The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-13 00:00:00

On the 29th June the last conference was held.
The Buenos Ayrean Minister asked whether the
Plenipotentiaries had anything to propose respecting
the rivers. They replied, that on the previous con-
ference the articles Ist, 2d, and 3d of the draft of a
convention, and that respecting the title of Oribe, had
been left in suspense. That in the discussion of those
articles the Plenipotentiaries had judged proper to
pass on the sth, having reference to the navigation of
the interior rivers, wishing to hear the Minister's
opinion ; and after repeating former arguments, de-
clared that they would not proceed further without
an explicit understanding upon this point. A debati
arose thereupon, but neither party expressing the
smallest disposition to recede, the Buenos Ayrean
Minister ended by declaring, that " since a principle
had been laid down, that his Government neither asked
more, nor would concede less, than what was contained
in Mr. Hood's basis, With the modifications added by
the Buenos Ayrean Government, which were ac-
cepted by all parties; that this basis was laid down
in the draft he had submitted, and it was inconceivable
that any difficulty should arise on the subject." The
official conference was declared to be at an end, the
disputes failed of adjustment, and the negotiation was
broken off.

A private conference followed between the nego-
tiators, when the Plenipotentiaries expressed their re-
gret that, from the misunderstanding of the terms of
one article, that the adjustment of the dispute should
fail of success ; and they proposed to draw up a pro-
tocol, embodying such points as were mutually agreed
upon. The Minister took time to reflect upon the
proposal ; but we presume it was rejected, as further
notes passed on the following day, and on the 3d
July the Plenipotentiaries took leave of the governor
of the province, Lord Howden embarking the same
day, and Count Walewski following on the 4th. Sub-
sequently, the Buenos Ayrean Government received
some dispatches from Oribe, detailing the steps taken
by the- European Plenipotentiaries for the establish-
ment of an armistice with him, the refusal of the
Monte-Videan Government to accede thereto, and the
subsequent raising of the blockade of the ports of
Buenos Ayres and of the Banda Oriental.
The message then proceeds to say —" By the above
exposition it will be seen that the preamble of the
proposed convention was alone agreed to; the first,
second, and third articles being discussed, but not
agreed to; the fourth, sixth, and seventh, which con-
tained the basis of Mr. Hood's proposal, not having
been brought under consideration, and also without
those points having been settled, although discussed,
which were brought forward respecting the ratifica-
tion, and also relating to the titles and designation of
Oribe, the negotiation having been broken off upon
the discussion of article 5." The President then
proceeds briefly to justify the course taken by the
Government, reiterating his desires to bring about a
pacification, but always in conformity with the prin-
ciples contained -in -Mr. Hood's proposition. The
Message concludes by an appeal to the sense of high
rectitude always exhibited by the French and Eng-
lish nations, and that they will, upon reconsideration
of the whole subject, make such modifications as could
be accepted without infringing the immutable princi-
ples of justice; and the most solemn recognition, which
they have already made of the perfect sovereignty and
independence of the confederation, and of the treaties
subsisting between them.
The Monte-Videan journals, in discussing the
above negotiations, make the following deductions :-
1. That the intervening powers have not acknow-
ledged Don Manuel Oribe in his quality of Oriental
governor, nor in that of general-in-chief of the
Oriental army ; but only as general-in-chief of the
army of invasion belonging to Rosas.
2. Therefore, in consequence of this fact, the two
Governments, :when agreeing to a free and constitu-
tional election, proceeded upon the understanding that
it was not Oribe, but the national government, which
should convoke the electoral colleges and the cham-
bers, as the only competent authorities ; and,l
3. Very:important that these declarations were not
a new policy of the two Governments, but have con-
stantly been its unequivocal policy, in which they
have always been consistent, and from which they
cannot depart.
The meaning ascribed to the basis of last year's
negotiations by Rosas, Oribe, and Hood, was com-
pletely erroneous, whilst the views taken by Messrs.
Ouseley and Deffaudis were correct ; and conse-
quently the negotiations of Hood did not fail through
the fault of the Oriental Government, nor through the
inflexibility and inimical spirit of Messrs. Ouseley
and Deffaudis, as stated by Oribe and Roses.