The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-18
Mesfi@s of the american Commits
AEoa9r and President Aopez-Inte-
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Tie aegs 5f The srccasslg! issue Of tte Paraguay
Expedition has already been confirmed TIE
tr=.sv OF .'I..sodsbi2 commerce and navigation
Was sgs5d at Ascauciou Oh the Oh OF February.
is it., ..s rivers are made free 10 our sbips The
aoGua ,rses by tie An Tcau 5!anu tacturi. Com.
Paby a.e % be aijgs.el q: Washington hereafter.
4 letter .so. OIL board she / 6 steamship Fulton
gives an a1conat of the voyage up tie Ascunciou,
AID tie scenes alcaE the route aGd after the arr.
val theFs Of the American forces. 1t says:
PASSING THE PAB5GUATAE BATTERIES
With the cheers OF the little rQuadroa. that ha6
assembled Al E0TTieGtos. ia the Argentine Confe.-
oTaiuu Is left that Place on .Ao -}st instant, ana
ia. a few hoDrs ioutd ourselves entering the Nuddy
waters Of The Paraguay. Tie change seemed "A;
first te be "a sGd oae, tho narrow, dark Paraguay
IFS contrasting viJil tho broad and magnificent
sheet OF water ths! flows ig,0 the Rio de IL Plata
= : had scarcely ttme, however, TO draw ComDeri-
SOUS between the two ;iT5Ts, before we were Eears
lag the be13, a. the other extremity of which ye
knew the form liable .i!fi,sli1n Cf Iumai;a 10
be placed, sud Consequently 20 give all atten-
tvuilun u very different aud more i'm Dor.aEt
ujiec.H. We coud !ai1tiy s2e tho Pargguayan
las. parallel ret, white and blue, fiuttefine
through the trees, and rapidly approached Ehe
p s!s.na which IL marked out 20 Zee that Of the
IaIeEs defence. ti WE.C1 We EaA hoard much
Ineutivu. Ia the nlean3iIe the order was given
IL bea 70 quarters, net fer any agg.essi0n on our
part, but purely as Il matter .. prudence, t. be
a
the sAGe moment the fnea appeared At their ste-
tiOus and the marines drew ~ in line on the
Quer5er-docE, YriMed and ready. The Eeavv guns
we're cast loose, and ioaipd with shells, and thou ID
the response to a report from the shore would
baye been IS instantaneous as n fash of light
uiag, We were careful 70 guard GEains. any
ci3cpt Of ours Ihar might have opened the ball
We locked and watched iu;ently. but 70 NC pur-
pose, FOG tbe nag We had deserted hour past :
and a3 the tropical heat began to C3uuteEact our
ewn ardent spirits, tbei pilot suddenly waved his
hand, gid il obedience to the aigB the vessel
Gagtitg from behind the island tina: had separated
as SO long, WAS in Q moment swinging in the fuii
current Of .he pare, Cp5n channel, with the vision
ct lasI before thath had heretofore only disturbed
ouT dreams. sixteen omiI0u5 &periuFos pointed
their gloom, and whatever else they may contain
upon us aud, i.Ee the eyes of the figure in the
picture, seemed B. iall0w The vessels motion, with
precision tLa5 is Eot always agreeable under
similar circumstances. IL few moments the
whole line OF riff cations were plainly Visible
The sixteen HptI;uros those Of the casemate
battery. constructed Of BRICK but very deep. AMI
defended by the very formidable battery ofsizteen
eight iach guns. Is may have looked more impo-
sGg than E really bat i! Possesses material that
would be very Cseiu to the President OF Paraguay,
II il should ever into exercise. TO the right
appeared four or fe bar0eite batteries Of care nth
construction, aud mounting every description OF
gun, from a poGuGGr iLat had once played the
part Of corner post in Baeros AyTes TO a three
pound pop gun cas- ia hsuBC!OB. To the LETT CT
the casouaie We discovered more eutstanliaI
structure, viz: 4 - gUu battery Of % aud Il
PyUaders, besides tive .,h. iuch. di1 aoI count
over Beventy gGGs, though there is doubtless
flying battery beaidos, 10 welcome aay laaSInE
paF:ies that may egiGc8 evil Intentions towards
the PaFaguaysn defence or its soltiery. Spacious
barracks showed that no mean force defended th3
place, aud though there neither the distur~
tapce nor the diaoYder cf men rusbing 10 their
game or forming batla!ioas, I occasionally caEsht
glimpse - the mass that awaited in the rear the
consequences OF the ordeal through which
o o
tuaHy manned except tbe Cssemste, whose large
guns were prepared fer the Destruction they might
Well occasion.
We were soon hailed by voice from the shore
bat could distinguish nothing else bat the voice
itself aud 90 came 10 anchor. Flag officer Sbu-
brick dispatched two officers Of has staf ashore,
TO say TO the commanding officer that the Ameri'
eau aan-of-war Fulton WAS on her way 70 Asua~
cion. for The purpose Of carrying jhhher the
United States Commissioner, but understanding
that il wac the custom for yesses 70 stop at this
point she bad dpue 80 in order 10 inquire If there
would BE- aBy opposition 10 her passage so that
city. This afforded the said commanding ofiirer
Gea6gat GoEZseg, an opportunity to eXfatiste
upon the pacific iucinatiOne Of President Lopez
and to reply that the Fulton need be detained no
longer than might suit our convenience. We bad
the mutual satisfaction vi parting company 1ms
inedstely.
TuF ARRIVAL 1T AgCUNcToN.
We arrived at th is piacs on the morning of the
2itk, charmed with elm ,te aud scenery, though
lofty bluff for q time shat out ihe view OF the
city, ,aad the long line of red coats that stood along
lie submits sssnred US that another military posf
WIS "a: hand We we're not mistaken. Au iupos-
ing battery Of elk teen guns seemed to sweep over
the wasfe Of water aud land, and 10 look frowuiug.
ly Sown upon us IroUl their dizzy height; anda
smaller still further on, impressed us that
Aseuueion had iis defeBces also. They are COR
stTueted OF brick and the river Il; here wide and
clear, We could she'll every nlaB cut OF Ascuncion
aud all lie foFts by taking distance beyond their
range.
The IATEsyIEW WITH LOPEZ.
Yesterday sr. Vasquez Informed the Minister
through bis secretary ar. Ware, that the President
would be pleased to receive him to day, at q
9'c.oek Ia the morning; and &C, pnncluai 10 the
h0ur. CosaEnssioner Bowlin and secrstaty, attend-
ed by Fiag Officer Shubrfek> nd stsffand number
Of officers froni the Fulton mixing brilliant suite,
thai drew forth all the world of Ascuucion 10 see
il pass thrcngh the town. catered the cabdo, or
government house. aud farming 10 the first door on
tie left iannd themselves In tbs presence ofthe Pa
Tagsaysu Dictator. lie rose as weentered, with his
hat---a ehapeau ornameBied with white and blns
feati1ers--under his arm, and not on his head,
e has been iiis custom, and leaning upon cabo.
His spacious breast sboue with siarsand golden Or
f.stoents that scarcely permtted the blue cloth 10
eh0w itself, and bis thin lower members ds1ndifd
gTss beneath body tket s'l Int hsa them frnr1