New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-27


ana rad destroy him before he had destroyed n.
ne might be struck by lightning in tho mean nm, Ins
why dd not had no q Rns%ins TftStn
learned that o new Admiral wan In command % .hs
Tor we we're well aware that II Admiral odon h.
there and had known that aud family were IN lea
sonal danger he would have gone of In the oppds,, ~
erection rather than send gunbot 10 our rejiey ~
the new Admiral we had kn0wledg but the nyss
considered, also, that my chance OF escape W. We
much better than that OF either BlIss " Msst.rm.n ~
perhaps weeks afrward that he void be- so'pe ddsy
seize me, Mrs washburn, and the otherme nbers ~ NO
after they had been seized aud before b. lad TAKEN
mus our prospect Of escape bette. than their
gained would improve our chances Tat soy ,n, uay
must come within month two we REGARDED =.
come before several weeks day under hosa er no'
stances was an important item, and Considered tha,
the legation might properly be taken. ''''''"s
ut me days. The terrible days! Bliss ant Mastermsn
regarded themselves as lost The chances emed 10 ~
at least twenty to one against them. Eve sisee the
narYe Oh consPraey or OF the attempt az asassltor
Rodriguez, Carreras and Perelra scaled that they
would be- they had not already been, tortured and pu,
10 death and that Bliss and Masterman fe into ths
hands Of Lopez, they must suffer the fac Every
cay each OF them gave me what might be comdered a.
they should not would vndcate them SoTs d tSs
w1rld, and see that my Government avenged them
Bliss made his VIII which still RETAIN and from which
make the following quOtation:
Beng accused Of consr by the Paraguayan Goveuut ub
ton which beong and that having declared tst y IN
Pat me on tns declare mysef completely innocent Of e ergs nad
and call uIon my Government TO nsias fan z,os
I I9%pS Of Hs s' Is 2 s.1
These anxious days were sort OF eternity The dread
OF another letter from Benitez cOnstaItly haunting
u.s. for had doubt that the next would be worss
than the last and we greatly feared that IL would pre-
ccde but few moments their arrest. But Ire most desc
late and heartsrcken Of all poor Mrs ete ferera
Az brs she had hoped thar nothing serious would bean
her husband; that though doubtless he would I've sub
eeted very treatment and perhaps half starved
70 DEATH yet, she knew he had done Gnyhins
against Lopez or against Paraguay and as there could be
nothing against him, she stu hoped that his Life would
be spared.
1t was relief when darkness closed upon us for after
that hour received any letters but the nghtz
long and sleepess II was geater relief for the
d 90 b SGS sh take out TO s
messenger with a letter was not approaching Most
people know what Il is TO fall asleep with wegtor
trouble upon the mind and the dsagreeabe sensation
first awakening with vague impression VI trouble, and
feeling load upon tho stomach before they can sun -,
distinctly. This was my experience for months .
brief sleep for couple OF hours was all that We
anxiosfs Of the time would permit. IIen W9nd ~
awake and reflect on what would probably DO the me-
dents Of the day. What %o hs next si'Gs ana
So how many days would pass before shOuld he oDged
to follow themi when would the Wasp a11yei now
why had she not come before perhaps she viii not
come perhaps the Admiral has decided not TO sena he
until he gets further instructions from home nov man1
months will that take If that has been his COURSE she
will not return for three months more, and ~
will certainly late to These renectons
would wear away the OF the night until near cay
light and then would get up and, after taking my bgR
light cigar and walk up and down my inner cOrrCOft
again specializing upon situation and what was %
fore us. 1 endeavOred ~ much as possible TO die
guse my apprehensons and TO conceal my Tears bolh
from Mrs. Washburn aud Mrs. Porera. To the
letter always pretended to believe that as Lopez could
have nothing against her husband hewOud not put MIN
to DEATH but that she would hlm again. 10 Ma.
Washburn endeavOred ~ maintain an appearance VI
indifference, and would tell her mat as ior e ana Lef
and our little child we were perfectly secure Lopez
would never dare and execute the Minister Of
great and powerful nation, Tor he would Aho. lsl ne
might, would sooner later have his head These ef-
forts however, were but partially successful enc knev
had asked Tor my passports, had not received them,
and could get away aud suspected the reason OF y
detention, and in spite vi al! NY assumed eonhgence.
could not but sometimes give way to dcspsir and ssY
that Lopez meant TO Kill all, that not OF 10 would
ever leave the country alive. .
SIT nation it useless 10 attempt 20 disguise be Lao
that Lopez was resolved the destruction OF US OIL