The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-22
HIGHLY INTERESTING PROM SOUTH AMERICA.
MULTIPLIED HONORS TO AMERICA.
Courtesy of Urquiza and Festi-
vities at his P aIace.
Speeches of Fresider 1t Urquiza and
Judge DO Hulin.
Presentation Of Sv cord to Commodore
Shut yrick.
ry Displays, casts on Shspboard,
10, no. DO.

ry displays, casts on Shspboard,
10, &c. DO
me GERALD Of yes erday contained notice OF the ar
ivai at Quarantine Of the Uated States cutter
harriet Lane, with news from Paraguay and Exped
onary feet up to the l2ta Of March We herewith add
he letters from Paraguay correspondents and
i've Of
TIE CRUISE OF THE HARRIET LANE
This well br t little steamer sailed from New York for
Paraguay on the 9th of O,tober. On the 18th of tho
tame mont h she touched a. Barbados for coal. Al
about lso allies from PcrnambucO her COAL which OF
poor iaty gave out, she squared away and ran
Tor Port Maranham 700 miles tho north and
of whe she Her buckets unshipped and
wheels aahed and in that condition she benavcd excel
cusy well under SAIL working almost like pilo. boat
and making as high as eight and half knots an hour
w ale going into Maranham she met the United States
B eamshp Fulton (whoee coal had also given out)
hrning from that port having gone in there to COAL
The Harriet Lane sailed from Marauham on Novem
Der 49, for Pernambuco, where she arrived the 25h
of November; found the Fulton and Water Witch there
After coang she steamed for st. Catharnes Ga Dec.
che broke the crank pin Of Of the enginas which
compelled her to put into Rio Jancio where she arrived
the 4th Of December and detained there days
for repairs to the engine While lying at Rio the
Empress. The Emperor ribbons decorations,
but was plainly dressed in black suit His box at the
theatre was not at all 0rnamented. As he came
In every man in the theatre and uncovered The
monarch bowed with pleased smile, and the people were
seated again. He s said to be exceedingly friendly to
Americans, but not at all fond Of the English The En-
press very rotund plump, and pleasant looking LADY
Tie opera " Trovaore," and the prima donna Ma
dame Emily Iagruia great favorite of the Emperor
A.. $50
ing, however, did not impress the Americans very favor
ably
On the 14sh Of December the Harriet Lane sailed for
Moptevdeo arrived there the 19th found the Unte3
States fgnses Sabine and St. lawrence, soop-of war
Falmouth, brgs Dolphin, Perry and cambridge, the
steamersFultOn Water Witch aud the soreship Supply
there they detained days quarantine Just
they got ont Of quarantine and received on
board their provisions and ammunition they started up h
river.
On the I'd Of january the feet commenced ascending
the Ro de Plata and the Parana The three steamers
took tie three bries in tow. they proceeded 70 Rosario
and there coaed The Harriet Lane then took Dolphin
Aad B,inbridgc 10 tow and the Fulton followed. rney
we're obliged 70 anchor at night the river being high
that that the pilots could NOS Keep tae chanhe Near La
PAs they learned that the Fulton hard aground
low, and the Harriet Lane returned 10 get her off,
UTqniza left Rosario the day the Harriet Lane there
and went up ID Asuncion In of the river passenger
steameTs ahead Of the fleet. Tho only steamer which
passed the Fulton while she was aground ihe French
sASameE Bison.
prOCce1eu
CorIentes which n fifteen miles from The place where the
Water Witch attacked. There the Commodore left
She heet IN command OF Captain Charles S.eedman ani
proceeded with Commissions B0wn the Fulton alone to
Asoncon the capital where they met with Urqlza, and
the negotiations we've commenced.
The Fulton had been goae about fortnight when
order arrived for the Water Witch 70 20 up, sho
the vessel whc1 hal been ared into Al C5rrtntss
were always received With Inc grsates attention and
Kindness. The ships we're daily visited by large numbers
Of The natives. Tue officials on shore gave grand ball.
tn al AIMS vii nd
officers returned the compliment by ball board the
Harriet Lane The night before the 1cc left the CoTren-
niGcence.
shortly after the negotiations were settled, Urquza
came Gown in the Paraguay war steamer Tac1ag aud
connrmeo the reporss Of an amicable setemept which
we had previously heard The next day he gave grand
reception to the American ofcei the Correates Senate
tory and complimentary Speech 10 s1lusn, ana Captain
s;eeemau replied L sss on tie 6.h Of Februiry The
troops and grand To Deum in the cathedral, which all
the officials att4poed
On tbe Isin of February, the Commodore having re-
turned from Asuncon tho squadron left Corientes for
Rosario where arrived on The 22dwashngoas birth.
day the vessels were trimmed with iAgs siutes drsd,
ard the day properly Gong wn TO Rosario
they met nearly all the other vessels OF the squaron the
latter urLed arouni and kept them company down the
river.
TIE Fulton aud Water Witch left the squadron at the
month Of the Uruguay, and went up to Conception. Gen.
Urqoiza splendid dinner at his country residence,
~ San jose, to the Commodore Commissioner the officers
Of the squadron and foreign Diplomats The General sent
ms carriage TO the vessels for the Commodore and Com
The balance of the feet continued down to Maneydeo
The Harriet Lane then 10 Buenos Ayres aud
spent couple Of days there. On the % of Mrch she
reached Montovideo again. whore the whole squadron lay
except the Fulton and Water Witch
On the 4th 9th Of March the Meacomet the last of
che Paraguay neet, arrived there During their stay
there the carnival took place il lasted from till
down, the natives using every device thoroughly wet
all in the streets by pouring and squirting
upon them from the houses In the evening there was
masked bali, which the officers sstended The citizens
were courteous.
During the delay there the senior officers Of the squadron
gave dnner to the Commodore AZ tho Oriental Hotel, at
which every thing was got 10 the best possbs STYLE
On the 18Th OF March the Harriet Lane sailed from Mon
fevidro the frigstc ST. Lawrence sailed the day.
The Fulton and Water Witch leave four days after
wards. The Commodore had transferred his dag 70 tho
vsbDe The Harriet Lane reached Pe nambu;o on the
made Barbados on the OH Of april, ooale5 saed on
the th and arrived ut New York toe evening the
1otn. Ine return trip was generally piaasant, though
there was some very severe weather.
The following is the
PEACE PROCLAMATION or THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY.
Iftcm VI SEM mario, Feb III
Whereas, there has honorab, definite ar.
ranRemcnt OF me questions Of the republic Of Paraguay
With the United States Of America, regard ttc
IA, right bank OF the Parana and or tho ssues tbat
have occurred 10 the exchange OF the rldcloas AZ III
3rasy celebrated the 3th OF Mrc 1883 batweer tb
governments Of The republic aud tue Ualled staes
AmerSa-
Ard whereas, 10 day have ratiar with The aoo-o,s
tsn Of the Council OF State, treaty Of friendship
,smerce aud navgaton celebrated on the az
as tt, In this city OF unclon, by the plenpotentariss
4 che governments OF the republic AMI OF tho
Init States or America, and special convention m ,de
nd a. w.d The date by the plonpotenarics
4 Para Nay or the Unicd States OF America In regard
o CLAIMS OF the " Navigation Company Of the United
ates and Paraguay" against the government OF the
epubc th,> high contracting parties submitting 10 the
ecson Of avstrators, or an umpire in Of Disagree
nent, which sNah meet in the city Of Washington,
mine and cais y the documents and proofs that may be
,rodueed by the .Ssimants--
Tbercfofe direct that this happy shall be pub
bhed nv m ooamat 70, with the corresponding soiernn
lps aud that three t Nusand copies he printed that
raw quickly crculats In all Tho rep1blic.
sennrion captal of tho republic OF Paraguay rebru.