The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-16
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v 4dcial Statement Of Minister
Washburn.
The Accusations Against
Him.

Lopez Ip uIts Minister Washburn- History
OF the AGair-Horribic DoIngs In Para
guay-I .opez a Coward-Bliss and Master.
man - .ized While neutrality-suspicious. a
Consp irator-Washburn Gets $4,000 TO
Betr' ~ Lopez-Americau Squadron Going TO
Par aguay.
RIO JANEIRo, Oct. g. 1858.
WI lat every one Is now talking OF is no longer
fms nee nor even politics. 1t is the great Wash
bur correspondence, the greatest diplomatic scan
ds.l that has occurred here since the famous Webb
snd Chrystie squabble, to make men wonder and
sock wise with shrugged insinuations and to give
rood for naming editorials by used-up editors famsh
Ing for new materials. Unfortunately, however, the
documents were all published in Spanish by
order or Lopez, and they are 80 lengthy
that 1t would be impossible to translate them and
furnish them for this steamer. But Mr.. Washburn
has published some letters written by himself ana
Others which give the main points OF the whole cor
Eespondence between him and Benies and Camlnos
the Foreign Ministers of Lopez, and show the state OF
Para quay under the tyranny and fear OF Lopez.
With these and the summary OF the events to which
Che correspondence refers, which follows may be
conceived the long diplomatic battle which Mr.
washburn maintained for the inviolability OF his
house and for the protection OF American and other
foreign citizens who had taken refuge there when
the allied ironclads were ascending to Asuncion In
February last and the causes OF his inability con-
tnue his protection In consequence OF the pressure
and threats OF Lopez which eliminated at length in
accusing him OF being the acting spirit in an as
serted conspiracy in favor OF the allies, in sending
him his passports and in seZing when departing
two members OF his suite-Mr. Porter Bliss his inter-
prefer, an American citizen, and Mr. George Master
man, an Englshman acting as doctor OF the Lega-
fion.
MR.. wAsHBURN TO THE BRITISH MINISTER.
BUBNoS AYREs, Sept. "a, 1868.
His Excelency Hon. WILLIAM STUART, her Britain
mic Majestys Minister Penlpotentiary, Buenos
slR-when / left Paraguay on the 18th inst.
regret TO inform your Excellency that
including several Of Your countrymen, were
In prison; and as l am the only person beyond
s sa Of Ipeo @
II seems to be my duty TO give such information
as possess to the representatives. OF the different
their unfortunate countrymen, they may take such
action as may seem most proper IN order 70 exricate
action Is taken there may be none left to tell the tale
OF their annihilatoni
To give an idea therefore, OF the situation there,
and OF the dangers and horrors to which all foreign
in that country are subjected or exposed, pro-
pose give brief narrative Of the events that have
transpred since the 2lst OF February last. ON the
evening OF that day, returning from duck shoot
ing pas6o, l learned that several Brazilian iron
cads had passed uumata, and were on their way
to the capital. on reaching my house , was In
Befges, had sent urgent request for me to visit
him al his office. Immediately complied, when the
Minister told me that the Brazilian squadron having
passed Hunata, and being already half way to
Asuncon. the government had ordered an evacua-
tlon Of The city, and had declared it military point.
He also said the capital was to removed Luque,
little village some ten miles from Asuncion,
and that he had invited to visit him
in order that l might have such accom-
modations provided for me, at or near huque
else might obey the order Of evacuation certainly
should not. nay Legation was, for the time being,
territory OF the United States and should remain III
civ sur n 4
afford to all who chose TO resort to IT, tod Senior
Berges also that the government had no right 70
compel the foreigners 10 abandon their houses and
property; that II they chose to remain and defend It,
taking the risk OF exposure to bombardment of the
town they had right to do lie dissented en-
TREY FROM this view, and on returning TO my house
found 1t full OF people. who were anxlousy waiting
to learn If would remain In the capital or not
told Them that should stay, and many more than
my house could accommodate asked permission TO
could not give them all sheer but n they chose TO
deposit their valuabies in my house would receive
them but always subject 10 their own risk; should
The same evening M ad i next day people came
rushing in in large numbers, bringing their trunks
and boxes aud several iron safes all OF which
deposited in the different rooms OF the legation The
tue town. not from lear Of the Brazilians but OF
worse enemy; aud towards evening several hhglish
came To my house and asked me to permit them.
with their families, 10 occupy certain vacant rooms
In ihe rear OF my Legation AS they were all In gov
ernment employ, suggested that IL would be Inore
prudent for them to get PERMISSION to do from the
authorities. They accordingly ASKED and obtained
the permission and on the following morning they
came, with their families, twenty-o persons In all,
and took shelter in the Legation. The following
morning Or. Antonio de las Carreras, who
was the former head Of the Oriental govern
ment and a most bitter enemy OF the Brazil
ians fearing lest II fell into the hands OF
the allies he would be treated as was Leandro
Gomez after the fall OF Paysandu, came TO my
house and asked FOR shelter nc was accom- lned
by francisco Rodriguez Larreta, who went TO Para
quay as secretary of Legation with DIR. Nasquez
sagasiume, the oriental ~ mister Resident IN 1864,
ana gave them a cordial welcome, and they
manned with TIL July IL. AT the time all
Thought the virtually over, and that thin
a few DAYS Asuncion would be III the hands OF the
Brazlians. such was the universal wish OF every
body, faraguayans and Foreigners alike. ON the
defended by little Tort having but one gun Of sum-
cIent calibre TO do any harm 10 monitors or iron-
cads and this one SO badly mounted, as | was
informed afterwards, Lia 1T could not be depressed
so as to be OF any service As the Bra
zilians approached TINS fort they began nrinR
at 1t, but without injuring II. The fort replied with
some half dozen Shots some thirty forty from
the iron-c ads when the latter, Tor some reason in
harm was done TO the fort and very little 10 the
town. 0ae shot struck the new palace OF the Ires
dent, bat the damage done 10 IL was very trining
We then supposed that the Iron-clads would soon
return reinforced, but week passed alter week, and
month after month. and we could learn nothing OF
MAat VA going on ~ the seat o. war supposlng
thar Lopez was shut up In his entertainments around
Huanaits, aud that II would be impossible for him
I'VE Thought the duration OF the was only ques.
tpn OF time, rev days more or less. thus things
remained with us TILL on the lst or APRIL we learned,
Tor the first time, that Lopez had abandoned Paso
Pucu, ana nau reached ana passed the Tebucart
WIN the larger part OF his army. Thus the end OF
the war seemed 10 be indefinitely postponed our
Ritsation ia AsdnciOn was extremely disagreeabe,
~ il was impossible to obtain nanny things else
whtre regarded as necessaries Of life.
PLe town was completely deserted, save only that
more or less people were suffered TO come In occa-
s'oaally ~ carry away things that, IN their nrst
hgnl and hurry, they were unable 10 do. Some In.
cloenta occurred TO SHOW that the government, or
rather Lopez, Tor Lopez Is the government. did not
approve 81 my keeping 50 many people al my Lega-
tOa- apd therefore al who had not been recognized
as belonging ~ thought II prudent not ~ venture
into the stetts but considering the circumstances
We passed the une more pieasdnty than could have
been expected Careras ano isodfiguez were most
agreeable ana Intelligent gentlemen, and Mr.. Bliss
was encyclopedias OF knowledge on almost every
subject our Paraguayan servant was enabled 10
OBTAIN frr us al the beef mandoca maze chickens