[Untitled], September 6, 1867

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“The vice-president has received your note, dated the 3d instant, by which, in consequence of reasons therein stated, you tender your resignation of the office of minister of justice, religion, and public instruction.

“I am desired by the vice-president to manifest to you, in reply, that he deeply regrets your action in the matter, and that, after the explanations he has given to induce you to desist from your resignation, he sees himself inevitably constrained to accept it.

“Whilst communicating to you the above, I have to add, that the vice-president thanks you most cordially for the important services rendered by you to the administration in the long period during which you have, with praiseworthy zeal and ability, filled your trust; and he grieves that you should not have continued in that post until you could have witnessed a glorious termination of the external struggle to which the country is still committed, and in which you have rendered important and special services, for which the government and the people will ever be grateful.

“In conclusion, I beg to express my own regret at parting with an enlightened colleague with whom I have shared the labors of the administration, and I have always acted in perfect unity and concord.

“I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my most distinguished consideration.

“G. RAWSON.

“Señor D. Eduardo Costa.”

September 10.—The Tribuna publishes various correspondence from the seat of war, which, in the absence of any news to communicate, dwells upon the unsatisfactory prospects of the campaign. The land army, with the approaching symptoms of an epidemic, that threatens its existence more almost than the bullets of the Paraguayans, is obliged to keep open its extended communications at enormous sacrifice, and remains perfectly inactive, waiting for the iron-clads to pass Humaita, whilst they are not only unable to ascend the river, but have allowed themselves to have their fluvial communications cut off, and are now obliged to secure a new and expensive line of land communication through the Chaco, which is certainly a new feature in naval operations.

Dr. Acosta was yesterday elected president of the national senate in place of Señor Uriburu, who has accepted the office of minister of justice, religion, and education.

September 11.—To-day being the anniversary of the revolution in Buenos Ayres, in 1852, against Urguiza, has, by a decree of the provincial government, been ordered to be observed as a civil festival. Governor Ahina celebrates the day by an official dinner, to which all the diplomatic corps is invited.

The national senate held yesterday a secret sitting, to discuss again the secret provisions of the triple alliance treaty.

The Nacion Argentina of to-day announces that Señor Don Lius Vanla, one of the editors of the Tribuna, will be probably appointed under secretary for foreign affairs.

The first number of an official paper, called the Bolletin Oficial de la Nacion, published by order of the national government as a register of all official documents, appeared yesterday.

Dr Derqui, ex-president of the Argentine Confederation, died last week in Corrientes.