New-York tribune., 1868-12-24
PARAGUAY
.......-.. ,.,..,,,,.rx GEN. WEBB AND AD-
DIFFICULTY Ih' "',,,rpAI,TrEE OF TIE AMEEi-
Cit, H,i.N' rtrrr 'Ii FROM RIo-rnE WAR-Lofh"

,,,p,r pAyIs-DEPAET RE on IhH "'',, ',,'l
CAV rLrFT FROM H0-IHE ""H- i0' '''
Al, MS PLOTS.
r.,-r,po Nov. 2i--No news las yet been
- lrc rospectiua tho fatc OF 4icssIs. tilsS 'h"
,Is4ern,a,,. OF whose arrest ly the I"i"A'a| an t.
tator Won have already been fully informed. u'"c
,otio,ent in Brazil is of cOarsc highly e@c''eo' u'"
tbere seems to have been general eNpec. "''"" ',
tbe United States squadron III THESE waters No"'"
steam straightway mp the IaIana and demoIoh loPeN
before he had time even to say hls prayers. A"o
wish was. no doubt. father to The thought. a War
I,,tu,ocr P,roouav and the United States would of
course be a sweet boon for Don Pedro Minister
Ivo1b was decidedly in favor of il, and used all his
suthoritv and influence to hasten the departure ot
Admiral Davis and his feet. The Admiral, however
preferred to await the arrival of the new American
Minister. Cen Mcmahon, who was then WITHIN "
weeks sail Of tins port The consequence Wls o;,d n
unfortunate disbursement between tue A"Ii,'ir' i tIe
fhe Minister which left unpleasant traces ] III tro
powsU9ucrs and created for time qulte us sllV"Si
feeling among American residents mere .tLat,9 .tLat9t Mr.
niral Davis as was at first ehttta!IC" f ,itotion
Washburn. But both these N"iIlguyoS Is oTtivrd
have been forgotten. MI NasliDuIh HHs t tr @l.,'
from RrenOs AyTeS, and goes n1."t on vi 1 Ill c,-,s
tu-morroW Gen WCLb goes win hlil' tHu az 80
oTc nov tnrnef uDon Gen Mcmahon. Ihe bGnel'l p'o
a ced a very favorable impression uOi'''E '. @ 80. &
this city. He evidently has al .t % deIcoe dnfics
WI aS ,c ~, With credit to the country, and We
feel that our interests are Saic ID ms hahus , A.,
As soon as he arrived, Admiral DAYS. plaeeu ne @thc
Get NJ his ,posal and he is now on his way 10 lhe
sceue OF action The vessels consisting 0l lHe Ouc'
Tirye llac-shpl. Pawnee. Qulnnebaug' haAsaS au'H
Nosp are 10 rendezvous at Buen0S ANieS anu ga
Inf the Gucrfi.re will then proceed WIN bt' NC
Nlbon up the Paraua. The Guerriere, drawing 700
much water viii remain at the mouth OF me INVr
a~1 flp admiral will transfer ms flag TO the Wasp
know that the new Minister Is confident oil ms aul
ity TO exact an honorable sctV'theto ol Ol ~
a. linn tn ii
necessity should be forced upon HIM he mas nerve
enough TO face H. .,.;ro
The allied movement against Asunclon Is ln'klhg
steady progress. and all accounts WLlcn IedI i,Io
renreScnt Lopez as near the last eNtremty; bu! ne
has been there many times before II i'i.ili1H
official repOrts can be trusted, that We lake cN tiS
thing now with liberal deductions. Ii can haT0y oe
doubted. however. that the ParaguaNans are btcon-
ing exhausted. and nothing sustans them pt tlIcil
remarkable bravery aud the strange confidence
which despite his crUe,t'cs and crimes, they continue
to rerosc In the Dictator. They are ready 10 haNe
any sacrifice he demands OF tnein ana ooh up nm
as one OF the most courageous Cap pe' anu ptI'o
of men. Ii is a sad pity that such generous sehu-
mcnts are not directed toward nobler object;
Most of the allied Ton-clad teet had reached AT
latest odvices within "A few leagues of Asunclon.
nossinr without substantial injury all the obstruc
lions With which Lopez had planted the Paraguay
river. and avoiding the torpedoes with WIlCh IL was
attempted TO destroy them ms succ,S "soei, @
removes of course whatever apprehension may
have been felt as to the ABILITY OF AGlh i'a'IS & 70
force his way up TO LOpcZs capital. Nlth tle bra
Ziians to sweep the way Tor us our meet can eAlcIl
ence little difficulty. ,.
On the lCtb OF October Lopez iSsued proclAma1
tion TO his feow-coEutrymeD. IN winch he T%icIreu
T. the alleged conspiracy against his life IN The lO
lowing ferns: - 49,, ,. -,
cowardy spirits succumbed; The great ana EtAeI9u-'
however, remained 10 convince the Woild, more in
over 20 what degree worship our country ana our
lherty how dear a single victim, oiarcd upon Us
atars and how iAdelOe and cherished Is thC lCheh-
bTdncc Of 70. ,-,-, s.to-
Vcntion Of God. have escaped the greater clal y,
let rs raise hands to Heaven ana more lha ever
Couhde in lis mercy; let us discharge our dul as Ih7
tans to our country and, by the gtaee Of Goa ana INC
force Of arms, pOstcry shall han the hvuDc Vi
Paraguay great and glorious" -,
There has been q good deal OF doubt rs to the
existence of any such plot as this; and certainly te
absurd charges with which Lopez accompanied The
story gave us reason enough fer suspectng that the
whole thing was n fiction. Nobody snpposes. toi
Instance that Mr.. WashDuTn was consPTatOr al th'
Dictators court, that Mr.. Bliss or Mr. MastermaI
was either and there were many other person
accused whom TO suspect would pave Oeel
ridiculous But that there was conspiracy
frankly believe. 1t is well known that the allie
have long been endeavOring 10 stop the war by get
ling LOpez out of the way. rightly judging that ~
aoHo keeps alive their resistance. they nave utterly
failed 20 create any sensible division between nm
and his people; and it is not at all unlikely that ;
pl0t for his dcp0suOn-l do not say his muTder-inaJ
have been fOnIeHted by their intigues. H. I.