New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-03
THE TROUBLE IN PARAGUAY.

letter from Comm sr5er PAGE to ssniem'n OF tns cyl
WATER WITCH BuENos AYREs. Feb Il, 1855
NY DEAR SIR: With this | send you The Brif,se
Pcck If February 10, in which you VIII ma ssor'
account of a most dastardly attack upon the water
Witch By fort OF Paraguay mounting SIX guns, some
of hem "a pounders The Water-Wltch was IN sne
act of exploring the river Psrsna when sue WAS ned
into. - ,1, ho
tween tie Argentine Confederation and Paraguay
and such a ibing Paraguay even makiag an orJec'
tn 10 tie Water Witchs tscercirg tols llVer hoses
entered nv head. Aud even hsd shs objectef, inns
wonld have been no resson for my not exploring the
river when was invited TO do 20 by toe Argentine
Cover melt and especially by the province OF Corl-
entes The bordering STATE.
The Wafer witch was ascending the river therefore,
VI cer the ris BIT from the Argentine Government.
more haersDt outrage upon national right was never
perpeIated. ., r
the working officers, save the fret Lieutenant ana
eighteen Of the beet mep, for the purpose OF ascend
II the River Sslsdo which trsvorses the provloce OF
Sarts Fe This work hso expected to do. possi-
bic, in two Of boats; and ss the work there was
supposed TO be most arduous, the most exposed &c
bsd taken the above ofices and crew The coodi-
t;on of the Water-W.tch, her diminished number OF
ofc. rs ard crew. was well kno 10 the government
of Paraguay. and especially to the commander OF the
Fort. Hac the officers all been on board, believe,
urequal as would have been the contsst-the Water
Witchs small howitzer boats guns gsiost "a pound,
era m united on fort-tbe dastrdly sivdges would
have been entirely driven from their guns.
sm here now, hoping most anxiously for the arrl-
val of the Commodore. | have, much to my regret.
found rot one gle man-of war 10 this river. place
that never should be left without one. had hoped
10 have met here with the Germantown, Captain
Lynch from whom should have gotten two OF his
"a pounce rs and have returned 10 Paraguay 10 less
n an one month With this force would nave asked
aothin more and would have taken upon myself the
responsibility after this outrage, of knocsiog down
every Paraguay fort snd capturing their whole navy
one steamer snd sixteen small craft. This Is no
Boosting.
Ever since that difficulty between Lopez and Hop
khsD Preside Mt Lopezs conduct toward the Wat-r-
Witch has been most childish. He is provoked with
ne personally, b, cause protected the Americans
auc removed tnem flo under his tyrannical baud
ad he bes gone far out of his territory 70 annoy and
interrupt Der progress ia this work precisely as II 1t
were private affair Of mine, In which the Govern
ment of the United States has 10 interest And yet
be is all the time protesting, IN his corespondence
with The GOyernn ent at home the most earnest DEERE
for the rost ancsble relations. take it rgraned
that be United States viii send some instructions to
tie commander TO punish this outrageous insult. Ii |
cen get The guns and ammunition, ,hst fort will never
fire another gun after have done with it..
psigsve ma vcnr friend tn. j. PAGE