Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-05
TREATY FOR OPENING THE RIVER OF PLATE.

TREATY FOR OPENING THE RIVER OF PLATE
A Rio Janeiro correspondent of the Journal 0
Commerce communicates to that paper the subjoin
ed copy of the Treaty recently concluded with TIL
Argentine Confederation, by Mr. ScHENcK and Mr.
PENDLEToN, acting on behalf of the United States
for the free navigation OF the Rivers Uruguay ane
} Paraguay, Similar treaties have been concluded
with England and France, but they all remain I,
be ratified by the respective Governments of Tho
Ministers who negotiated them. The Province o.
Buenos Ayres, acting in opposition to the Other
thirteen Provinces of the Argentine Confederation
has published protest against these treaties, but il
is not supposed that this protest will be of much
account. The correspondent of the Journal says
The free navigation of the rivers is secured by this
successful negotiation. Buenos Ayres neither
bully her sister Provinces the Governments whose
have brought the business this happy
issue of the advantage that has been gained The
whole commercial world will rejoice ut the enlightened
and liberal Of General Urquiza and the Congress
which susains him. Whatever may have been his hiso-
ry under the regime of Rosas he has certainly during
the past year, shown himself to be far in advance
Of his times in this part of the world His late letter
the Constituent Congress- expressing his readiness to
sign his Dictatorship if his has met with
appreciation is distinguished by its of modesty its
uninated language and its breathings patriotism
Buenos Ayres stands out against thirteen quiet Provinces
which have adopted Constitution like that of the Uni
ted States She wishes to be the controller and the die
aor Of the ether thirteen sister States And such her
Importance that it is if New York should nullify The
Argentine Confederation will 60 without Buenos Ayres
The general treaty of amy, commerce. and navigation
made with the Provisional Director of the Government
by our Minister Mr.. SCHENcK, and Charge dAffares
Mr.. PESDLEroN, has been published in the National"
but its articles nearly the those of the
treaty formed with Uruguay last year, it is useless to
translate it, All my conjectures expressed in former
letter. in regard to article guaranying religious pr
vilcges to our citizens, are fully confirmed.
These various treaties with those obtained from Para
quay by our representatives and by the Ministers of
land France and Sardna and the treaty made with Uru
quay by Mr. ScHENcK, (or England and France did not
succeed in treating with her, will doubtless form new
era in the existence of these Republics and being thus
brought into close contact with nations more adj
yanoed may reasonably expect the most happy results
The special Ministers from England and France, Sir
CHARLES HoTHAM and M. c. Chevalier DE ST GEORGES
with their Secretaries return to Europe by the steamer
which leaves in the morning. to present to their
tive Governments the issue of their labors.
THE TREATY.
The President of the United States and his Excoenev
Provincial Director Of the Argentine Confederation being de-
srou Of strengthening the bonds friendship which so hap
their respective States
convinced that the surest means of arriving this result
to take in concert all the requisite for facilitating
and developing commercial relations have resolved
ernlne py treaty the conditions of the free navigation
rivers Parana and Uruguay and thus the obstacles
which have hitherto mpeded this navigation
With this object they have thsr
w. the President of the United States Robert c. Schenck
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpotentary from the
United States Brazil John S. Pendeton Charge d,Af
flares Of the United States the Argentine Confederation
and his Exccency the Provisional Director of the Argentine
Confederation Doctor Don Salvador Maria del Carr and
Ron
communicated to each other their full powers good
and due for have agreed upon the following
Art l. The Argentine Confederation, exercise of her
sovereign rights, comedies the free navigation of the
Parana and Uruguay wherever they may belong to her. to
the merchant vessels Of all nations subject only to the
dons expressed IN this treaty. and to such regulations
have been established may hereafter be established by the
national authority Of the Confederation.
Art Consequently the said vessels shall be admitted to
remain load and unload the places and ports Of the
gentne Confederation which open for that purpose
Art g. The Government the Argentine Confederation
being DESTROYS provide every facility interior
ton agrees to maintain beaeons and marks pointing out the
Art uniform system shall established by the COM
petent national authorities Of the Confederation for the coec
ton OF the custom house duties harbor lights police and
potage dues along the whole of the which be-
long to the Confederation.
Art s. The high contracting parties considering that the
Island OF Martin Garcia may from its position embarrass
and impede the free navigation Of the continents Of the river
Plate to their influence prevent the
the said island from being retained held by any State of
the river Plate or its continents which shall not have given
its adhesion to the principle Of their free navigation
Art D. Ii 1t should happen (which God Forbid
should break out between Of the States Republics Pro-
ynces Of the river Plate its continents the navigation Of
the rivers Parma and Uruguay shall free the
merchant flags all nations excepting in what may relate
munitions Of such of all kinds gunpowder lead
and cannon balls.
Art T. Power is expressly reserved his Majesty the En-
poror Of Brazil and the Governments Bolivia Paraguay
and the Oriental State of Uruguay become parties the
present treaty, in they should be disposed apply its
principles the parts Of the Parana Paraguay and
Uruguay over which they may respectively possess 1uyn
rights
Art The principal objects for which the rivers Parana
and Uruguay declared free to the the world
being extend the mercantile relations the which
border hem and to promote il Is hereby agreed
that favor immunity shall be granted the nag or trade
Of any other nation which shall equally extend to those
of the United States.
Art O. The present treaty shall be ratified on the part Of
the Government Of the United States within fifteen months
from its date and within two days by his Exceency Pro-
vsional Director Of the Argentine Confederation who shall
present il the first Legislative Congress OF the Confedera
ton for its appreciation The Publications shall be exchanged
at tho seat Of Government of the Argentine Confederation
within the term Of eighteen months.
In witness whereof the respective penpoenaries have
signed this treaty and affixed thereto their seals.
lone at San jose de Flores the 10th day Of July
Of the year 1853.
ROBERT G. ScuEScK,
JOHN s. PENDLEToS,
SALVADOR MARIA DEL CARRIL,
JOSH BENJAMIN GoRosTIAGA.
We learn from other sources that the Buenos Ayrean
Government only repuate the Treaties on the ground
that Gen. URoUHA had authority from the Confcdcra
ton to conclude such relations IFS behalf but they
also offended at the way in which the negotiations affect
to deal with the Island Of Martin Garcia. by the fifth
article the island has be made over To State which