The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-10
BUKNos ArREs, July %, ls47.
'ecufire potoer to the Honorable the LegisIattsr,

BUKNos ArREs, July 20, l947.
The Egecuhre poOer to the Honorable the Legislaturs
Gentlemen Representatives The government Of the
province, entrusted with the foreign relations Of the
you the I'd Of October Of the past year Of the ar
rival IN this city Of Mr. + Hood, special mission
from the government of Her Britannia Majesty this
Confederation and charged with the conAdsntis trans
mission Ct propositions the part Of Great Britain
and France founded in great messure those
vscount Mareu to approximate the arrangement Of
the existing difficulties.
We also related to you what those propositions wsrs
Of the acceptance made by this government, and the
terms which that dons-of that Of the Oriental
Republic Of Uruguay which 10 under the presideutship
Of His Excellency the Brigsder Don Manuel Orbe-of
the inconvenisnt bssels opposition which his pacihoa
ton met with owing to the nnsxibls and notoriousy
then the ministers penipotsntiary both those
governments residing in Montevideo and that In
give an account Of the result Of his mission.
The government at the same time informed you Of the
tranquil confidence with which 1t awaited the response
Of tho OF England and France when these
Informed by their honorable and faithful conhdsn
ta agent both Of the acceptance of his propositions by
sssncs which had been opposed to them the French
and Engsh Ministers also Of the violent repulse by
which these haa hurried off Mr. Hood their couadsn-
tisl messenger The response 10 all this this govern
Dent was certain would be in accordance with the sle
waited rsctude Of those high powers and in proportion
with the vast interests by course Of CON
duct which could not be justified under any view BY the
principles Of humanity and civilization
duty submits 20 enlightened examination what has
occurred in the negotion by the
its side to reciprocae In the unequvoca man
ner desirsof the of Her Britannia
Majesty and His Majesty the King of the French
forth those bases and to have employed its most deci
ded efforts to obtain the paccstion Of these republics
In manner which should be rsoiprocsy honorable and
dgnifed. You will be enable to form opnian OF the
soirit OF Cancellation and loyalty which it has
ceased to accredit to the ENJOYS extraordinary,
in order to facilitate the favorable concuson of their
nv miuin fha avad
documents as well as by narration Of the line Of
duct which this government has constantly observed
B. NJ. minister plenipotentiary, Sir u. G. Ouseley
has been recalled from his mission to this republic and
H. 3 Of this fact Baron Deffsudis minister pleni-
potentiary Of II the King of the French has return
ed to France, accompanied by the vice admiral Lame
The same informed that of this republic
that having taken into consideration the difficulty
which had impeded the conclusion Of an arraug ement
for the pacfcaon Of La Plata all Of which set
fore them by their CONFIDENTIAL agent Mr. Hood and
being resolved to accede to the desire in this
affair BY the government Of the Argentine confedsra
ewsk the mission of negotiating definite arrange
ment for the entire cessation Of hostties among the
On the sth of May there arrived in this port the
French steamer war Ca.sini having Count Walewsk
On the 10th Of May there arrived here the English
war.stssmer Rather, with Lord Howden board. He
landed the same day
On the 18th, the ENJOYS Jointly opened their mission
by addressing certain notes to the government which
were answered In due form,
On the 18TH the first conference took place At It the
penpotentsres showed that the projects convention
which they were about to submit to the did
not differ from the bases presented by Mr. Hood the
cessty OF giving these bases more solemn form than
that which they had that they may be signed by all
those Interested and thus produce respective ebigx-
lions that this form should be that Of convention.
To this the minister of foreign affairs of this republic
replied there would be no objection provided Of
down by Mr. Hood should not be altered 'A''' '''N
TO this the penpotentares replied there need be
fear of any ateration that the form only would be
ried, as this government would perceive receiving
them.
On the i4th the propositions of the ENJOYS thus re-
found they not all in accordance With the bases
laid down by MIR Hood, and admitted by all parties
with the declaration Of the French and English gov
ernments and their respective plsnpotentares
quently note addressed to the ministers on the
2sth May, enclosing them further projects
ment by Mr. Hood, and agreed to BY them
The did not agree with this PROPOSE
notes to it. requesting verbal conferences by which the
affairs might be brought to some more definite ooncu-
After answering these notes on the lsth. this row.
eminent signfed Its assent to this mode of treaty.
From this time the conferences in propria per
soma between the Minister Of Foreign Affairs on the
part OF tho Argentine Confederation and the Ministers
Penipotentery on the part Of the British and French
we proceed to give the substance Of their
% related In this message though not
having the various documents referred to In It, in our
possession, we can only give a sketch-Her] The first
which Gen Oribe should be- desgnsted in the treaty
They that the Argentine Government could
sdent Of thu Oriental State as he was then recognized
in the confederation but that their side 1t was I'm
possible for themthus to recognize him. such would
they would wish to adopt course and they
might do one Of two things LIST, whenever 1t was ne
cesssry to Gen Oribs in the treaty he might be
simply styled the part Of the Argentine Government
"our ally at whose orders disposition are the Ar
gentne and IDLY that In the copy Of the treaty
" hn ha ahnVxlA
which the Argentine Republic usually gives him in the
copy in the Spanish language the title General in
purpose made by the being to
all the copies they should sign To all diff
Guilty 1t was proposed to send the British and French
naval commanders to General Oribs to ascertain his
sentiments on the matter. This, however, was not
agreed to- finally the Argentine Republic could under
as the legal President Of the Oriental Republic Of
Uruguay The ENJOYS would accept Of this, or at
all events wished to bind the Argentine Republic to the
following viz that, in case Of election taking
place In Uruguay and any other President than Orbe
being chosen that the Argentine Republic should still
keep to Its pledge OF not interfering in the domestic az
After much conference, however, the affair was
finally arranged, thus, viz: That whatever oonven-
ton or agreement might be made by the negotia.
ting powers, should be signed after arrange
ment had been made concerning His Exceensy
the legal President Of the Oriental Republic Brgadier
Don Manuel Orbe, and after he should have oficialy
Informed the Argentine Government Of his conformity
to the part which concerned him, which might have
been meanwhile agreed on between this Government
and tho Penipotentiaries
The question of the navigation Of the rivers then
Drought forward aud the Argentine Minister of Foreign
Affairs informed the ENJOYS that no alteration could be
made rom the plan laid down with Mr. Hood and after
endeavors on the part Of the ENJOYS alter the
determination OF the Argentine Government ON this
was found useless TO proceed In the matter at ali
anu on the 80 OF july all further negotiations
carsd 10 We nc An end aud the dav the Britain
envoy Lord nowden left Busnos Ayres and on the fol-
lowing one the French Envoy Count Waewsk followed
his example What was the result Of their further at
tenpts at negotiation in Montevideo Ia alread kno~ -
the public here.
Thus, proceeds Gen Rosss In the concluding portion
of his message to the Legslature-You will perceive
gentlemen, that the preamble Of the convention only
was settled, the FIRST second and third articles having
been discussed without being agreed to entirely the
on the bases presented by the confidential agent Mr.
Hood not considered at ALL and the articles re-
spectng the ratification and the titles Of his Exceency
the legal President Of the Oriental republic Brigader
Don Manuel Oribe, though discussed, not definite
arranged the negotiations having been broken of