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there was only a little skirmishing, and a few men daily killed. 

 The outside party well knew that by stopping the supply of 

 meat they would certainly be victorious. General Rosas could 

 not have known of this rising ; but it appears to be quite con- 

 sonant with the plans of his party. A year ago he was elected' 

 governor, but he refused it, unless the Sala would also confer 

 on him extraordinary powers. This was refused, and since 

 then his party have shown that no other governor can keep his 

 place. The warfare on both sides was avowedly protracted till 

 it was possible to hear from Rosas. A note arrived a few days 

 after I left Buenos Ayres, which stated that the General disap- 

 proved of peace having been broken, but that he thought the 

 outside party had justice on their side. On the bare reception 

 of this the Governor, ministers, and part of the military, to 

 the number of some hundreds, fled from the city. The 

 rebels entered, elected a new governor, and were paid for their 

 services to the number of 5500 men. From these proceedings, 

 it was clear that Rosas ultimately would become the dictator : 

 to the term king, the people in this, as in other republics, have a 

 particular dislike. Since leaving South America, we have heard 

 that Rosas has been elected, with powers and for a time alto- 

 gether opposed to the constitutional principles of the republic. 



BUENOS AYRES BILLOCK-WAGGONS. 



