The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-12

Mrs. Iy0Cn In the HarDOr OF h1O-Sne Wakes
some Interesting Revelations Regarding the
Late Paraguayan War.
A correspondent writing from Rio Janeiro
says
While Mrs. Lynch was in port on board the
City of Limerick a little romance occurred.
With her came a grown-up daughter of Lopez
by another woman, of whom Mrs. Lynch has
taken charge for many years, This girl was
with the little army of Lopez when he was
killed, and was engaged to be married to
young Paraguayan officer the ceremony being
appointed for the I'd of March. But Lopez
was slain on the 1st, and the lover was cap
tured and sent as prisoner to Rio Janeiro.
On Mrs. Lynch coming to the port of Rio the
young lover and several Paraguayan officers
were allowed to go on board to see Mrs.
Lynch and her family. Further permission
was obtained for the lover to spend
the night before the vessel sailed with the
family, and the result was that, by permis-
sion of the Government, priest married the
officer the officer and the girl, and he pro-
ceeded to Europe in the same vessel.
| While Mrs. Lynch was at Buenos Ayres,
Dr. Stewart, to whom Mrs. Lynch had con-
fded 915,000 to be lodged to her and her
childrens credit in the Bank of Scotland, as
appears by receipt given by him. but which
he alleges was extorted from him, arrived at
the same place, he having come on from Eng
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plements and other articles to sell in Para
quay. AS luck would have it, he went to the
same hotel as Mrs. Lynch, but when he heard
she was there he turned white as ashes,
ordered out his trunks in haste, and hurried
on board steamer bound up the river. 1t
would appear that he acted wisely, for Mrs.
Lynch had vowed to horsewhip him first and
shoot him afterwards, and she looks like
woman who would be as good as her word in
such matter.
While here Mrs. Lynch was very anxious
to have talk with the Emperor, but she
could not get leaveto get ashore, and only a
! few influential persons were allowed to see
! her. She made some revelations in regard to
the war which are not uninteresting, of which
the following is the substance -
She states positively that the war with
Brazil was projected by Lopez in alliance with
General Urquiza and the Biancos of Monte
video, and under conditions of probable sue
cess which rendered the confederates sanguine
as to the result. According to the stipula-
tions between them, Urquiza wes to have
Corrientes as we'll as Entire Rios, and the
Oriental Republic was to receive Rio Grande
do Sui.
Madame Lynch declares that Lopez was
utterly hopeless of defending himself success
fully after the recrossing of the Paraguayan
army over the Parana, but that his hopes re-
| VlVed during the long siege OF Humalta, as
the slowness of the movements of the Marquis
de Caxias inspired him with confidence that
he could tire the allies out, which hopes were
encouraged by the sending of SUMS of money
to bribe officials in the Paraguayan service
appearing to demonstrate weakness on the
part of Brazil.
For some time Lopez was kept informed OF
the movements of the allies, through Genera
MacMahon, but after the departure of thii
minister he remained in ignorance of wha
was doing. The well-planned attack of the
Gomte dEu upon the position of Ascurra
which General MacMahon had pronounced
impregnable, completely annihilated hi
hopes, and left him no resource but to carry
on guerilla war in the expectation of weary
ing the Brazihans into terms; but at no tim,
during the whole course of the war had Lopez
any intention whatever of leaving Paraguay
With the desire to secure something fol
Madame Lynch and his children, Lopez sen
off, at Angostura, large sum in gold con
signed to DIR. Stewards brother, and had j
deposited in the bank of Scotland; but thi
sum is now denied to her, although she hold
DIR. Stewards receipt. Now, her only hope
are vested in General MacMahon, who tool
charge of about 920, 900 worth of propert,
for her when leaving the Paraguayan en-
campment. All she has with her is of trilinl
amount, consisting chiefly of jewelry of littl,
intrinsic value. The sword presented t,
Lopez by the Paraguayan people she de
posted with the British Charge d'Affaires a
Buenos Ayres.