The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-22
News from South Anne, lc..

INTERESTING DETAILS or THE BLOCKADE OF BUENos
AYRES.
We have received files Of the Concrete del Plata pub.
lished in Montevideo extending up the 30th April,
and containing intelligence fr.m Buenos Ayres to the
9th.
Buepos Ayres still continued bnckaded by the forces of
Uquza the Director of the Argentine Confederation
We find published in the Concrete the folio wing letter
from Commodore McKeever, commanding the United
States squadron that station commodore of the
national forces:-
BUENos AyREs, April "a. 1853.
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the rece OF OF
ysur Of the 23d INST Informing by command OF
his Excesn,y The Director of the Argentine CoAfeera
ton that the pc Of BueDos Ayres is blockaded from that
date by the forces under command and that six
days thereom TO permit the departure of
vessels for the interior, and twenty days for foreign
ye.sels.
will give orders all the ships under my commsn to
respect said blockade and not hinder it's execution
il is ard carried under the recog nized
rules 81 blockade and that all the requisite forms have
been c,mpled win
Very respectfully your obcdient servant.
hoKEEvER,
Commander in Chief of the u s. naval Of the sta
To Commod re JUAN Coz, General in Chief of the
national squadron.
This Commodore Coe is-we may say en- passan,-an
American citizen, and native of the State Of New Jer-
sey He has been for many years navigating the South
American waters
Asimilsr letter was written by Commodore B. w. Hen
derson of H. B. NJ steamship Centaur commanding the
British squadron.
The mediation offered behalf Of the governments oc
Brazil and Bolivia had been accepted, and the 2sh of
April appointed for the delegates to meet and endea
to effect reconciliation, The government had
named Doctors Portefa, Tejedor and Oblade and Gen.
Urqua had named Don Fdel Lopez Don Francisco Pico
and Colonel Ramira Federation street. where the nego-
taon to be carried on, declared neutral ground
for the purpose. Hostes were to continue on all the
other points of the line.
The vessels blockadng the port four in number
the Correo, the Enigma, the Fama, and the Maipic.
The English minister appears decided to admit the
blockade and has questioned Admiral Henderson as to
whether the forces before the city sufficient make
the blockade effective On the answer Of the Admiral
viii probably depend the conduct Of Senior Hotham.
In the city the public spirit is unabaed the garrison
with tancy, and the government promises to
continue with irmness.
The Italian legion had been tempted in various ways
and reports had circulated injurious to that CORPS
say that Colonel Olveii in communities ton
with the enemy Two three of bis officers of different
nations arrested suspected persons as to the
Colones officers and there was no ground for sus-
picon.
1t is said that the Brazilian minister does not recognize
the blockade.
The exceptions which Messrs. Hotham and ST. George
obtained from General Urquza that the English and
French vessels which might have sailed from Europe up
to the 18th Of june should be admitted to the port pro-
vded they carried coal victuals utensils war; sad
dies, other horse equipments.
The decree appointing Bernabe Carabs, Minister
Of the Treasury ia revoked Don Vicente vas7uez is an
pointed Minister Secretary of State in the Treasury De-