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JHE TRIPLE'ALLiANcE DISSOLVED. We
stated yesterday tha. a convention between
the Argentine government and Mr.. Hood,
the British commissioners, had been agreed
upon. Our letters by the bark Anahuac
have since come TO hand Mr.. Hoods mis-
sion is represented as having been fully
| successful, and much praise is awarded to
him, by our correspondents, for the concil-
latory spirit which distinguished his nepo-
tlatons with the brlligerents. His course
has been marked by degree Of intelligence
"a knowledge of the countries, their his
tory and relations-w which the Argentine
and Uraguayah governments highly appre-
ciated. But the most important fact in this
connection, is the dissolution Of that strange
alliance, into which the monarchies Of Bra
ri and France had inveigled England, for
the suppression Of Republicanism and the ex-
tension Of Brazilian and French influence
in those countries. Most ,adroitly, too, has
England Withdrawn from this unfortunate
commercial blunder-- probably the only one
that Sir Robert Peel ever committed. Mr..
Hoods mission was doubtless undertaken
at the instance Of Lord John Russell Chen
coming into Office, who numbers among
his partizans many intelligent persons,
sympathzers with the liberal governments
Of South America u In Withdrawing from
the alliance, England restores everything
taken during the war, and comedies to the
Argentine Union the sole navigation of the
Plata, so long as that confederacy covers
both sides Of the river, and to the people Of
Uruguay, England secures the privilege Of
Tree election, the new government 10 have
the united support of all parties in that Re-
public. Thisresult, however, falls short of
the anticipations of France and Brazil
Both were excepting territorial conquests
for Brazil. The Emperor Of the latter wish
ed TO extend his dominions. France, look
ing upon the Brazls as the future posses
sions of De Joinville, seconded the wishes
Of Don Pedro, but unfortunately for the
success OF Louis Phillippe's plans in South
America, England's price for perpetuatiug
this alliance was probably the withdrawal
Of the Duke de Montpensier in favor Of
Coburg, for the hand Of the Infanta Of Spain.
Failing to secure this withdrawal, England
could have no wish TO extend the prospec-4
tive dominions Of Admiral JoinviIle, and
she therefore withdraws from the South
American alliance at time when Brazil,
having concentrated powerful forces on the
border Of Uruguay, may be inclined to car
ry out, on her own account, with the indi-
iect aid Of France, those views Of conquest
which induced her to enter the alliance
Such movement would afford England an
opportunity TO regain her former good un-
derstanding with the states Of the Plata, as /,
her resources would be Of vital Importance
in such an emergency. Another important
consideration here demands our attention,
We allude 10 Brazil's participation in tile
African slave trade, by which she stocks her
sugar plantations and undersells the sugar
planters Of the British colonies. Her i'm
famous traffic in slaves, whom her subjects
capture in thousands on the African coast,
has long engaged the attention OF British
lphilanihrophists, and in the event of her
making aggressive movements upon the
Republics of the Plata, we have no doubt
the sympathies Of the British people, and
the friends Of free government every where,
would be enlisted in favor Of the Republics
We hone for peare however " Suu