Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-18
THE WAR BETWEEN PARAGUAY AND THE
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

The Courier DIES Eats Unis has received Rio Janero jour
of the oath of January, and finds in them important in
gence with regard the proceedings the shores Of tn
Rio de Ia Plata One, in particular, fail to hasten
emey the happy accomplishment Of the mission undertake.
by the Anglo Frank Intervention formal declaration Of
the part of Paraguay against the Argsntne Republic
This declaration soemnly proclaimed on the 4h o. De
cembe and accompanied by long manifesto, in which Dor
Carlos Antonio Lopez President Of Paraguay, develops the
motives and the object Of the hoses of which he
ing the first step.
In 1871 when the burst forth which had for its OBJ
ec the depving Spain Of the magnificent possessions which
had upon banks Of the La Plata and its trbuta-
tae possessions reunited under the
of vceroy, but without having lost for all that their orr
gna and distinctions When these provinces had
succeeded by effort in shaking off the maternal
yoke the greater part formed the Argentine Confederation
Paraguay refused enter into it. and declared its desire
the separate existence and independence of which
had been deprived by the vceoyaly just overhrown. The
Argentine Government first protested against the isolation
aimed by Paraguay but the latter having boldly insisted
upon it. the President the Confederate States ceased
unavang opposition, without otherwise recognising formally
and explicitly the national independence of Paraguay Mat
tiers remained thus during the whole dictatorship Of the IA
Francia the young Republic which he had organized
with his powerful hand far from seeking confirmation Of
family of nations had dreamed of procIaimng its
independence by its peoplcha is to say, up
the death of Franca constitution had set forth the rights
and regulated the duties Of Paraguay Independent
try In ls42 only did they determine give constitution
al forms the nationality which had existed than thirty
years. order be recognised by the nations Of the Old and
New Worlds But Gen. Rosas President of the Argentine
Confederation who had already lost Uruguay, Of his
most powerful provinces took offence on seeing this public
aInr bad
and openly respected long it had been maintained in
degree in spite Of the laws of nations Rosas known
to have entertained the strange project OF imposing the bonds
Of the Confederation upon all the provinces which, before
sll constituted the dominion of the vceroy Of SPAIN Of
whom he proclaimed himself the The thirty
Of silence and liberation Of which Paraguay desired avail
ITSELF could not, said the DICTATOR have conferred that
rebel department the right Of regarding itself stranger to
the Confederation OF which II necessary member in
1911.
Such is the Of the quarrel each side such
the opposite principles which its foundation and
need add that the right wholly the side Of Para
guay But from the question thus stated have arisen
pcated incidents, which to speak, the practical sde
and Of which connects itself very special and mpo
ant manner with the AngoFrank intervention in La Plata
Hear President Lopez
simultaneously with the right and the fact of the indie
pendence of Paraguay, another right had also been respect
ed since then, om 1871 to ls43 that Of the navigation
by the Republic of the waters of the Parana and the La
Plata. No Argentine Government had disputed Il"
the independence of Paraguay and the 27th Of March,
1884, he renewed the efusa-adng that for the future he
reserved the right of placing restrictions on the commercial
intercourse between the Argentine Republic and the province
Of Paraguay which the rendered necessary in which he
then engaged with the province of Conentes (Which is
situated banks Of the Parana between Buenos Ayres
and Paraguay On the LIST Of August this threat
cued by decree which inerlcted the navigation to all
sells not carrying the Argentine flag An alteration grew
this between Paraguay and Corentcs and convention
followed in which the freedom Of the river acknowledge
ed Rosas refused to accept this conventional agreement and
renewed the prohibition the 9Th Of January ls45 On
the 9th Of April he wholly prohibited the introduction OF the
products Of Paraguay and this state Of affairs has finally in
duccd the President of Paraguay declare against the
dictator OF Buenos Ayres.
The principal object Of the Anglo Frank intervention next
to the maintenance of the Independence Of Uruguay is the
free navigation Of the rivers which, the sole account Of
their being the only of reaching the independent Re
public Of Paraguay should be freely opened those nations
which have recognised the independence Of that Republic
Thus have the allied Acess Immediately after shell
teng Montevdeo from the attacks Of Orbe organize an
petition composed Of merchant vessels American Brazilian