, 1869-08-19
PARAGUAY.
Note OIL the rScntpotentInries OK tho
Allied uneutk&

Mote oil the P2en1potentlnfies OK the
Allied t:oFernuc cnt1.
At dste OF Duepos Ayrea, Jnne ?, the allied
PleD.potentlaries d. Mariana rarels, Minister and
Secretary Of State for Foreign Relations Of the
Argentine Republic; conseiheiro u. Jose Maria da
ter F1en1potent!arJ on special mission Of Hts
Majesty the Emperor Of brazil, and y. Adoi1o
Rodngncz Envoy Extraordinary on special mls-
sion q the Oriental Republic Of Uruguay, dictated
SsWsJed by the most friendly dispositions, the
allied governments have maturely considered
gunyan cttizenB which were expressed ii the MAI
nebio s!gned At Asunclon on the 9Iat ot Aarch
Last, and communicated TO the allied governments
by 8 1ote dated April -, and addressed 70 them
81 the popnlu committee entrusted with the
dlsehaEEe Of their mandate. The many
PaaguJnn citizens W1o Hgned tue nan; q
bT the desire 10 see the loU1d naEtJFdom Of
the ParaRuayhn people ended as soon ~ pos--
siolet and 10 organize government :. .1ich would
ee e q popqsr sos
by tho aims Of the allies, ano at presen. rnds1
thetr exclusive rule: TINT they consider It the
e o. - sse t ~ 70 70 sae
o1tr 10 The allies thetr lid xnd that Of their couu-
trJmen, tdherlDg to the sAme cause IN any n1nu-
esl IL cd q q he n
cerlsy Of the Intentions thus manifested to.lhe
Allied governments.
'.Thc undersigned, Plenipotentla.tes Of tho al.
Led governments, hare now the honor and l1most
satsiacuon TO te able to communicate 70 the
Aforesaid Commissioners thas the allied govern
wishes laid before them In the name Of the nnhap-
py Puraguayan people; and thai, promising then
lie Most beneyo client co-aperat!ou, they declare a&
the ssne Tine they will recognize and treat with
the new Paraguayan government that ma5 be con.
sIituted In accordance With the terms resumed 10
the conditions lad down u the annexed protocol
Of the agreement made fol this purpoBo, which is
accompanied with copies OF the pacta ot alltancc
referred 10. Az . mora explicit enunciatton Of the
w4hea Of the allied governments tnat the new Tar
Elaypn government may 1s much as possible ce-
Deut the Spirit Of unlan among thelr Gouhtfynen,
and so seCure the more decided national sopraH,
the undersigned suggest 10 the Commissioners the
convenience Of the provisional government they
undertake to establish being composed Of three
members, cYca though one Of the members bear
ea iane,os tho eondaou . 81 concord and oFce
Will be ealts1ed once tho supreme authority reside
In the collective body, the different executive at.
IN he nanntr j1aged noss reasonable, Among the
three members composing it."
The eonmittse to whom the above note refers.
McANR. Bcdoye EEusqutza and tAuente, accept
Is tessns, with tho Understanding that they leaEc
the rSht4 Of Paraguay unu1olcated. and that they
do uot impose on the troylstonM Government now
constituted "any conditions Lat thosa 10 Which
Ita owu loyalty counsela It."
TuA POSITION OF torEz
1ns D1e1es As aEa q s4G a aas
E1ys: Lopez ID sul al -Ascr1nA defended by the
deEIes anu passes, through which alone the mont
9! hia Nnes can 10 approached. To attack his
vii 9a1e to pe made p tas ln7aains to5oe. -; :
1 % thS Rlser Manduslra, and corps darn1t
bc thrown on the enerny'a rear: A coup %
main. tnonen i might cost M nnnoer M O. 9ssss @ =
for although Lopez has fully SOU infantry. better
armed thah Is gen 1arallT supposed, passiFe obell.
ence alone urges them on. and they are pot equal
CuAt1u IankB Two years ago. Many prisoners and