The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-02

lowing letter from this region which the intervention
proceedings OF England and France have made peculiarly
interesting TO our country:
BuENos AYREs, March rs, 1917.
Since my last letter. have not written for the single
reason that nothing has tTansped in this section of
orb that worthy to be transferred to your columns
and this dearth Of anything interesting may be easily in
ferred from quiet bockaded port without, and eff
cent police within
We are philosophically awaiting the movements Of
those Reconstructed arblters OF the destnes OF the
weaker States that may happen to differ in opinion from
their magnanimous selves Strange as it may appear the
statesmen Of France and England, their governments,
profess not to have discovered the futty OF attempting
to blockade, by way OF punishment the Argentinesa
people who, like the ees have got quite used to such
skinnng-having suffered in the last 81 years seven
years Of blockade: first by the Brazans, secondly by
the French and at present by England and France
bined-from each OF which they have out better
condtonedtheir focks and herds increased and with
better knowledge OF their own Resident for
egners the chief sufferers by these arbitrary and
senseess appliances OF power in the Rio de la Plata and
may safely predict that similar measures will not be
resoed to in future by the present intervenonlsts
My predictions to fresh instructions from the home
government have been fully realized and those same
governments appear to be al issue about sending another
commissioner since the ruess errand of Mr. Hood, and
are quite undecided about getting decently rid OF the
scrape. The failure of the mission was known in Eng
land in the early part OF November and on the goth jan
uary there action had the affairs OF this coun
trynone that we the wiser for In the interior
brisk trade continues to be driven by host of small craft
between this and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all sorts OF nagS,
and some with no flags at al--of which latter govern
ment have availed themselves by putting both export
and import duties with exorbant charges that bear
ceedngly heavy on the limited commerce that is left
We anxiOusy look to each arrival from the United
States to hear OF something decisive interesting from
the army in Mexico; which is destined to much more
duous duties and conflicts than OF your correspond
ents predicted Its exploits simply chron
cled in this country without comment, and in the briefes
possible FORM The sympathes Of these people are far
from being with and whatever may be the feelings
opinions OF the liberal and wellinfomed, it will be
membered that the presses OF all the South American
governments are devoted to the powers that are
The interior provinces OF the confederation are all
quiet as far learn, Paraguay, under the imi
during his lifetime sealed country-which, for many
purposes of trade with the United States it may well
remanbeing the borders of Brazil they obtain with
more facility from thence any supplies not within them
selves, than they could from Buenos Ayres and much
better TERMS all of which is most assiduously fostered
by the Brazilian charge at Assuncion. The advantages
OF commerce with those almost isolated and uncultvaed
and one steamboat load of fancy staple articles would
be sufficient for the entire year II is useless TO attempt
the passage up the river with sailing vessels, having to
contend with or 4knot current for 500 miles. The
few small vessels that do venture up, seldom perform
voyage in less than five months, and their exports are
only calculated Tor the adjacent countrytobacco, yerba
and hardwood.
Our commodore honored us with visit of a few weeks
N January and February, with his broad pennant in the
banbridge which vessel left MonevIdeo few weeks
snce on her return TO the States via Rio and Pernam
ouco The Columbia leaves in April for Brazil, when
we snail again be without the presence of American
uessel- oi-war Everything appears quiet throughout
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