The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-05-05

quay Expedition.
The II. S. Steamer Harriet Lane
came up to the Navy Yard from Quar-
antine, yesterday evening, and hauled
along side the wharf. As her crew
were only shipped for the cruize they
will probably be paid off, and may re-
ceive some inducements to Join one of
the many vessels now fitting out for sea
service.
The Harriet Lane left New York On
the 9th of October last, arrived at Bar
BADGES on the goth, where the Fulton
and Water Witch were already at an
Choir. Left on the 25th for Pernambu-
CO, but being short of coal had to put
back 600 miles, and reached Maran-
ham on the 18th of November, and
discovered that the ST. Lawrence, Fall
mouth, and Perry had left for the riv-
er. Having repaired engines, left for
Monteveido and found several vessels
of the squadron there assembled; were
quarantined there twelve days; took
on board heavy guns and draft of
Marines and men from the flagship,
and left on the 2lst for Rosario, where
she arrived on the 4th of January.
On touching at Corientes, a few days
afterwards, learned President Urquiza-
was at Asuncion forwarding the nego-
tiation of treaty between the United
States and Paraguay. The points
of this treaty are already known to our
readers. Commissioner Bowlin's vii
liugncss to settle the dispute was high
ly unsatisfactory to the partisans OF the
Navigation Company, and to the
friends and sympathizers of Consul
Hopkins. Some of the warmer sup
porters of the latter and his cause, went
so far rs to say that the importance of
the treaty difficulty and the Water
Witch affair were purposely magnifed
by the Consul, in order to induce the
United States government to use sum-
mary measures in obtaining indemnity
for the losses of the Navigation Com
pany. 1t is alleged that the Commits
sioner's reason for not insisting-which
he was empowered to do-on forcing
Lopez to pay all the demands of Hop
kins, arose from the very confused ma
ture of those demands, from the ac-
knowledgment made by some interest
ed party that remuneration for losses
alone would not by any means be &C
ceptable, as the destruction of splen-
did income for several years should be
recompensed, as well as the mere cap
ital sacrificed by the mere jealousy of
the Paraguayan President. Lopez's
organ had been very loquacious about
loan of $4,000 to Mr.. Hopkins, but
at the negotiations the matter was
openly mentioned incidentally, and then
not by President Lopez. The latter
was in mourning for the death of his
brother who was Bishop.
We can state on undoubted authori-
ty that Commissioner Bowlin returns
to the United States impressed with
the idea that the Government has
been grossly deceived by Mr.. Hop
kins, who, says our authority, "a distin-
guished naval officer,) "bears very
bad character in all South America. y
Judge Bowlin actually stated that he
would not believe single word spok-
en- by the Consul in diplomatic matters.
and says that he is furnished with in
controvertable proofs that our relations
with Paraguay have, from the first
been grossly misrepresented by Consul
Hopkins.
All these things will be laid before
the public very soon. Lieut.. Rcnshaw.
who bears the new treaty, went to
Washington last evening to submit to
Mr.. Buchanan.
A ship had been wrecked in Monte
veido, and Lieut.. ellis, of the Supply
showed off in boat and saved the
crew, for which he was highly compli
mented.
The complimentary entertainment
given by President Urduiza to the Off
GERS of the squadron took place at Sar
Jose on the Uruguay, and was honore6
by the presence of Commissioners Bow
lin, and the gentleman attached to thu
Fulton and Water Witch-the othe
vessels continuing their course dow
the river 6y order of the Commodore
AT the banquet, series of compliment
airy toasts were delivered congratulate
nv of tie successful efforts of the Pres
ident of the Argentine Confederation
and Mr.. Bowlin, to avoid the horror
of war.
When all the vessels were consecra
ted at Monte Video the Commissioner
in-chief and the prominent officers pro
ceeded to Issue orders for the dispos
ton of the, squadron. In view of tn
new system of arranging United State
vessels on foreign stations, it was tho
advisable to order home all ships tha
could be dispensed with, and leave tn
coast of Brazil to be performed b
three of the smallest craft of the flee
the briggs Dolphin, Commodore Sted
man, acting flagship until the arrival {
one from the States, the Perry an
Brainbridge. The Commander-ir
Chief next transferred his wide flag
the band, and his general suite, frol
tie temporary headquarters on boar
the Fulton to the frigate Sabine, an
officially ordered each of the command
ers to make all convenient haste in r.
turning home. The Sabine was
leave for New York on the goth I
March, the st. Lawrence had alread
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