New-York tribune., 1869-03-05
PARAGUAY.

tne statements OF Bliss puDlSnCd few
days since, both in regard TO the cruees Of Lopez
the 1lrm and humane conduct of ex-Mniser Washburp
The writer German, and his English IL will DO seep
Is imperfect but sufficiently correct 70 bo understood
and is given as written. r..' I'D. ...
AsUNcIoS, jan u, lsC9. y
BURN, ia Washington. " ~
DEAR SIR; What shall write to youi Paper. ink and
letters are only means for short and incomplete com
mnnicauons and my heart s so fun have so much 70
leh you theIe arc b0 extremely many intrigues to uI
lowness falsehoOd assassination ali sort OF crimes
badly used governmental skill bring to the daylight
tnat lear Is hardly possible give tie world the
proof OF the baseness the clever play of which we
all Foreigners in Paraguay have subject these last
reasons, because there far many acts OF bar
@ s 70 5e able to mention them and secondly they
shape OF Justice and humanity that we can hardly eX
pect the world to DO ready 70 believe the truth 1t would
be necessary TO discover the motives OF all this clever
Jesutical play and assassnatons which the Paragnayan
cannot explain and of which only have the full per
suasion that all s falsehood and baseness
perfectly understand, and fnd qulte natural and
logical that until this moment there politicians who
admire and defend the actions Of the Paraguayan Gov
Srhneht ana condemn those sufferers who TO
lose their lives fortunes and honor during the last ten
months mont but TINS mistake IS only 70 be excused the
WOId KNOWS nothing at all about Paraguayan affairs,
and what they believe 10 know is only very clever false.
the world ~ "
suppose you know by this time that Asnncion is in the
ngs o. tne Aed army since the ls OF January and as
write from that place you viii see have the fortune 10
De with them asked several people about you, and
vague information OF
lament and about what feel very very sorry Is that
difficulties with the United States Government about the
clever but miserable tricks the Paraguayan Government
played You But, my dear Sir, have confidence time
Will clear all these errors, and IL was in your
place | would feel quite easy and even tell my ad
NeIsaries that they perfectly right condemn
because they could do otherwise with the wrong in
formation thew only have and with the apparently nice
ytted accusations OF the correspondence between you
and Beuez | say that your adversaries have quite
wrong information, or perhaps, better SAID iuOna
ton AT all because tnu the head, peOple
OF the Allied army that they entirely ignorant Of the
subjected. / wish TO God, therefore. and hope that
soon everything will to the daylight, and then dear
many who deeply obliged TO your kindness TO your
humanity, to your goodwill and assistance and more
than ali TO the straightforward defense OF the principle
OF right Until now, have not seen newspapers, aud
the Information got about You Is very uncertain
hope You are all right ana ENJOY better and happy life
after SO many su1Cnngs.
will tell you now how TO the Allied army hut
am sorry that must be very brief as otherwise never
could finish because the suteungs bad treatment, and
fasehood TO which had been subjected crthe last three
months have been by far too many.
Ncn know very well that always have been very high
y estimated by the Paaguayan Government and all OH
cas and il had been so until the 2d OF October last
year, when was taken prisoner and sent TO the army
the most direct word actionbecause they
cusod me of the dramatic piece OF revolution. by
many innocent pedpe before me Vow look here dear
Sir how all that came. AT the beginning OF October ar
rived very AsunCion French aud an Italian gun
boat and the Consu took steps oarrangc the departure
Of their respective subjects. AZ the same time appeared
that the Paraguayan Government never had put Difficult
ties IN the way OF The departure Of iQeigners cohsld
eIed this fine occasion TO retire 10 Europe and |
put myself in communication with the Italian Consul |
asking him to take board of the vessel Of his ma
ton After having arranged this, went TO the Para
gUayan Minister, Luls CanuOs, and told him mat !
should Ike 10 retire TO Europe i'll case the Paragnayan
Government did not find il inconyenient Twas 70 happy
10 he told by the Minister that there was no nconyeni
ence at all on the part OF the Paaguayah Goyefment
and that nc would wliIe down immediately TO arrange
about i6e vessel and to send me my passport WIN lnsSe
favorable promises and IN the glorious nope 10 sIend
happy Christmas at home after 80 many years prvaons
aud suIcrings, went home TO my country honse IN
RecOlcta, full OF hope and plans for the future;
packed up my baggage aud Few thousand dollars, the
Inc ?jd of October went regularly to Asuneion %
rrange everything there for n,ek Gepssae; % 3, psii All
SIsaie&s & 20 ssleys ~ q, iy ofcs. incdstciy
transported horseback 10 the majoria Of tho army IN
Las Lomas near Vneta All my demonstrations 10 visit
were useless and convinced myself That had 10
obey my sergeant 1indy as he had to obey ms oiss
ings which had during two mouths oi lDp1sohnehl'
Hanger, thirst, lth insults sun ialu h,Is s IN 9
lection against heat and rain. But must mention more
particularly what called the Paraguayan Tribunal OF
Twenty four hours aftcruy arrival 10 Las Lomas was
brought 10y four soldiers under arms 10 hut where
there stng three captains. After formal iLluiiy
OF my name, profession; reiigon ana natohai,y Mas
told 10 Iy down an oath that all shonh say before ihhJ
Tribunal would be tae Pqre truth; Arr having done
prisoner, which question answered that hhu Hot o
6nr,ne s this tine ono Of the oncer, most eagerly
studied the Semdngrio aud then aer"sld LETT the room
and did not appear again 49,, -.., ,
my Imprisonment, the speaker or the remaining Two
captains warned severely not 10 go on IN tat way
because the Tribunal knew everything, AID there were
moro than hundred proofs against mo that had been
apft the head al rev Dlutlgu,
There learned for tho first time that they considered
me a. a partner OF that imaginary revolution OF which
knew lust as little as all the Others who nave lost tGcr
lives being forced 10 state and affirm To have been part
ncr 10 such revolution. II is quito natural mat snch
rons accusation Will put the deliberate man
INTO a certain state Of excitement, and began 10 defend
mysef stating that ready 10 face any man ana any
abatement against me; but instead Of entering INTO The
uos of my defense only listening 10 them, was TO
peaedly warned 10 consider that was not IN gfogsh1p
movements with my hands speak 20 loud ana that
behaved very badly before the Tribunal ana tat thcy
had plenty OF means 20 make speak the truth.
M tins time there entered another captain VI the name
OF GuibarIO the only knew by name. was then
about the revolution, aud that had received money
from the COmmandante Fernandez 10 maintain That
one OF the captains order corporal to bring par OF
feters which, fortunately, they put tried
any person paper or proof which could peak against
me- but she clever Judge assured me that there was no
guilt aud that the Tribunal never cals person except
he is guilty, which answered that 50 Tar as my
knowledge goes tribunal mas HSn' W ei A"J peiSon'
W Win ibs The EXAMINATION had an end and was ad
ysed 10 regulate my soul with God because life would
Do short and then was taken agaln TO my prison. ana
anything more neither OF Judge or 1nry, No,
even furnished with table neither PEN INK OF paper
But you soc, dear Sir that have been le most Tor
tuuate OF all the prisoners because they never put mo
into fstters nor did they with me oil the diaboca
machines OF the times OF the nquston, with which they
lTessed aud forced all tho other foreigners 10 CONFESS
aud affirm that there really had been plan 0i Ie'oiu
tioD aud that all OF them had been members ot r. o,,
critical and dangerous position. on the 2st OF Deceu
ber We were tabout 20 OF u.s. prisoners g ~ 20 ns
formal attack the Paraguayan foruncauons III ias
Early in the morning there came DoGy 81 s ON
read list of about onethird OF the prisoners WHO nat
TO step forth ana Dy everyng ~ ~ TS PsraSsyans