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D FICIAL.
U. S. TRANSPORT, LEXINGTON,
Rio JaneiTo Sent. n I81E

U. s. TRANSPORT, LExNoTos,
Rio Janeiro, Sept. IL, 1886.
SIN: The Lexington, under my command, arrived
this day.
rles, shall proceed forthwith in further prosecu.
ton Of your orders. IL sffords pleasure state
that my own ships company, well as the troop o.
embarked az supernumeruries, are in good health
and that the greatest harmony subssts between the
officers Of the two services. a.'.
have the honor 10 be, 1.... .r....
Very respectfully, sir, "-. o.
Your obedient servant,
(Sgnedl . +. BAILEY, ..Er
L. Com. U. 3. ship Lexington.
To the Hon. GEO. BAScaorr, -
Secretary Of the Navy.
The following convention has been trans
mited to the Navy Department. From this, il ap-
pears, that armistce has been concluded between
Gen. Rosas and Gen. oribe and that there is every
prospect Of peace being restored between Buenos
Ayres and MonIevideo. We may not only con-
graduate both States on the terminatioa Of the ca
amities Of war, but all commercial nations on the
restoration Of the blessings OF peace and Of commerce
Proposals and basis Of negotiations offered 10 Governor
ROsas BY the governments Of England snd France.
lst. The governments Of France and England
by common consent with Governor Rosas, will pro-
suspension Of hosullties between the Oriental
forces ofthe city Of Monteyideo and the country. ,
Cd. The armistice obtained, the two plenipoten-
darics will request Of the government the disarmng
of all foreigners who are armed in Monteyideo, as
well as in any other point Of the territory.
ID. simultaneously with the disarment Of the
foreigners, Governor Rosas will withdraw all the
Argentine forces from all and every point Of the
ritory. ...s ''
4th. Immediately after the execution Of the two
previous artices-that is to say, the disarming the
foreigners and evacuation Of the terrtory-the block
ade Of the Argentine ports shall be raised, the island
Of Martin Garcia TO be delivered TO the Argentine
government and also the vessels Of war which were
captured, all in the same state in which they were
found as far may be practicable, and the Argen-
tine flag to be saluted with twenty-one guns; the
merchant vessels captured by either party shall be
reciprocally restored to their owners.
5th. IL is admitted that the navigation of the Pa
rama river is considered int ior navigation subject
only to the regulations and laws Of the Argentine
republic so long as it occupies the two margins Of
that river.
9th. IL is acknowledged and understood that the
Argentine republic possesses free and unequivocal
rights in peace and war which correspond to any
other state, and, although the circumstances which
Obliged the two intervening powers temporarily to
interrupt the begerent's rights Of that republic, II
is admitted that the principle which they acted
would be equally applicable to England and France
7th. An election shall take place in the Oriental
state to fill the presidency of the republic, with en-
tire subsection to the constitutional laws of the coun
try without compassion Of any class, or from either
party, General Orioe obging himself to be govern
ed by the result Of such election.
9Th. A general amnesty, reciprocal and complete
in persons and property acknowledgment of the
rights Of all foreigners doing justice to their found
ed reclamatons. The amnesty is not to be an OBJ
stacle, if any Argentine emigrant residing in the
Banda Oriental gives unto General Rosas just cause
Of complaint or compromise by their conduct the
good relations of these republics, they shall be
moved from the territory, and sent TO such foreign
port as they may designate.
9th. These bases admitted by Governor Rosas
and General Oribe, if refused by the government Of
the republic, the penipo,enares Of the two powers
will declare the withdrawal Of the intervention OF
their governments and il will be withdrawn effectu
ally if these persuasons are not admitted.
N B. The foregoing proposals have been acce
ded to by General Rosas and General Oribe, and
also by the government of the republic.
MoNrEvIDEo, Aug. 81, 1876.