Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-23
Later from the Rio de In Plata.

The Buenos Ayres correspondent Of the New
YORK Express, under date Of September 80 gives
some very Characteristic performances up in Par
asnay- Lopez has aroused the ire Of the British
Lion, and II her Majesty's Minister is as spunky
as he has the credit OF being, Lopez may have an
English war on his hands
Mr.. Christie, the British Minister near the
Argentine Confederation, started some week.
since for Paraguay on board ii. Il NJ. IS steamer
w asp, Tor the purpose, ii is supposed, Of renew
ing the English treaty, which expires this year,
or OF making better one in its stead. The " asp
broke down, her propeller becoming deranped
and she had TO return to this port; whereupon
Mr.. Christie took passage on the Paraguayan ner-
safety to Asuncion "
soon after his arrival he opened negotiations.
ana as preliminary step waited upon his excel,
lency, the President, to Present his Credentials
At his first visit he found Lopez dressed in !, nre.
POsterous costume, half military half diplomat
&c, ana some parts OF ii grossly exaggerated as
70 naxe u extremely ridiculous. As part Of bis
UNIFORM, Lopez wore an immense cooked hat ali
hinged with swansdown and bedizened with
gold lace; and this ornament he persisted in
keeping on his head during the whole interview;
at which discourtesy MG. Christie took serious
umbrage, as he Is most unfolding in matters OF
etiquette. He retired from the interview rather
abruptly, and made official complaint Of the at
front the President had put upon her Majesty,s
Minister by wearing his hat at an official inter-
view whereuPon The sapient Paraguayan Secre-
HH iePIled To the indignant Plenipo that her
aAc queen, always wore her crown and
. OF state when she received foreign minis
ano tnat the President Of Paraguay saw no
,nn Ia wearing his bat, which with him
displayed by the Queen "a 'o'"'''
vi. SnIlshe did not wait to hold any more cor
IssPondenee with so ILLUSTRATED q govsrnnent
ne aSAeu iof his Passports and witbout delay
lock passage on small Engii shmercIsn, 49,
eT- w hen some thirty or fo,ty le,'a $3.50
ASCENSION, the Little Polly mel the psa,,,.. ~"
war steamer Tacuari IL was MONT e. ay an
they sighted each other and both ys~s, -
lights up The TacuaTi without Inak inc si',, n
OF any Kind, deliberately altered her co11s.s -
ian plump into the Little Polly cutting hsr
down TO the waters edge. The passengefs ana
crew all jumped on board OF the racuari, witt
cu' saving paper. Some Of them lad no Tim.
10 axe their hats, and the watch below were
s.aa 70 .. saved In their mig lat clothes They do
80 ia. -II christie did not MAX a very d gui-
- Ahee tumbling the rail Of the
..e ustI IN hls shirt and drawers: but all hands
Were thankful tina; they escaped win their Iiyss
The Little Polly sank instantIv and an M.
morning nothing could be seen Of her
" Is lntimated here that The Tsr,.ri ,.o,, -.
no idea that 30 disting utshed a dignits NJ NJ
ChTlsiIe was on board the I,ittIe poi1, H.
only Intention was to cripple the Linz poIi.
because that vessel interfrred with IN. trawo ,
the Saito de GuayTa, Ypofa, and other stsam.S.
owned by Lopez, which virtually moDopoIi,s
'ns steam t'aJe Of the river
., i"'N eeSs - serious one, as the steamer and
a., "''lr 81 her valuable c1fgo are Totally lost
Cb.,-,.L @lsnied- Nobody SupposSs that Mr.
s.t,a Nho has returned 10 Panama will rest
,ni.sion " IN SO inglorious a termination of his