Janeiro, to the a negociation take place, General Elio

Junta. Rio Janeiro, April 27, 1811. would continue to hold all the authority of Viceroy, wherewith he is invested by the Most Excellent Senor;-Don Manuel Junta of Cadiz, even here, where he now Sarratea, who has just arrived here, delioccupies; but this would involve a con- vered to me your letter, which I have laid tradiction in principles ; Elin, and the il before the Prince Regent, my master. legitimate power from which he derives His Highness has charged me to assure his authority, would remain triumphant you, that he feels, and is always anxious over our rights before the termination of to maintain with the Junta and people of the dispute.-The unlimited confidence Buenos Ayres, the same sentiments of which the Junta has in the pure intentions friendship and good harmony to which he, of your Excellency, convinces us that you is bound by the alliance which happily have no other object in view than to unite unites him with his Catholic Majesty. the political ties which subsist in common Your Excellency knows the good faith betwixt both nations; but your Excel and entire impartiality by which his lency may rest assured, that if the state Royal Highness is actuated. You are not of our negociations do not admit us to ad. ignorant how much he desires the conhere to them, our friendship towards servation of the Spanish Monarchy, and Great Britain shall not be less firm, nor to secure the eventual rights of his august our consideration of your Excellency. spouse; your Excellency must therefore God preserve your Excellency many years. naturally suppose how anxious he is to From the Members of the Junta,

see union and harmony re-established Buenos Ayres, May 18, 1811.

among all parts of the Spanish dominions, To his Ercellency Lord Strany ford, &c. and with what pain he has witnessed the

commencement of a civil war on the very Buenos Ayres, June 14.

frontiers of his States. He is of course This day entered this capital the vete particularly anxious for its termination, to ran troops of infantry and dragoons which which he would most willingly contribute the kingdom of Chili has sent to us to sup- by all the means which can be suggested port the just cause in which we are equally by the friendship and impartiality which engaged. The General Commandant, at he feels for all ihe subjects of his Christhe head of all the regiments, marched out tian Majesty. In obedience to the Royal to receive them, at the distance of a quar- orders which I have received, I feel great ter of a league from the city; and incor- satisfaction in making this declaration of porated with our warlike legions, amist tbe sentiments of his Royal Highness, the acclamations of a numerous popula. which I hope will be agreeable to your tion, they were conducted to the great Excellency. May God preserve, &c. square, in front of the town-hall, in the

CONDE DE LINHAREZ. balconies of wbich, the Junta and the Members of the Municipality were as

Reply of the Junta. sembled. There they renewed the most Most Excellent Senor ;- This Junta has solemn vaths to die with us, should it be learned, with the greatest satisfaction, the necessary, for the destruction of tyranny, p:cific sentiments with which his Royal and in defence of the imprescriptible Highness the Prince Regent is impressed, rights of our native soil, that our children and his anxious desire to contribute, by all at least may enjoy the precious gift of amicable means, to the restoration of that liberty. They have come de'ermined harmony which has been unfortunately not to return to their homes without the interrupted among those who have the palm of victory. Let the haughty despot honour to be the subjects of the same and his followers be filled with terror;

Monarch. Had the prejudices of the

Spanish Government permitted them calm- of their neighbours, had they not sent ly to attend to our rights, and had not the them aid. They therefore, dispatched former depositaries of the royal authority some troops, who have in part arrested the in this part of America been resolved to current of these misfortunes.-The Junta act contrary to the evidence of facts, by have thought proper to explain to your disseminating every where doubts and Excellency the motives of their separation errors, our loyalty would have been much from Spain, and to give a brief exposition more confirmed, and even the remains of of the most recent events. They trust civil discord would have disappeared from that his Royal Highness the Prince Reamong us. But, unfortunately, guided the gent will be enabled to judge from this most of them, by personal views, they statement, that neither the ultramarine introduced the deadly germs of division, Spaniards, nor Elio, nor his followers the which, though put down in the greater Europeans in Monte Video, are entitled in part of this viceroyalty, is still committing any degree to his protection, in prejudice ravages in the province of Paraguay, and to our just cause.Upon the whole, the within the walls of Monte Video. - The Junta will never lose sight of the considepublic papers will have informed your rations with which they ought to be imExcellency of the just and undeniable pressed as subjects of their king. They ground on which, without prejudice to our wish the happy moment to be accelerated, allegiance to Ferdinand VII, we have when we shall see Ferdinand VII. restored founded our right to resume the manage to the throne of his ancestors, and when ment of our own affairs. As to the dissen- all of us, reconciled, shall labour in contions more immediately in your vicinity, cert in supporting without alteration the it is equally notorious ihat the object of rights of the crown. Doubtless the powerthe military expedition to Paraguay was ful influence of the Prince Regent, your no other than to place the inhabitants of master, might smooth the difficulties in the that province, confined to an angle of the way of such an event. But considering kingdom, in a situation to deliberate on that by the general wish of the people, it the means of saving the State from the has been thought necessary to convoke subversion which threatened it. But they their Representatives for the purpose of chose rather to listen to the suggestions discussing those difficult questions which of ill-designing men, who were interested have been excited by the passing occurin their errors, than to the wise counsel rences, and for securing the interests of of their brothers. Hence it happened that the nation, it is the opinion of this Junta, hostilities took place. But ihe Junta, that without the consent of that Congress, whose first object was to spare the blood it would be premature to enter into any of their Countrymen, viewed these dis measures of negociation with Spain. The asters with horror, and ordered all hos- same obstacles are not opposed to our retilities to cease, leaving to time the conciliation with the city of Monte Video. work of undeceiving the Paraguayans. The consanguinity of its inhabitants, the With regard to the affairs of Monte Vi vicinity of their territory, and their intideo, the Junta of Cadiz were so inconsi- mate relations with this metropolis, all derate as to place at the head of affairs concur in exciting a desire for our reDon F. Xavier Elio, with the respectable union. The Junta will therefore receive title of Viceroy. This audacious man, any proposition that may be made to them whose instinct for destruction is notorious, through the medium of his Royal Highsince his arrival in these parts, has not ness, but will not compromise the interests ceased to treat us as rebels--to denounce which have been entrusted to them.--God against us the vengeance of the law-to preserve, &c. blockade our ports—to make preparations Buenos Ayres, May 16, 1971, to reduce vs by force ; and, in fine, 10 To his Excellency the Conde de Linharez. irritate the inhabitants of the Eastern district by the sacrifices which he exacts,

Buenos Ayres, June 261 and the miseries to which he reduced Our army at present consists of 22,000 them. The inhabitants being placed in warriors, the flower of the provinces, with. this cruel situation, prudence obliged out including the Indians, who voluntarily them to resort to violent measures; they join the service, and chiefly convey the rose in a mass, and demanded assistance artillery and baggage. They are not all, from this capital. The Junta would have to be sure, armed with muskets, but a conbeen criminally indifferent to the distresses siderable part of them are.

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