New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-26
SOUTH AMERICA.
CEws FROM THE RIVER PLATE
Rebellion Triumphant I'm sonih America
Gen. Flores the RebeI-The Raid Of
Paraguay upon Matte Crosse.

BUENOs AYgEs. 5. A. Feb. %. lso5.
The last mail carried you news OF the critical
tate OF Montevideo and the national government OF
Uruguay At that time fleet OF 20 sail (Bra1lhan) Lay
In the barbor and large force of infantry and cavalry
y around the city 1t the last place not tsken IL
al the country end it had no means Of adequate de-
Tense II was announced that Il bombaIdment would
pcour on the 9th of February 1t postposed to the
i2b then TO the 18th and then to the 2lst Meanwhile
many efforts for peace were made, but hied foi
none were acceptable the Rebels and Brazians but
unconditional surrender and the retirement OF the
constitutional Government and enthrOning the Rebel
lion.
At length the odiOus terms were signed on FEB 10
and the Constitutional Government ceased TO exist and
peace was obtained by yielding oil to the Unsuitable de-
mands Of az unwarantable revolutionary spirif.
There were terms made but they were only The de
balls Of complete subsistence OF the Constitutional
Government Flores becomes virtual dictator for the pres
sn and all his former and present acts are to be valid
Bragil is to wait awhile for settlement, all political
pfenses to be pardoned except few, Gen. saa an
Argentine is TO be bsiished
During the progress OF the war two Colonies. Muno1
and Aparicio were dispatched with 500 men, to haras
Brazil in the province Of Rio Grande. 1t was to be
after tie style of a raid They were not cavalry but
horsemen. and they did their daty well A wide and
desoate path lay behind them. and slaves sweed their
number TO over 1000 At the surrender this force was
beyond the control OF either party and for convenience
the leaders were declared outlaws.
On February -. new President was chosen accord.
ing 20 law but he poyeess except 10 arrange for
tie surrender end yield legally all bis rights and The
existence Of his Government
Already the ten thousand who had sought refuge H.
this city begin TO return. The TRIP is one of twelve
leurs and ,be fare IS silver, that the steamers
are resping harvest.
Great aprrchensions were felt as 20 the understandable
character o the soldiers in the event Of success or oi
despair. a general piiage was feared. The loss by
forced flights and Of easy appropriation Of whatever The
army vented is very great The various vessels Of war
In port landed marines project tic Cousuutes foreign
banks, sc.
Thus closes another page Of revolution. This one was
inaugurael q months ago planned after That in The
United STATES it has yielded the same kind Of Tuitf,
and it has been crowned with complete success, out only
by the friendly aid of Brazil. TIE country before had
been highly prosperous aud there need ot oil IL
ermed resistance Gen Flores had been President
Of that country and lad let good Impression Of lie
character by a Mid and successful administration
When this couatIy civil war be came and offered
his services to side and deserted with al lis forces
10 the other When the closed he retired 10 he
rnaior domo on cattle farm but when he wos ready b
prepared 10 pgecp.tale rebellion IL Uruguay. In TIM
Mhe had beer promptly net he would long ago hay
been put down. or If Brazil had not loaned bin ten time
the force he commanded he would to-day have been on
afllbusts outlaw.
1t believed that the Argentine Government has al
The time favored flores Certainly The party just sui
tided In Uruguay hos always been hostile TO the part.
power here. An unpleasant relation has existed fo
many years between these two sides OF the river 1t Il
hoped that both governments under the ruiz
Of the school III politics that better relations vii
exist between these two Governments.
Paraguay continues very successfuluroads on Brazil
tits believed that Paraguay viii b. east. able TO hold
The splendid province Of ato Crosse quietly taken
possession Of by that power Il IS vain to speculate
70 probable results. II Is enough know thar Paraguay
has ready for the field $1,000 10 600 troops that they
how 10 do without shoes OF hats; they can live on
FRESH meat so that cattle sheep driven along wimoye
without Wagons The provisions and for any other thing
than ammunition AID guns a wagon s not thought Of
Such an army can run toward enemy or from him
with equal celsIty. They can "gobble up" the whole
Brazilian frontier be at home in familiar wiids while
holding it, and if they meet the brazilian forces they
will choose the place Of battle, which will be far enough
away from supplies and supports.
The United States Sanitary Commission has just re-
,iysd notice OF its benefacton home having been
eceived The Committee has been able to remit what
resulted in over $4,000 in United States currency
rom BuenOs Ayres.
Nothing La yet transpired the result Of neeo
astions the ownership Of Patagonia The Gillian
Minister has ths question OF the chief that con
Germs legation Argeniincs await will great interest
The result OF this question.
At the recent elections in Santa Fe there was an Or
panied and desperate resistance to the party in power
But 1t put down very promptly The affair did so
little harm and so finely demonstrated the power and
aexibilty Of the law "a now enforced that hardly
thought Of it with regret.
On the 9Th inst Senior 0robo, the successful csndi-
late was installed Governor He is ofthe best men
IF this country and bis influence is powerfully felt in
he Province Of Santa Je.
The favor with which the United States Government
regarded here by the authorities is very cheering
ali Americans The tokens Of favor bestowed our
Minister the Hon. r. G. Kirk Of Ohio. unusual al
ibis court On the other hand, among foreigners here
here are no rmer supporters Of the present admins
ration than are the Americans. The foreign Office al
Washington has been sngulsry happy in the selection
Of its Minister and Consul for this city. The latter i:
the Hon. II. r. Helper. author Of the Crisis He il
,bout TO retire from bis office account Of the insult
icency of the salary.
The American Bible Society has an agent here who
quite successful in disposng of books to natives Gnd
italians. He is assisted by coporteur and they sell
together 800 to go copies per month
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