The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-06
INTERES TING FROM
S OUTH A M E RI G. A.
The Affairs of La Plata.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES
TO THE
NEW YORK HERALD.


Frederick Ernst, the name of the vessel arrived
brought us also very interesting letters from
our correspondents, by which it will be seen that
the blockade has at last been raised at Buenos
Ayres and at Ensenada. AT the latter place, many
vessels of all nations were lying, including some
belonging to the blockading parties.
The bark Maid of Orleans, of Salem, was the
first vessel to enter Buenos Ayres under the new
arrangements.
The letters suboin, and they will be found
xepete with interest
ENsENADA, PROVINCE OF BUENos AYREs
June TO- 1913.
have spent the greater part of the last summer
intravelling through the country, and In examining
Its character and productions, and the manners
and habits of its people. may, perhaps, hereafter,
give you the result of my observations For the
present, will only say, that the country is of
great capacity and beauty, and the climate one of
the most delightful in the world. The whole
country, as you are aware, is one widespread
2an,pa, or prairie and is much more easily brought
into cultivation than pralries OF the West. At
present, it Is almost entirely laid off into immense
tracts, called estamclas, and devoted to purposes of
grazing--the raising OF cattle, horses, and sheep.
They raise, comparatively, but little wheat and
corn, or any other produce. Such has been the
troubled and fuctuating state OF the country,
tions, wars, and domestic teuds, that agriculture
has made no progress. One OF the great merits
of the present able and distinguished Governor,
Rosas, is his attachment to agriculture, and his
long continued and energetic efforts to intro
duce better system-or, rather, some system
of husbandry amongst his countrymen 1t was
from the plough, and from the empovments of
the field that he was first called to his present
position. Still, agriculture has. made little no
progress The greater part OF the land lies as un-
broken by the plough 1t was three hundred
years ago. Yet, cannot but suppose that coun-
try SO fertile so easily cultivated, and with eli
mate so mild, will, some day, sustain popula-
ton bearing some proportion to Its extraordinary
advantages. .......
foreign relations, is really most extraordinary
one The English and French governments
having, in the most unnecessary and the most
unjust manner, presented themselves, as forcible
of these countries, they have inflicted the greatest
evils and dlstresses, not only the people of
these governments, but upon all that vast neutral
commerce which had It's connection with these
waters This intervention Is really one OF the
greatest outrages OF modern times 1t had no ex-
cuse or justification: 1t was gratuitous and un-
provoked. And the blockade which was resorted
TO, as co-erclve measure, has been conducted
In the most unustlfiable and unprecedented
manner. That meddling and grasplng spirit
which has, from time to time, excited these IN.
tervenlng governments to interfere IN the political
affairs Of this continent, seems to have urged
them into the present outrage. spirit OF colo
,sIzine, on the part of the French desire for
cotton lands and more markets, on the part OF
1he English speculation, profit, and plumber,
on the part OF both, were some OF the very
dlsinterested and harmless motives which
have involved these countries and all holding
commercial relations with them, In such lasting
injuries, and vexatious losses. The motives
which prompted the undertaking were bad. The
policy by which 1t was guided, proceeded upon a
miscaculation. The measure was a political
blunder, and all the negotiations by which it has
been conducted, have been political plumbers also.
1t was founded In injustice; 1t has been prosecu-
ted infolly.
land and France present! They wantonly infilct-
ed the gravest outrage upon the sovereign rights
of an unoffending people. After blockades and
bombshells had been tried without effect, they
resorted to the power and arts OF diplomacy.
Negotiation after negotiation has been set on
foot missions and ministers have followed each
other with the regularity and almost with the
rapdty OF the seasons. Palmerston and Gulzot
have employed their choicest logic and keenest
negotiators carry out their policy, yet all have
failed. Why? Justly, simply because Governor
Rosas planted himself resolutely and lmmoveably
upon his sovereign rights, and determined never
to yield them never to surrender them, be the
consequence what it might Unanimously sus
tanned by his people, the SIMPLE power OF truth
has, SO tar, prevailed our diplomacy ana force,
powerful see themselves batlled In their purposes,
because those purposes are weak and wicked
and because they have neither the magnanimity
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the moral courage to prosecute so unjust cause
with the ligors OF actual war.
The present mission, like all that has preceded
IT. has tailed. These ministers came instructed
with the bright idea OF attempting to separate
General Oribe from General ROsas, and thus to
patch up an arrangement, without the consent oil
the latter, leaving all the questions pertaining to
the rivers and 80 iorih open-truitul nest-eggs, to
be hereafter warmed and Matched by circum.
stances, into renewed controversy and outrage
General Oribe agreed to certain propositions sub
ject TO the approval OF his confederate and ally
Governor ROsas. Governor Rosas dsapproved
them, and showed that they were inadmlssibIe
AT this point, negotiations ceased. AT this mo-
ment too the news of the revolution In France
arrived, and the functions OF Baron eros ceased
also He returns to France IN few days, and Is
TO be replaced, as rumor has It, by Berier .
The port of Ensenada, from which am writing
about so miles below the city OF Buenos Ayres
is now open and is filled with the vessels OF al
nations, including several of England and France
themselves. The blockading force is withdrawn
from this place, Blu, still remains before bueno
Ayres.
fiatons will open, remains to be seen. Should
get back from trip up the country which nov
contemplate taking, in time to do so, shall lie
you know.
ENsENApA, June 10, lS4S.
Iwrote you few days ago from this port, sine
when, very important changes in the affairs OF tn
river. have taken place. We are just informe
here, that day before yesterday, Admiral lie Ere
dour, the commander of the French naval force
in the Plate, officially notified the Buenos Ayrea
government that the blockade was raised on tn
west side of the river but that it would be rigid
enforced on the east side, and against all port
and places occupied by the forces under the con
mand of General Orlbe. Whatever motive ma
have influenced this measure on the part of tn
Interventors, the advantage to our mercantile II
terests is the same.
II was truly time that change should be made
The proceedings in this river, during the las
three wears have no parallel IN modern times
For nv own part | do not hesitate to Characters
the policy heretofore pursued by the government