New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-23
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fee to be attributed solely TO the dangerous postar
In which he and his family we're placed ny Lopez WIN
view probably to their destruction ana Whch II thns u
serbed report 10 me Of what had occurred date
buenos Ayres Sept. %: lyon VIII hnd a rdloulonsl9
long correspondence regard TO the different person.
domiciled In my legation which was published hrst br
"a ms sent'arlO, and has been epuDhsbed mere.
NE depended and my great aim was proong II ulbe
aIIlya Oh the Wasp, which was certain you would send
that she would come before Lopez any violence
Isst nc LOT hao he once proceeded 20 til he womb
nave gone 10 the last extremity For one whole month
ielt mat would have compromised by simply being shot
but was afraid OF his tortures which he applies u all
who do not make such declarations as he desires And
then ala not Ike 10 give him chance 10 nut forth any
declarations as coming from me when should not le
alive TO deny them Our correspondence ceased when
the Wasp arrived To have terminated II sooner y i'm.
dgnanty returning the first dispatch containing nputa-
tons on my character would have insured my destrue-
ton. Thank God aud you, the Wasp arrived and Wa
Thirdly Mr. washburn is no more responsible for tia
plpcaIon Oh that correspondence than 1 am for tle
United states squadron lylng idle IN this haTbor when
all the available menOf-war belonging other nation
alties have long since been occupying the waters oi
Paraguay and doing all in their to protect tho
lives OF their citizens. There Is just much justice Tia
censurng Mr.. Washburn for for publishing mis-
spOndence with Lopez as there IL ~ visiting upon my
Government our people, or myself, the Just ndgnaou
expressed Dy the pubic, tna our an Oh which
exrept the fagshp Is peculiarly adapted to
should be the only passive one on the coast IN an eDer-
s cnfon of orr national honor but in the dsSharge OF
duty 10 the civilized world, which equally with tho
United States, has been insuted by the gross outrage
penetrated our legation IN Paraguay
Eouthiy --Mr Washburn may have been imprudeRt
orness Of the Marquis OF Caria IN concluding tie war
against Lopez but 10 must not be forgotten that Dc was
the victim Of that datOrincss and that IL very nearly
cost him his life. The Brazilian army has exhibited eS-
traOrdinary dash and abundant daring whenever
IL has had an opportunity exhibit its sOlderly qua
tes and he wlio vndicates its character merits tho
thanks instead Of the condemnation Of the BraLiilaIG
public.
Fifhiy: Mr. Washburn IS censnred and called bad
names because he seemingly abandoned members Of bS
Legation the tender merces OF the Wild Beast OF Para
quay. This condemnation has lts origin IN manly anu
generous feeling, which fully understand and aEre|
cate: but "a based erroneous information. If the
Wasp had been living at the wharf of AsunciOn, doubt
less from my knowledge OF Mr. Washburn's character >,
he would have placed his wife and child on board ands
ordered the TO Leave while he returned 10 bravo
the tyrant his den and share the fate Of the memser
OF his Legation. But such was not the state Orl
affairs. Mr.. Washburn says: demanded and reeeYet,
my passports and abandoned my residence; aud with my
WIFE child and servants and the two members OF my I|
CATION started for the steamernOtthe Wasp but ar
aguayan steamer which was 70 take us 70 the "asp-i
When approaching the steamer Bliss and MasternaIs'
were arrested my side aud fOrcibly carried away
What was dOi Follow them and leave my wife ana
child in the OF Asuncon We had no home 10 re-
Should have placed my WIFE on board the PAR
aguayan steamer and left them TO the ten
der mercies Of LOpezs Ininonsi NY d.
plOmatic functions having been brOughe'
10 a close by my act Lopez would not have per-
mted me 10 them and the seizure OF the menu
bers OF LegatiOnas much entitled to protection as
wasdemOnstrates what kind OF protection was 10 stor
for all OF us and OF how little value it was to my g-
ton as 10 MY family"
will only repeat the language Of the B,Hnos A1fs
Standard: III Mr. Washburn has erred he has erred o
right side, and his Govepment aud his country Will
fully indorse his conduct against all the eaumnos ana
ISLANDERS heaped upon him by evidence not wortI
the paper upon which is written" Very respectfully,
vour cbedent servant j. WATSON WEhB.