New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-28
The Paraguay Expedition.
.RruRN OF THE HARRIETLANE.


March. The speed and sagoing qualities OF TINS yes
al .era ,raas ssste during the voyage
y "a e. wo.,s,,;aso c.rta,n Faunce, her com
y sun SUI 'o,n "on.eviuoo "fPs..s.. h.~ .aar
mander, reports that ner performances uasS 800
perfectly satisfactory. They left Montevideo March
10 AMI arrived AZ pernambuco in eleven days. From
,hsnoa - oes fhev were niue DAYS, and thence
s1ses - 49,. ~ 80, 49,, 49,,
4 to Nev York twenty.nine days. On the 18th OIL
An; ~ IL deg. 81 miu Ion. II deg. 50 min, they
~ -. Arer;c.n shin. showing red signal
saw sssee e .s-s Il ~. ,e.n ,o.,.
inst. experienced heavy southwest and northwest
r.les With q heavy sea- She proved her ,lf to be q
49,. ~ steamer IN ev.rv rasnect nr,;rq the
perez. - sal.S.,a, =, r. ny
gales sne Mas eoMpeeu " ne - ios IT. nTa,s
From tne New loiA papels w eA.rae. .ue iolo N
ing particulars u 40 connectioh WIN tne
exped'uon
On the I'd OF January the feet commenced ascend
Ing the Rio de Ia Plata and the Parana: The three
steamers took the three briggs in tow. They proceed
ed to Rosario and there coaled. The Harriet Lane
then took the Dolphin and cambridge IN tow, and the
Fulton followed. They were obliged to anchor at
night, the liver being 80 high that the pilot, could
not keep the channel. Near La Paz they learned
that the Fulton was hard aground below, ana the
Har. let Lane returned to get her on
Urquiza left Rosario the day the Far.iet Lane was
there, and went up to Asuncion in one Of the river
passenger steamers ahead Of the fleet. The only
aground was the French steamer Bison.
The fleet then proceeded without further trouble
to Corrientes, which is fifteen miles from the place
where the Water Witch was attacked. There the
Commodore left the feet in command of CAPTAIN
Charles Steedman, and proceeded with Commissioner
Bowlin in the Fulton alone TO Asnrclon tne caplta
where they met U1quiza. and the negotiations were
commenced
The Fulton had been gone a.ou W;. .Gf,nlgns wnen
I'm order arrived for the water Wltcn 70 go up, s.
she was the vessel wllch had been hred INTO Al
Corrientes the United States oficefJ mingled freely
with the people, and were always received with the
greatest attention and klndne Inc ships were daily
visited by large numbers Of the natives The officials
oficerswere invited and the officers returned the com
pliment by ball on loard the Hari ct Lane The
night before the feet left the Correntes people gave
another grand ball OF surprising nagni6cence.
Shortly after the negotiations were ttled, Urquiza
came down in the Paraguayan war steamer Iacuari
and confirmed the reports of an amcabe settlement,
which we had previously heard. The next day be
gave grand reception 70 tue American omcers 10
the Corrientes Senate Chamte r. Urquiza delivered
(by proxy congratulatory and complimentary
speech, in Spanish, and Captain Steedman replied.
It was on the 9Th Of February. The display. was
magnificent, and was followed by a review Of the
troops and grand TIE Deum in the cathedral, which
all the officials attended.
On the 18th Of February, the Commodore having
returned from Asuncon, the squadron left Correntes
for Rosario, where it arrived on the 22d-Washing-
salutes fred AID the day properly celebrated. Going
down to Rosario they met nearly all the other vessels
Of the squadron; the latter turned around and kept
them company down the river.
The Fulton and Water Witch left the squadron at
con Cen. IJrouiza rave splendid dinner at bis
conntrv residence. at San jose to the Commodore
COMMISSIONER the officers of the squadron and for
eiUn inlomats The Gsneral sent his carriage to the
vessels far the Conmodore and Commit rioper
The balance Of The feet continued down to Monte
yideo, The He4riet Lane then ran over TO Buenos
Ayres and spens !. couple of DAYS there. On the I'd
of March she reached Monteyideo again, where the
whole SQUADRON law except the Fulton and Water
witch
Cn the 4th or 9th of March, the Metacomet, the
last Of the Paraguay fleet arrived there. During
THAR stav there the carnival took place; it lasted
from noon tin sun down. the natives using every de-
vices to thoroughly wet all persons in the streets by
mourning and sauil.ing water upon them from the
houses In the evening there was a mesked ball,
which the officers attended. The citizens were very
Courteous. .'l77
During the delay there the senior officers of the
SQUADRON gave dinner to the Commodore at the Oil.
entail Hotel at which ever ything YVES got up in the
best possible style.
On he 18th Of March the Harriet Lane sailed from
Montevideo. the frigate ST. Lawrence sailed the same
day, The Fulton and Water Witch were to leave
four DAYS afterwards. The Commodore had trans
ferred his flag to the Sabine. The Harriet Lane
reached Pernambuco on the 23d of March, was de-
tha 9Th Of Apr coaled, railed on the IIth, and ar
rived Al New York on the evening of the goth. The
return trip was generally pleasant though there was
s ,,ar ~ savaro ,poathar
The following is the
PEACE PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
h ,s. y, $3.50 VI 1870 r.h ~
Whereas. there be occurred al honorable, definite
arrangement of the questions Of the Republic Of
Paraguay with me UnlIed states o. sMerica Y re-
~ Ita,r IN The ruh hank Of The Parana and
Of the dcultes that have occurred in the exchange
of the notifications of the treaty ceebra ID on the 4th
If March. 1874 between the Governments OF the Re.
nnbi;c and of the United 81 .tes of America
4 nd whereas TODAY have ratified with the an.
nroIaton Of the Council Of State treaty of friend
shin. commerce and navigation celebrated on the 4th
inst mt in this city of Asuncion by the Plenpotan-
tiaries Of the Governments of the Republic and of
the United States OF America and special conven.
tion made and signed on the same date, by the same
Of Paraguay and Of the United
States of America in regard to claims Of the Navi-
ration Company Of the United States and Paraguay.
AGAINST the Government of the Republic, the high
Contracting parties submitting to the decision Of arb
traitors or an umpire in case Of disagreement which
shall meet in the City of Washingt to examine and
rssify the documents and proofs that may be pro-
duced by the claimants
Therefore. direct that this happy event shall be
nphshed Nv nroclarnation. with the core spending
Ia tLot NJ rae Thousand conies ha nrntad
sole'. y. nuu suo 49, -. =; I'll ~, D..
that " may quchly 11ieu.a.e ~ NJ w nePupo.
February ii, 1859, and the forty.seventh Of the
national independence.
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