New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE.


DISTRACTIONS TO AN INCREASE OF COMMERCE BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE RIVER
PLATE COUNTRIES - TIE INDEPENDENCE OF
PARAGUAY ONLY NOMINAL - SATISFACTION OF
THE CHINESE PRINCE AND MINISTERS AT THE
KIND RECEPTION OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THIS
COUNTRY - OvERTURES OF PEACE BY HhYiI
REFUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF sANTo DO
MINGO EXPULSION OF EMIGRATION AGENTS
FROM sAXoNY.
GENERAL PRESS pIsPAICH.l
WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The following extracts are
made from the diplomatic correspondence:
Minister TO the Argentine Republic reports to the
Department of state certain difficulties and distractions
which mitigate against increase Of commerce be-
tween the United states and the River Plate countries
not to speak OF the want of direct steam communication
He mentions, first the necessity that all freight sent by
steamer from New-York to the. River Plate must be
landed Rio pay various Custom-house charges and
pass tedious Custouf-hodse process. Even the
houses Of business that have responsible agents
at Rio have their goods delayed there from two
TO four months. Six months is not an unnsuai
delay for packages of valuable merchandise,
(which have been shipped ny steam in hope OF quick
prriyal, The second obstruction is the neglect and re-
fusal of tho United states pe q steamers from New
York 10 Rio TO encourage the quick passe OF UelEls
and mails the River Plate. III the mail coud ar1ve
regularly and promptly. it would enable merchants TO
place greater confidence in their transactions with
their correspondents in the States consequently
Increase the amount OF these transactions. II small
packages of merchandise and especially samples could
be by steamer without delay Rio, IT would cause
very large increase Of orders for certain classes OF
goods, and create market for many articles that are
now practically excluded from these countries.
II /. understood although Mnistef cannot speak
with certainty that the cost to Brazil alone the Para
guayan war; was not less than s600OO0O0O The inde-
pendence OF Paraguay is nominal rather than actual
The obligation imposed upon her people by the recogni'
ton Of the Brazilian indemnity is far beyond their
ability 10 meet
Minister Low informs the Department OF State that
the Prince and Ministers OF China have several occa-
sons expressed their satisfaction at the generous aud
kind reception of the Chinese students which left In
June the United States and the sending OF the
second nstallment two months earlier than the date
originally xed shows that the undertaking has thus
far more than met the expectations OF its promoters
I appears from the diplomatic correspondence that
the Haytian Government in August last expressed its
desire for treaty peace with santo Domingo but the
dominican Government refused to listen to the PROPOSE
ton until the Haytians shall have plainly shown by
their acts that they desire TO live good Deghbors
our Minister to Ecuador suggests the establishment OF
American shipping connections the means requisite
for the restoration Of Spanish American commerce The
matter Of imports will amount TO nothing, when such
lines afforded As naturally as rivers seek inc sea'
can marts when the proper aqueducts are Afforded.
Our Minister at Berlin says the German Government
would probably take for sue change IN the
laws would subject emer9nt agents u more stringent
control il not prohibit them altogether. Meanwhile,
the Saxon Government, without awaiting the result OF
the deliberations of the Government OF the Empire, mas
already order expelling from its territory all
agents emigration who do not possess the rgbt OF
German ctlZonslp.
Tie Secretary of state in June last addressed letter
TO our Minister the Hawaiian Islands against the i'm
portaon coolies, saying that IL was grave consid
GRAFTON for the Government OF those islands whether
they will far brave public opinion elsewhere as 10
incur the imputaton OF countenancing that whlch II
virtually the slave trade under another name for the
purpose OF supplying the labor demand.