Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de La Plata Their Present State, Trade, and Debt
CHAPTER XVI.
PUBLIC DEBT.
Origin of the Funded Debt of Buenos Ayres. Receipts and Expenditure from 1822 to 1825, during peace. Loan raised in England. War with Brazil, and stoppage of all Revenue from the Customhouse for three years. Pecuniary difficulties in consequence. The Provincial Bank of Buenos Ayres converted into a National one. The Government interferes with it, and, by forcing it to increase its issues, destroys its credit. Debt at the close of the war at the end of 1828. Hopes founded on the peace destroyed by the mutiny of the Army;--deplorable consequences of that event. Depreciation of the Currency. Deficit in the Revenue, and increase of the Funded Debt:--its amount in 1834, and further increase in 1837. General Account of the Liabilities of the Government up to that year;--increased by subsequent war with Bolivia, and French Blockade Page 374
APPENDIX.
No. 1.--Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America, in 1816 Page 392
No. 2.--Estimated Population of the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, 1836-7 Page 393
No. 3.--Statistics of British Residents at Buenos Ayres, in 1831-- Page 394
No. 4.--Treaty between Great Britain and the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata Page 396
No. 5.--Copy, in the Guarani language, of the Memorial addressed by the People of the Mission of San Luis, praying that the Jesuits might be allowed to remain with them. Dated 28th February, 1768 Page 404
No. 6.--Meteorological Observations in Buenos Ayres during 1822 and 1823 (from the Registro Estadistico) Page 406
No. 7.--Some Fixed Points in the Provinces of Rio de la Plata Page 407
No. 8.--Return of Foreign Shipping arrived at Buenos Ayres from 1821 to 1837 inclusive Page 411
No. 9.--A Statement of the Quantities and Declared Value of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures exported from the United Kingdom to the States of the Rio de la Plata, in each year, from 1830 to 1837 (from Returns laid before Parliament)-- Page 412
No. 10.--Trade of Monte Video Page 414
No. 11.--Comparative Value (declared) of British and Irish Produce and Manufactures exported from Great Britain to the River Plate, Mexico, Columbia, Chile, and Peru, from 1829 to 1837, and to Spain in the same years Page 415
LIST OF MAPS AND PLATES.
General Map.
Plate of the Glyptodon opposite Title page.
Buenos Ayres besieged by the Querandis in 1535 " page 19.
Plan of the City " " 28.
Plate of the Megatherium " " 178.
" of the Chlamyphorus " " 330.
BUENOS AYRES AND THE PROVINCES OF LA PLATA.