The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-29

Io,r;nr conv Of a priyate letter from the U. s.
Convni AZ Bueuos Ayres The consul was APP
pointed to proceed to Paraguay, as special agent,
10 bear 10 the latter government the offer OF the
friendly mediation of the United States govern
ment between Paraguay and the Buenos Ayrean.
government, the offer having been previously
accepted by Gen. Rosas for Buenos Ayres.
This letter gives description of the trip up
the river, SC.
BUENos AYREs, March !, ls47.
MY DEAN Son the 2Sth May last, l wrote, inform
ing you Of my intention to start In few days for Pa
raguay and was in hopes of finding letter from you
here my return did not get back until the 30th De-
cember having been absent six months and nine days
win now give you some account Of my trip to the
last, G. l.. Brent fine youth Of nineteen, Of the
charge, and myself appointed by Mr.. Brent the
special agent, to bear to Paraguay as osf Of
government and this the offer having been previously
accepted by Governor Rosas Paraguay claimed to ben
dependent and Rosas claimed part OF the Argentine
confederation Paraguay had Joined Corrientes, ano
Their province in rebellion, and declared war against
the Parsguayans back into their country, and
brought Correntes to Of duty 1t was to settle
mediation, / took young Brent with me, because at
that time he spoke Spanish much better than myself
After attinp ourselves out at Considerable expense
with all the travelling equipments Of the gaouchs Of the
country, started the 9th Of June, with Governor
Rosas passport in pocket and accompanied by an
escortSof officer and seven picked soldiers from his
household troops for protection For the first
troop Of some Atty horses driven before u.s. baggage
two pack horses and horses became tired we
took others those driven before After the first
three days took horses from the posts which are
three four leagues apart and regulated by the Go
had rain every day we provided with good poncho
which kept bodies dry but feet and legs were
wet often from swimming creeks and the spashing
the plains We transferred baggage to cart, to
which they hitched four horses and In this 1t went
much more secure and as the plains are perfectly level
mt rota rdad In wi
of Buenos Ayres found variety in the scenery
Immense plains covered with cattle horses and sheep,
and here and there q rancho shngled NIT straw
where live those who look after the cattle In travelling
in any part of the camp, guide as necessary as
land marks, no trees except now and then one near
some rancho
journey suffice it that notwithstanding the rain, Brent
and myself stood the ride WELL and everywhere
We generally managed to pass the night at some little
village, where resides the Juez dc Paz" tho great
of the districts and all had to do to secure for US
every attention and luxury the country could afford,
to show the passport with the signature Of Don
Juan Manuel de Rosas and the way the Juezes and all
But to do them full justice this showing passport
very seldom requste they had been advised of
coming, and the moment they heard of approach
the justices and head OF the villages would come
out to meet u.s. and on entering the towns, would
rockets and crackers firing In short every demonsrs
ton of respect possible for them to show and all
with apparent good win and enthusiasm Sometimes
ing the Juez de Paz would send to request to wait
few minutes till he could out to receive US; here
welcomed and returning thanks, and all that, in
whS Ss sshap ride oWy % sn
horses rearing and pitching, at the unusual
sights and sounds of Of the bells, rockets crackers
were, We could not help feeling GRATEFUL for oil was
done 50 spontaneously, and with such apparent good
will The truth IL, there Is not more hospitabe or
people In the world than the Cre0es here
when they your friends especially II they know you
stand well with Rosas In enumerating the means Of
clarifying US, forgot to mention the music, which
was always brought into requisiton and placed at
door whilst we were eating -sometimes q violin and
flute, the former and drum sometimes guitar. 1t
could hardly be called a band and the scraping and
the best and all they had and served to SHOW their
good Intentions In this way travelled to Santa Fe
the capital Of the province Of that name about lso
with the same spirit; but every thing done
much grander, and more splendid scale:
Through this province had thirteen additional
soldiers added to our escort by the Governor As
approached the city the Governor sent his principal
about mile from the city, we found the Governor,
Echaque, fine looking and intelligent gentleman, with
us The Governor made ttls snsech Of yecoms to
which ! replied in toersby good Spanish.
We found an elegant carriage and four, with four
postions waiting carry usto our quarters where
were accompanied by the Governor and his suite &c.
We were conducted to excellent apartments,
for two days and half that we remained.
If ever expect to get Paraguay, must take leave
| OF the Governor, his kind wife and fair daughters
This however he did not permit till after he had
panied us with his suite three leagues in boats
being nall distance to Parana the capital of another
province, Entire Rios the opposite side Of the river
Parana Here, before taking of the Governor
under the shade of tree island; after which we
took leave kind friends and proceeded in boats
no longer hear each other.
Al Parana we werereceived with the spirit, but
wIh less DISPLAY Governor Crespo is plain but
ception and entertained Hospitality and for the
| try magnifcently, for week
1t was intention to. have proceeded on dry land
put Governor Crespa said this impossible owing
to the high waters and rebeous state Of the country
We had to wait to have vessel sent over from santa
| Fe-this was the cause Of our detention The vessel
sent was schooner of about 65 tons with fine cabin
we were month and seven days going from Parana to
Pilan the frst town in Paraguay. If you imagine as
cending the Mississippi distance Of over 900 leagues
with sails you can form toleraby idea Of our
voyage we had good store Of provisions and caught
fine fish In abundance and shot lots Of ducks turkeys
and cartridges 50 that we lived WE'LL and we had
than usual The river is wider than tho Missis
spp quite as crooked full of islands but comparatively
free Of snags At Pilan we told we could 20 no
farther without special permission of the President
We were detained there twenty days during which time
we had sharp correspondence with his Excelency Dan
Antonio Lopez, but finally obtained permission to
proceed but he required to leave vessel and es
cort at PLAN. We traveedi to the capital Asuncon
distance Of fifty leagues by land, accompanied bv a
Lieutenant and two Paraguay soldiers We were very
cvily treated on the road but Paraguay great hum
bug. All my splendid ideas of its great beauty and
wealth were soon disspated. The country produces
sugar cotton, tobacco rice mandoka and yerba but is
mseraby cultivated and the people dem- savages-
They speak scarcely any other language than the Qua
yani" or that Of the Indians who formerly inhabited
the country the great majority Of them do under
stand word of Spanish. They are dark many ofthem
with Indian blood, and they go half naked saw many
children Of eleven and twelve years. of both sexes en-
tirely 80.
| As you know, they shut out from all inter-
course with the world for more than thirty years
| by Francia, and his great object was To- make
them slaves to his will in which he succeeded =
Since his DEATH his have pursued somewhat
the same course few Of the natives left their
country and q stranger among them Ia still an object
Of great curiosity They suspicious but after gain
ing their confidence they rather knd-hearted and