The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-15
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1856,
Our D.Gcaltie, in Payaguay.

Onf D,Wcaities an Paraguay.
1t 10 Low matter pretty vel settled. that diff.
cut.es Of serious nature are about 10 oc ;ur be-
tween Paraguay and the United States.
so far as re have read the official documents, it
6ppeaIs that bgotser Of our Consul at Assump
cicn, while ridrg wish lady, was struck by sol
piser with the fiat Of his gord. President Lopez
has called upon or the punishment Of the oifsnder,
ind he receivei tarse hundred blows for his imp
Eaence. la the correspondence growing ont o. this
hssaut the Colsui alads some illusions to his OWL
feIyces In behalf Of Paraguay; and the 81 Rotary Of
Lopez replied t5at those services amouIted TO no.
thing, tina, the Consul aud his friends were con
stanty violating the police regulations Of the coun-
Try, and that the Ameri 'an company Of which Mr..
Hopkins was the gensrsl agent, owed the govern.
he1t already so1ui Sill 600, aud hos accom- lishei
LoihiDg but tegaI factory.
No further inIo tmaton Of 81 Off ;al Character
has yet acbed us; but tais we hear, that Mr. Hop
Inns, in the furtEe course Of the difficulty had his
ex,quatur revoked enG also resigned his Office. he
has Eli ce attempted TO wiihdtaw MS resignation
MOST probably because ne fcuad his position
strengthened By unexpected circumstances.
Lopez, IL set Ins, finale, ordered the Am arc m
compapys agsns cut If be country, attempting
hostvsr, to detan Hopkins. The Water Witcl
Lieut.. Page, ba u cIng u DO "on hand," inter
fersd ard taking position to destroy Assump ion
IL he Amtijca. wSse not allowed peaceaby to n
bark, succeeded in that arraE gement. She car
RED Ter passengers TO Cofslsnte5 the capital
Of the State Of ths same name near the junction OF
the rarana and Paraguay, 750 miles from Bleaos
Ayces. There they remain.
Dispatches from III. Ho) kias aud from Lt. Page
have recently reached Washington, and brotaer
Of the sui has IetutZed home 70 report the state
OF affairs 70 the company.
What complexities the matter considerably Is the
fact that the BraZian government Ia about sending
no feet Of steamers TO Paraguay TO settle an old
difficulty about the bound aries Of the pire Ia that
quarter, and the English are to follow with vessel
or two "0f obser vation." The newspapers at Rio
tske the part Of mr pkins, who, 1t Is understood
en- bis way 70 the Plate river was consulted by the
Emperor % to those very boundaries. The Ameri-
can company viii be large losers by this sudden
charge in their affairs, and will undoubtedly invoke
the aid OF our government ia obtaining damages.
Mr, Hopkins has always been the great eulogist
# 10, eZ, and was some years ago much In favor
tith him.
A grea, many com plants about his conduct have,
lom time TO tine, reached the depar sment; bat as
hken Of them TIE passengers who went out wit |
bsn, and the mechanics and engineers who came
lack speak very eecidedy against him. II may be
necessary TO send special agent to Paraguay 10
settle this matter, as two things are no demon
strsted that the peops Of Paraguay offer no grelt
market for foreign products, and will MT till their So
Gal wants are much greater than they are nov; aud
next, that without regular steamers upon the Plate
trade can be proftably carried on by foreign m
tons.
At the latest dates no. single feight offered
for the United States at Baenos Ayrcs.