The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-03

AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AMERIcA.-We have re-
ceived the following interesting letter from
Montevideo. 1t contains matter to reflect upon;
it gives the origin of the war, which is not
perhaps generally known in this country
MoNrEvIpEo, Feb. 6, lS47.
The from England and France is very contradic-
land appears il willing to yield every point Of honor
in order to the hides and in the warehouses
Of Buenos Ayres But France noble ohvarous France,
the land Of Napoleon and La Fayette says to Rosas
the tri-colored flag shall navigate the Parana. To
the independent nation Of Paraguay we will send the
divert her from this decision. France says the
Parana has been opened with the blood of too
The battle Of Obigado was one which France re-
views with pride, and she has promoted the
val officers who were engaged in the severe conflict.
1t is the first battle where small steamers and vessels of
war in still water have placed themselves directly under
tweotyfour pieces Of 24pounders, Qong guns and 81
fenced them all after twelve hours hard fighting, in
which many noble of France fell, showing the
world that what was said Of them by Capt Hotham,
commander Of the English naval forces during the ac
on that they the bravest of the brave in naval
fight was true.
Had that battle boon fought by the navy Of the United
States and our approved Of the action by
promoting the officers engaged in it whossuryved the
conflict, as England and France have done the world
commerce Of the noble Parana would be again closed
We believe France will be actuated by the noble
principles and the brave Paraguayans will be allowed to
burst the iron bands with which Rosas has bound them
and receive in their waters the commerce Of the world
Paraguay declared and achieved her independence in
1870 and in 1912 it acknowledged by General Bel
grano, Minhter from Buenos Ayres. For than
thirty enemy has stood within her territory
but Duenos Ayres owning peninsula Of land the
north shore Of the Rio de Ia Plata has shut her
commercial intercourse with the world which the
battle Of Obgado has opened and we have full conf
dence that whatever England may do, France will
consent to record true the declaration Of Rosas
all engaged in the battle pirates and as such
should be hung without judge or jury
If France and England yield to Rosas, and
shut the Parana, they will accede to the truth
of this declaration, and 1t will be left to the
North Americans to redeem from bondage the
noble Paraguayans and leave the whole to be
by the historian History will then record all that
lspired in this hemisphere and the France
and England will Often in perusng the pages blush for
the inefficient dishonorable, and vaciating conduct
of their rulers who have showed fight sufficiently long
only to involve oil neutrals in the general wreck of
structon, which must sweep those who have be-
frended their interests If Rosas and Oribe with their
band Of Mazorcas, again to WELD the ut-throat
knife in the Banda Oriental think the origin Of this
war not understood in the United states has ORR
ginated in rvashp to the natural adv aitagcs Monte
video possesses. Her situation eventually draw
most of the business this port and her currenc being
gold and silver gives her advantages Bucnos Ayre
which that government is lot willing to leave to the
hand Of time to prefers to strange young
Hercules in the cradle against which this little city has
noby stood for six and before she yields the siege
will be as long and celebrated as that of ancient Troy