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the favourable opinion of several very res- 

 pectable and intelligent persons who have 

 known him, and who augur well of the prin- 

 ciples and intentions which now govern him. 

 At the same time it is supposed, that the dis- 

 position and prejudices of the principal per- 

 sons amongst the party of which he is the 

 leader, will not render him more alive than 

 his predecessors to the mutual advantage of 

 enacting measures in favour of trade between 

 the Argentine republic and Europe, and 

 that the British minister may meet with addi- 

 tional difficulty in the attempt to carry the 

 views of his government into effect.* 



* Soon after I left South America, Rosas accepted the 

 presidency. The summary manner of executing seventy- 

 five Indians taken in a skirmish at Bahia Blanca, is cha- 

 racteristic of republican ferocity at Buenos Ayres, These 

 prisoners were brought in heavy irons to the city, were 

 taken out the following morning to the Retiro, and 



