How blockade costs helped Rosas win the settlement

The blockade becomes expensive to maintain, with many ships remaining on station for limited effect. Britain and France eventually negotiate peace with Rosas, whose accepted conditions make the settlement a diplomatic triumph in this account. An attempted armistice also divides the local parties: Oribe accepts the terms while Rivera rejects them. Britain ends its participation, and France tries to continue the blockade alone before agreeing to similar terms. The concessions include returning captured ships and Martin Garcia Island, withdrawing troops from Uruguay, recognizing Argentine sovereignty over internal waters, and a British twenty-one-gun salute to the Argentine flag.