The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-01 00:00:00

BUENOS AYRES.

Private letters from parties on board the Acicean
British frigate, narrate some particulars of the interview
between Mr. Mandeville, the British Minister, Senor
Arana, the Buenos Ayres Foreign Secretary, and Ad-
miral Dupotet, the French commander on that station.
It appears that great compliments passed on the occa-
sion between Admiral Dupotet and the Buenos Ayres
Minister, and that the former expressed himself freely in
respect of the injudicious course pursued by the late
French Consul Roget, who had been the occasion of
all the disputes, and even of the conduct of M. Martigny,
the accredited Consul-General then staying at Monte
Video. He expressed much admiration of Roses, and
as much contempt for General Lavelle, who was
engaged in creating a rebellion against him ; who,
he said, had only been draining the French agents
of money without doing, or daring to do, anything
against Buenos Ayres. He expressed pretty much
the same opinions of Rivera, the President of
Monte Video, created under French influence. But
one. fact transpired in the course of the conversation
which te.nds to show the bad faith of the French Go-
ver ament. For whereas it was asserted that Admiral
Du potet carried out full powers to treat (no less than
to light) with Buenos Ayres about the conditions of
peace, and formal assurances to the effect were given
1 from Paris to Lord Palmerston, which he reiterated in
Parliament, it appears, from the confession of the French
Admiral himself, that those full powers were with-
Crawn subsequently, and alter the arrival of Roget,
ti le former French Consul, at Buenos Ayres, in Paris.
pon his representations, who was the real author of
the quarrel, the powers to treat and conclude were
to 'ten away from Dupotet, and partially only con-
fer Ted upon Martigny, then residing at Monte Video,
bu t with the ultimate destination of Minister or Con-
su' =General at Buenos Ayres, when the differences
sh Juld he arranged. Therefore it was that Dupotet,
agreeing himself to all the propositions of the Buenos
A: rres Minister at the interview on board the fictccon,
fra wkly admitted that, without the concurrence of Mar-
tig, ,he could do nothing. He requested leave, there-
fore to submit the plan of pacification proposed to
Mast igoy, at Monte Video ; at the same time expres-
sing: I (is determination, in case of his disagreement, to
des pa tch a vessel to France, with a full statement of
a fib .3, and a demand for fresh instructions. It is end-
ow ;, but not singular, to find how the Foreign-office
bet e .has been bamboozled by the French Cabinet
thr ou ghout the whole of this business. What, for ex-
am ate,, will Lord Palmerston say to this new and accre-
dit, :(.1 version of Admiral Dupotet't powers, who, he
asst in id Parliaments was specially and plenarily autho-
rise I to settle and conclude all matters in dispute, with-
out ferenco any whore. After all, the terms proposed
by By enos Ayres, and approved by Admiral Dupotet
himself, who despatched a vessel to France with them,
were: s übstantially as follow
"1. That the differences with France should be ar-
rant lei Iby a Minister Plenipotentiary sent to France."
2 . That the blockade should be raised and the Island
of bL irtin Garcia, restored, with all its artillery, as taken.
"3. That until the conclusion of a treaty, Frenchmen
sh( uhf be treated in Buenos Ayres as foreigners were
tre Lted. in France.

' `•4. The arms supplied to the Buenos Ayres rebels
she ul Ibe collected, and taken back by the French within
ac, 'rt ain number of days."
To it 'hich Admiral lapotet subjoined this
ments._Fr ry condition—viz, that the indemnities required
to j ince on behalf of French subjects, should be
:tiratillre i i.n‘.ylrersanecnevobetto,veen the Government and the
mor eo• :er, if there was
the
evietteiroms
proposed,
was be sent. The Admiral asked,
n , moreover,
hwalt'
Ma. 7tii .ny, and was answeraing
P • , to treat with
aittev\ieir;rti,,,,Hnye
(elix.d-
sed, he
.• Would have orders
silo rtiy to do so. These facts, which may be
re'
'sel
i-eohistoe
relied
not its;,
up, n, s rsm the authority of almost an eye and ear-
wit tut s• on board the A elccon,
play upon the FO •g g.
fait 2 of they french Government, and the insultin-
-I's "Ilvtliiiil?viii"::.chcetri:tesl,'lcvn the most easy cr'edruel'i n-
rcai lie
oak e . bore,
Perhapsty,
an 7 re orcscntation n.lado, or fact pretended.
Lord ] '.thrnerston will find it convenient at last not to
p),:clge himself to the Intentions of the French Cabinet,
and to the instruction) said to be sent to their agents,
as abs( lately as on a recent occasion he did in Parlia-
ment. One thing may be added. The city people,
Connect ctd with tho Buenos Ayres trade, arc scanda-
lised a, ; being deceived in this double shape ; Cast
by ' .11e French Government, and next by him, as
the it e\t. pe.