, 1865-04-27
OUR PARIS LETTER.
The Affair OF fthe StonewaII-The Death
Of C0bden-Tho PISGues

I
Especial Correspondents Chicago Tribune.1
PARIS, Friday; April Z, 1866.
I cannot better heo1n thjs letter. perhapa.
than bv c1e.r,,,. -. H. ;no;ds,,t 1shf,h "a
rrcpn,iv Co.,. r. ~ 1s4"'- 4'. ar,sa -
13 ~ tr.n oseuliee u tue "ate!s u .ne ~
to mention the circumstances in The order in
which theY took p,aee. Thu Confederate
| vfesa, tho c.ssH r'a~ 80:
| ho,, ~ 49, 49, soue"a ally en.eleu tne po1' VI os
W. W. 'ae morning OF the l9sh ult., aad al-
mos. Immediately received notice to quit
| ir9 two yesse1s of vs- tha N,,rar. and aac-
romant, assHa ~. "A.' ~" ouu va
."., 'eatne anto poe'' Inc portuguese
aolnetitles being naturally and proporly
anxious to avoid all chances OF d collision,
oldered their own vessels of var, the Min
-s;,,. ss e9estctee s't'ee SUI.
se.Aa1se o'cr: oo'n Inc new comcrs, and ut.
the same time sent detachment Of artillery
to Fort Belen, commanding the exit from
1he ba,bor, Al elcyen o,cioctr naxt n+orr.
irr tts staassau a,,:,. u.locA ne next notn-
ng the otons"a1l quilted the Tagus;
7 "uu AZ 'oul lne same afternoon the Fed
erai vessels were seen to weigh anchor
and move in the direction oF the ho- mic
movement being petceiYed frnm Tho Raian
Z, Tower, and the dcla5 Of tweaty.fonr hours
which should elapse between he dena artnrs rH
of the hostile vessels not. havins e1rra1 h. ~
gun with blink cartrfdoe was 9sSad 3. go,
the Niagara and Sacranentn ~ ~ 81 h,;.,, ~ ~ ~
The movement Of these vessels sti1l co1ting.
, irg, several mere blank guns were @ f,rs5 and
to have st. uck tis Niacara tomaS m,1 ithnns aie
any serious harm resuItlner fro,a T. "1' ~,
Fedora, vessels were worn 7onn5 aaa oaai
dropped thsf anchors. Now aij thor ~ ~
gtunis hitherto told Us was first that rde r.,
Fedelal vessels had been fired mnon wbiis ,u
piratiyn Of tbe pfescr,heff da,sa ssofe @ .ae ex-
ond, that the AMERICAN 1I,n;at..r baS S1a' sss'
stoutpce OF their hpinu - T.aa aau, ~ egu'
manded the removal Of The Pn.tnaape upou, a
mandant Of the fort from f,,a nase 80 gym. IN.
inc Amer,can nag should be sanie,a , 1nH NoI saaT
knew our WORTHY. cx1etlens M,nssta, - NpM
bon. Mr., Harvey, TOO well mi " s.ai ~ LIS
that be w51id never hsDa .ee. nssufed
cd auythtpg SO unreasoneI,,o ,'aa usnana
above been the true atsta aa9 as tp tae
case. :ud had the Portp"ncsa ndHcox u Inc
pca,cd, merely done bis duty. thon1,, 20 a. ~ n "
Judgment. and ofos muci; 5iacratina na VI ~ soaad
mss and am r,,nviared ,h"t tttion ~ Us nrm-
bud gotd grounds ior nrt;no Nc ba -! 5 5ave
Il ak1pg the demands IL: rrouircd ~ a9% 4ha aos
we're evidently other circums1ances @ connects asse
to us, and euch. indee1 has sfn.s nus yeL kn9wn
be the case. ! have Jus. been made 1d nenratnt :.
ID with The contents of n,snatchns nu. a%eduant %
here both by the Portnorese sf,n;ste 5sa ~ ~
Fl, nch Minister OF Foret.n, Affairs nnI t.sa
supply fully the hiatus Wantin'r to mai-e eaI 1he
ul,ove story intelligible. Il anoesrs th,t im inc
meuiately ou tue iirst eun brinv 4 ed frnn
Fort Bc1tn: the cnrnrnaniser ~ fhe Niono.a
sjepaletl al oncr to The rff;.ct that ~ ha ,,a.snt
" updcrstood The wartime hnt tho, ~ ha ~
no Intention of i, ayiny The harhor ond - onI1
chapeed his nnchorare IN or1s- @aG onts
take up more convenient n,sition ~
Tnorfnor ~ sha r[r1s,1 Pt'ttIuu aoE
0ul,ed DELAY. To hia snrnr,sa "a har1. sne r.
10 notice whatever was taken If Il. et,aass'
ard the Tortucuese ccmmondant con1,1Ea4 na,s,
hIaze away W7tI h;e nn1rdae +,nt;1 ~ 1 ~ :
fled round shot Tho fact Wos e. 4haa ,ass ny ~
doughty soldier In command of n sae. saa,oet eats
nerceir.1 10 n.t;5an; uys ~ - s1pp7sea, even
that ,fc vcsse1S taJ M; isn ,,. uus .oniy 50"
their cnnrse Tha ,y1o1o Ah,euaiely h,a,aa STOP
,as+aa n,sa :. - "npao o,auG. III saorG,