New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-19
SOUTH AMERICA.
NEWS FROM THE RIVER PLATE.
The Rebel Flores Conqucror md Governor
fUruguny-BraziiH md Paraguay Wig
orcusiy Prspnring for Wnr-1taiirend'
-Auericnn EutcrPrise-Cet'cn Pros
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From Our Special Correspondent.

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| From Our Special Correspondent
I BuESOs AYRrs. S. A.. March q, 1860
To-day the English packet sails, and send
you fortnighy version of aars in the River Plate
=. Atlongth all things are qnet in Uruguay. Gen.
flores the Rebel has succeeded. and by concession,
surrender. appointment and proclamation, Is the !egil
innate Chief Magistrate. as if ped. Davis should De
President at Washington One after another OF tho
armed bands Of patriots las been bought defeated or
scattered by Brazilian gold Brazilian forces until
now for the first time in "a months there are no BEL
gcrent forces in Uruguay Thus far President Flores
has been mild judicious and coneiliatory. He has
chosen good and able Cabinet and the country Is re-
viVing in all respects
The Brazians still remain in Uruguay 10 IA, mum
Der it is said of 5000 men. They are about to go
into Winter quarters and preparing to proceed 10
Paraguay in the Spring They are making vigorous
preparations The fleet is expected 10 spend the Win
ter little below the Fortress of Humatli. Meanwhile
Paraguay is making slupendous efforts TO defend her
sacred soil
The Congress OF Paraguay assembled March 10 IN eI
traordinary session. and President Lopez laid before
them the recent warlike attitude OF Brazil, and animal
verted the policy of the Argentine lepabic, which re-
fused him permission to pass the territory OF
MsioueS TO gain near route to Brazil and yet II has
opened tho Parana River Brazilian feets ~ attio.
Paraguay. There was great excitement and Congress
became very patriotic and very liberal.
President Lopez was by law made Marshal or Com
mandcr in chief of all the armies Of Paraguay. with ad
ditionsl pay OF % 90 Spanish dollars year. He en-
tered the House aad accepted the honor. bat declined
the salary .or patriotic Reasons In the present emer'
genoy OF the couatry. Congress then voted him iiue
sword \ loan was provided for TO carry on the war.
While President Mere guards carefully tho ter
rioIy OF Miscnes and President Lopez desires to
march across il. we are met by a claim Of French
man. NJ. Despuy. who claims TO be the owner OF the
whole province. Il seems from deeds and documents.
duly authenticated thai in l-5. when thc COaiedera'
ton in an exhaustlng war with Brazil and was
greatly In want of money Mr.. Dcspuy stepped in
and furnished TIE neediul funds and received deed
and legal cesslOa OF 500 square miles. or 2.SO1OO0
acres, more than tie whole Western Reserve IL Ohio.
It 10 a beautiful peninsula between tie rycis Asuapy
and Uruguay so The matter nov stands IL Is
probable that only the right 10 the soil vii be main
tanned a. II his farm.
We have heard nothing lately concerning tho claims
Of Chill 10 Patagonia.
Mr.. WAee.a right the American railroad engineer -
now in this city lie il about to engage III new rail-
road prOjct connecting tAis city With Inc haTboF
Ensenada. some 40 miles soaihwaTd. The Argentine
Central Railroad. connecting Rosario with Cordoba is
progressing finely under Sir VS. supervision a' con-
tractor and also chief stakeholder The Lord u the
Manor has just arrived from the United States. bring
ing cars and material for this railroad.
The cncyccaI letter OF the Pope has been very rough
~ handled here by tie public papers Bn, the Bishop
a. .i. of Ia angygiical- which he
dsconragcs ideas of progress much as tho head Of
the church q, Rome does lie quotes passages from the
Bibse. giving chapter and verse aud writing out tho
quotations in full. 4 coportelr here obtained copy
Of to show TO the faithful tina, the Bishop quotes from
the book he has for sale as of standard authority
The Bishops letter will probably sell a great many
Bibles.
The Popes letter does not give tue authorities here
any trouble because it is settled policy between this
Government aud the Papa that any edict issucd at
Rome must be approved here before it has authority
Tho Popos TRADE against civil liberty aud national
,,ores, ia quite harmless in this COME ieTs;.oa.
Thus far IN tie season. and 1t Is nearly oyer The cot
ton plantation Of MIR. Forrest at Parana Is progressing
finely lie l., delighted with the prospect of the cotton
bnsiness But labor il scarce and dear The small
farmers who have families Of children to pick COTTON are
doing weil raising five totem acres.
Tie land formerly owned by the Dictator Rosas. and
confscated have been ceded to company for public
park promenade tea gardens &c. II Is drive oil
twenty minutes outside Of the city
Up to tho closing of my letter Affairs ara
quiet at Montcvideo and Provisional fresi'
Den, Flores is applying himself to his work
Of regulating in right good earnest lie has
issued DEGREES defining the charges Of hackney
the number Of passengers that may ride in omniouses
&C. Business in that city sque brisk. lie wool VI
Las, clip is us now reaching market having been Kept
back by the war.
The ineonyenient and dangerous landing at Bucnos
Are, has at length found remedy IL Is the making
Of mort and warf at the Iigrc. about "a miles out oil
town and from the Tigrc there Is railroad with hve
trains day Three steamers now make tho l!Sie 'Ho
end OF the route eastward.
Banking is found very profitable here Inc hrst anu
only English bank here las its stock at ~ TO 4? pre-
MUM Three new banks are about to be established.
The work Of exchange alone amounts to ABOUT iVo'o
Spanish dollars per week The present rate oil loans Is
/, per cent per month and upward.
The foowing.noed American vessels are 10" IL
this port: Lit,leaeM G. f. Pearson Sara b. Carlton
ALFRED Atlanta Charter Oak, j. \. Brett Lord oil the
Manor, Damon. x,.
| The Numancia Spanish iron clad. is now at Monte
videO attracting great attention. oho Is W b" ="
Pacific. uuudfeds visit her daily. ~