The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-05-13

'hiISfS ''Slted the opera, and there In
Emperor and Empress. The Emperor wor
40 Ribbons or decorations, but was plainly dres
sed in a black suit. His box at the lheatr.
was not at all ornamented. As soon as h.
came m, every man in the theatre arose and
uncovered. The monarch bowed with plea
sed smile, and th- people were seated ayain.-
HA Is said 20 be exceedingly friendly 10 Amer.
cans, but not at all fond OF the English Til.
Empress Is a very rotund, plump and plrasant-
looking lady. The opera was II IIaurtoer.
aud the priml donna, Madame Emily L1gru
ia, a great favoritr OF the Emperor, who re-
mainin~d 10 the last, aud paid great attention
! TIE singing, however, did not impress the A
mericans very Avorabty.
/ The Harriet Line next proceeded to Monte
vior, where sh- arrived about the 9Th of De-
cember, and found the flag ship St. Llwrrnce,
! Commodore Frcnch Forrest, and the Sabine,
which had arrived The day before
! On the 3 of December, the fleet commenced
ascending the Rio de Ia Plata and the Parana.
! Fhe feet consisted OF The Fulton, with Commis-
sl0nrr Bowiin, the Water Witch, the Perry,
/ the Dolphin, the Bainbridge and the Harriet
/ Lane. They proceeded to Rosario and there
coalrd. The Harriet Lane then took the Dbl
phin and BainhridI' 10 tow, and the Fulton fol-
lowed. They wcr- obliged to anchor at night,
the river brng 50 high that the pilots could
not keep the channel. Near La prz they lear
ned that tn Fnton was hard aground below,
and the Harriet Lane returned to get her
Of,
Urquizza !rll Rosario the day the Harriet
Lane was there, and wrnt up to Asuncipn IN one
oi the river passenger steamers ahead Of the
feet. The only steamer which passed th- Ful-
ton, while she was aground vas the French
steamer Bison.
The feet proceeded without further trouble
to CerrieHtrs. There the CommoiDle left The
fleet in command of Captain Charlrs SteaInan
and proceeded with Com nodore B1wlin to the
Fulton alone 10 Asuncion, where thry met
with Urquizza, and the negotiations were com
rnenced
Some time after vessel came down with the
news that the treaty had been signed, although
It bad been delayed soue DAYS on account OF.
the death OF Bishop Lopez, a brother OF the
President
1 few days after that Urquizzl hims~lf came
down in the Paragnayan war-st-an.r Tscuara,
and conirnrd The news that settlement had
been affected.
TIE next day he gave grand reception to
tA,- An~ricon officers in the Correnlps Senate
easn2GiF losTaG daoFEy FEFg8iEza diIiHdt fpase; II
Spanish, aad Captain Sl-adman replied. ItI
was on tbr 5th Of February, the anniversary of
SOM great South America battle.
Th, display vas magnificent, and was toi-
lowed by 4 review Of troops and a grand Te
Dsum in the cathedral, which all the officials
attended.
4 dav or two after, ihe Water Witch went
up 10 Fort ltapiru, Ia be SalHted, IN pursuance
Of the treaty, and soon attr- the Commodore
came down from AsuuciJn aud the whole fleet
left.
The stay at Corrientes was very pleasant
The officials shore gave grand ball, t.
which all the American officers were invited,
and the officers returned The compliment by
hall on board the Harriet Lane. The night be-
fore the feet lrlt, the Corrirntes people gave
another grand ball OF surprising maSnif-
c'nCe.
The officers parted from these brautifnl
S3uth American Seno-ilas with regret, bat were
were not sorry 10 get rid OF the long-blIled mus
quitoes.
The Harrie, Lam stopped first at M'nievi-
doe on the l2th Of March arrived in Monte
Yidoe in nine davs remained there five days
more, aud sailed for thus port week ago last
Monday.
The wrather was PHEASANT on the return voy-
age with one exception "a violent gale which
sprung up last Sunday, and lasted iorly-rlsh'
hours Some of the time, with t~rnty-fonr
pounds Of steam, ihep were barely able TO turn
The wherls but the sea qualities OF the htilr
steamer are highly eulogzrd.
The officers are OF opinion that # Pea'e had
moi ben concluded Paraguay wonld have given
them a worli of troubI-. Lopez had an army
of about 30 900 men, with plenty Of arms and
ammunition The Sonth American soldiers
are not tall, but they ale powerful, sinewy lei
lows, fed on jerked beef, sallowy aud hardy
Their cavalry are the fest riders in the world
and a troop OF them will maxi nothing OF swim
ming river mile in width.