The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-01
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The Paraguay expedition has been heard
from. The bark Antagonist, from Buenos
Ayres, arrived at New York on Sunday night,
with dates to the 4th of January.
The inadcquacy Of the expedition, "becauso
only few vessels are capable of ascending the
river" seems to be the general impression.
Commissioner Bowen and the commander Of
the squadron had gone to have an interview
with Lopez, with the U. S. brigs Dolphin and
Perry, which will be taken in tow ut Forks
River by the steamers Fulton and Water Witch.
The rest of the feet was at Mente VideO.
Paraguayan steamer had gone up the river
with a chain to place across it, and impede the
progress of the u. S. vessels. A French and
an English steamer had also gone up the river.
1t was supposed tho mission of the latter was
to demand indemnity in the case of the British
| schooner recently seized by Lopez. 1t was said
Lopez has 10000 men under arms.
| Heavy gales and many marine disasters,
along the Atlantic coast, are reported. The
Black Warrior is breaking up, and the men
have left her; the Ottawa, from st. Mary's to
Matanzas, and the L. c. Beak, from Now Or
leans to Providence, have been wrecked. Many
vessels have been driven ashore. Snow was
falling at Boston, and at various points north
and east.
1t is generally believed that the President
will Immediately receive Senior Mata, and thus
| recognize the Juarez Government 1t is
| thought, moreover, that the Cuba Bill will pass
! the Senate by about line majority; that the ap-
preparation bills will be passed; that the prOpO-
| siion to revive the Tariff of 1916, retaining
| the free list of 1857, will fail and that the
| great fight of parties will take place on the bill
| to reissue Treasury-notes.
| The Railroad Convention aOsed its sitting
on Friday night, after having come to an ami
cable adjustment Of their differences. gen
eral reduction of ten per cent upon oil from
| New York to Western points was agreed upon.
st. Louis is included in the reduction. The
fare of passengers was allowed to remain as at
| present. "..r.s
MExIco.-The steamship Tennessee, with
dates from Vera Cruz to the 22d inst, arrived
at New Orleans on Saturday evening. Mira
mon was still at 0rizaba with four thousand
men and was collecting forcedloans everywhere.
lie had formed n Cabinet, with Laranzar as
Minister of Foreign Relations, Xagaceta as
Minister of Finance, and Castillo as Minister of
| War. -Four thousand Liberals were at Xacate-
cas-, aud another body at Morelia. The "Pro-
gresso" of the 9th inst. states that the French
and English commanders notified the Captain
Of the United States ship-of-war Saratoga
that they should board the Tennessee to see
if any Glibusters were on board. The Cap
tain of the Saratoga intimated that such a
thing should not be done while the Saratoga
was near enough to prevent it. The foreign
ministers at the capital had not recognized Mi
ramon. The English and French squadrOns
were in hostile attitude before Vera Cruz, and
were favoring Miramon. The Church party
will attack the city from the sea. while Mira
mon attacks from the landslide. The English
and French merchants had renounced the pro-
lection Of their own flag, and placed themselves
under the American flag. ...
| HAYTT--FoRT LABoUC.--In that fort was iin.
molated the unfortunate Decmus Grevier
The following is his story:
The Sicur Gilmuce, baron and son Of thu
Minister Gelin, otherwise called the Duke dt
Ia Baude du Noir, having beaten Madame
Nicolas Greyer and her daughters with a rid
ing whip, was called to account by Decimul
Grevier for the outrage committed on hi
mother and sisters. A duel with swords, fol
lowed, in which the Baron fell. Decimus wa
arrested, and, as he was a lieutenant, he wa
tried by military commission, which con
demned him to three years Imprisonment. Blu
the Minister, dissatisfied with this sentence
obtained the consent of his eX-Majesty, anC
had Decimus sent to Fort LabOuc, where h
was assassinated Immediately after his arrival
Here also was murdered a brave man nance
Patrice. His crime was this When the pick
cts endeavored to enter Aux Cages, to pilag
that town, in 1916, Captain Patrice sailed on
against that horde Of brigands, whom he sue
ceeded in putting to fight. In April, 1853, h
remained the same Pa rice Of 1916. For thi
reason, and this reason only, was he arreste
ut Aux Cages, and imprisoned and put in iron
at Port-au- Prince, without trial of any sort
lie was then condemned TO seven years i'm
prisOnment, in irons, in the dungeon Of Mol
st. Nicholas; and to bury forever the tru
T causes of his wrongs, and conceal them eter
, nally from history, Fort Labouc secretly put a
end to his sufierings.
The prison Of this fort is subterraneou
f dungeon, damp and infected tomb, in shor
in which, even with the mildest treatmen
those who are inferred there can not live NOR
than fifteen days. But the commandant Of tn
place, person named Richard, was in tn
habit of abridging the sufferings Of those VIII
I were sent to him without formal order of eN
termination, by causing hundreds of blows
q be administered to them with q stick twice
day. lie was, it is said, the direct heir of a
his inmates. AS soon as he received prisone
he had him stripped and cast naked into II
dungeon. lie retained, for his own bencfi
the provisions which the relatives of the col
dcmned, As we'll as the chartably disposed
| Fort IihortV. sent IN these unfOrtunotes.