The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27
NEWS FROM BUEN0S AYRES.

Railway PrOHreSs-Sh1pp1n& D1sasters-
Aid to the squadron-A Peace Confe-
rence-Position OF Hon. Mr.. Yancey
Therein, and . Breakup.
The schooner Lightning Captain Daniels, from Bucnos
Ayres arrived this port yesterday evening with ad
vices to the 18th of August
The Commercial Times OF the 18th has the following
summary
The Inauguration day of the San Fernando railway has
been fixed for the 10TH the 9th thought nappropri
ate being the saints day Of Don Juso; the 18th then
proposed was rejected the anniversary of the day
when Beresford with his little band, capulaed 70 Gen.
Liners and famine The first sod will be turned on the
Tucuman
The Spanish schooner Victoria, from Matanzas, has
been wrecked the coast south Of Montevdeo the cap
tain and four men pershng in the waves The Swedish
brig Ocean from Glasgow for Monevdeo, has also been
wrecked off Lobos Island, crew saved
According the TnG the squadron Of this State has
been reinforced by the addition of the Brazilian brganne
Rapdo ON board of which every excrton is made TO
CELEBRATE the necessary preparations
Letters from San Nicolas continue TO report assertions
from the other side the Arroyo del Medic among the
officer and five soldiers of the escort Of the Captain
General with tropilla Of his saddle horses.
PROSPECT OF PEACE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE UNITED STATES MINISTER.
From the Buenos Ayres Times, Aug. II
On Thursday evening the Senate being convened Don
certain acts which have excited the jealouses Of the
public.
be asked Wletnef the newspaper reports that the
decaraion of the principles Buenos Ayres would follow
in the not spontaneous act Of government,
but imposition Of foreign agents and commanders y
truths and whether the treaties celebrated by foreign
representatives with Urquiza, neutrazng the island OF
Martin Garcia, were obligatory upon Buenos Ayres.
q Whether il was true that q vessel of the national
squadron had been fred upon from the Oriental coast
Whether the government of Bnenos Ayres unable to
resist the power Of the Confederation, had Initiated nego
tations for peace as stated by the press of Parana
In reply the Minister of Government declared that the
principles proposed in the prosecution of the war "were
That the Of Buenos Ayres had taken stepn
the initiation Of negotiations for peace that Mr. Yancey
the American Minister, the French Minister resident in
Parana and the President of Paraguay had severay
dressed them to know whether they would listen TO pro-
posa for peace and 70 each the had given
that they were ready to entertain any propositions
The Minister of War answered to the second question
that the fact stated but had been considered of no
importance by the government.
Further questioned by Sr. Marmol the Minister of Go
venment declared that Mr. Yancey had stated that he
was authorized by General Urquza to make proposals for
peace.
SOUTH AMERICAN PEACE CONFERENCE THE
UNITED STATES MINISTER JARED IN COUNCIL.
From the Buenos Ayres Times, August ID
Ely the AsIncion yesterday arrived Don Fernando Segu
from the Parana, with communications for Mr.. Yancey
from the Central government But the peace conference
at the hospabe table of Mr. Yancey received unwont
ed check last night plates bottles &c supplying the place
opeasant words among his guests and Mr. Ydcey h0,iag
had has specdcies troken IN the fray 1t is probable he u
clearer into the nature Of South american diplomacy
Meantime the peace negotiations have come to a more
speedy termination than anticipated, the premina-
res each side being rejected the Intervention of Mr.
Tancey falls to the ground The confederate government
required immediate suspension of hosties, the gov
ernment Of Buenos Ayres the retirement of General r
qza from public hie the former obviously namis-
able by itself and the latter could hardly be expected dur
ing the present peculiar organization of the Proyn-
caI governments Thus this has all ended in
talk, as many expected it would from the first,
the arbitrament of war is to decide the
question; il must have then let have quick
~, let time be lost in those redundant prepara-
tvos which only render the desired solution more diff
laV roc pu in
the continuance OF commotion and antagonisc TO the
turn Of that friendly union which alone
these countries the blessings Of lasting peace. If we
must have war, let it be desutory skirmishing,
fruitless vaulng, no byeplay of empty meaningless
let not the sword leap from the scabbard
merely TO fash in the sunlight Of Spring