The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1869, Page 3

ay AN INTERNATIONAL OCEAN RACE America Agolast Eugland—The Dauntless and the Cambtris—The Carayria’s Challenge Accepted—A Hare for Ton Thousand Ponuds ow a Send of Colora, {Prom the Lonton Tanes.p The following letier has veea fur surded to us for ical ot 7 Gravy Hort, Panta, October, 1962, DEAR Sta—L have revived a vegaverod dec " frow dated Jerquay, or 21, whiea you dro kind cvouam to ‘rece. ab you hare Hou. sauy 1 do on Sarasin pabic jorroais attend .ng Buineroet cy H have LaroWs4 Gut ty Amor » the dauat wh. + mwons Wie BUntber, boen fotunat® euougl to eeeuiy Asi am fot i the habit of lnaking throug ii the Lewspapers, or Of Adverioang wy ryAsOU for gwiog OF deciiuing @ ieuge, | min Wit your reyeaied pubsioatt minottied, Ueltey that those Who Wok palicjent literest th line sa! 1 Lo tend them Would posters IhLell gence enough form a correct Judgment of tue facts, ave coupled your turd dirdes chali thie sore Of Distorioal review, you » for correcting o"Ne Of the GiMAypr Which you appear to labor in ed Ccoaa race belweeu the Dac wubria Hui as you Led aid be in Getadver, 1968, you ismued a eories of challenge to American yacktinen. Oue Of ,e2F propostious OF # race trom Cowes to New York, vo start on we the frat day of last we veset 4 Aberica tat you ¢ the wilh the Cambria, and wany persons thoaghr that so apintod a yacutman es yourse!’, cvming voluntarily forward a8 (he cuapion of Hugiand, dua eo @f rodeeniing Cio Amertoa’s € of which you @ Md th. rousiy wade disposition ta w w heen wrauiied by (he accept several ent American yuonia iy wingic Vessel prepared Was One OF those pers” Whole of them, De uuntie Ocean Pas @ time thatl | Of tlie races pro mber, i884, Laccepted your chaien 1 siwted ia my in the habitor easing o YOU Must exoUse ue Li i have rega Fepeticion of the cuatlenges tt as Buperfuort At isste beewce Fefused to sail mw) your refusal anc ¢ your chattenge open ion wheller an & adopted by ove © ver. This wa levs arrived at once perceive & Auipression Wa race from Ce 1, That wa: you in Gctober, is 2oy and c val ot the i v ¢ sation We ha vi n nly my acher previous dcvepiauee Your challenge for av ocean ra On Monday, Auras! 9, Pieces trom 9 challenging se to three race i tein Y from Ayd with i ance us per 5 froin Cie with the New york, piaic of te v Ttas aan nie to © reply promptly vo ihis eo. r the ocean race conditioval propostéiur and once since tay arrival! y LO prospock of your sang mn On August Taces—tirst conditions as i the foruy ‘ou again chatte » to tro nthe sue « arave to New York ter You wrote as follow As J am unable to make any finel arrangements wnt I hone froza you L request the favor of your early Foply; bal in the evenVof my not hes f from the ting you receive thts come aider that itis tot convenient for you to ny propos and that] shai thon be free to Kall to Naw .ork to race for the American Cup of "51, 1¢ allowed to compels for Mt, oF, A Rot, to proceed on an inteaded crutse. This letter was forwarded to me inf was not received until the morning o| was sorry to find it as un communication, I Toared th made you unde! d tbat, la accepting your Uret ehailenge for an ecean 4, I declined to sail you any other course, and T regreiicd that you should Waste your time and disappoint the expectations you had raised of a series of briilant tnternale eontesis, by chalice me over and agein to iniand matches, which | had reve refused to gail, and Wuich otier AMencan y ac stood ready to accept, ta order, thereiore, lo oni you to decide whetuer you would or would an Atlantic race siigly against the Dannt immediately sent you, on the morning Of August 2oy the following te. From JAMES ng from you four hy nino 1 ehals miton, anid rv, Jr. Long's Hotel, New Cambria, Bond sireet, London, to James Aeibury, § Ryde, Tale od Wi 15 Deesinder Last 1 aecey your chellenge for an occen aciosn the Auianiic, You re- fused to race mo posed Luere ¥ tor, Ax you have now reo ed your ref! Tenge the Dauniiess to wn Atlantic rave, 1 a sition, and exercteing the recoyaize. rf patty, Lname th from Unpo Cte janiiy Hook, aud thi » 15th of have only this rom Which has been foryart! reply by telegraph, in order saat you may wt ‘onc learn your elvallenge ia wovepted. AUGUGE&, Le You declined to race me on the plea that you did NOt Cligose Lo start as Inte us the 1tu of > I declined to siart earlier; and you w me to say that (claim to Know better than penter or sailmaker, or ¢ n yourself, long atime 1 require to iit my own vessei ior an ocean race, 1 subsequently ascertained game day on witch you rec from me-—you sent d cable despatch vo tie eo: Of the New York Yacht Ciub, expressing y that you coud this year fil Aur waiters for tive A OUP OWN SOlet tation you had be to do, und giv- d the noo Dauntless’ challenge for a ra: has been unresory: ‘This despate! doubr, equally # en your August 7 and August: it your mew You will see from them not only cat you were wh taken in supposing that your “W edly a cepted” a chaileage from rave to New Yo on Sept t that you had nov “anrescrvediy itly, and given Du ) challenge, for in hoti let Ocean race 13 coupled wiih OlHeY propositions. Hut rt from this Lpeaily regvetted that vou had so derstood the true position of adatrs as io mis Jead the New York ince Ciub into ibe belhef that a race to New York on September 1 had setuaily be agreed Upon belween te Dauntless and the Cambria. 1 certainly wos not aware of such an agreement, aud Twas pnecied w conceive how you conid have | under sach a misappiehension, if your 23 was sont before iny Le! i Of Lhe same date you mnust surely have forgotiend tut iu your clabenge of August 20 You had written as Loilow in the event of my not henr! wbie deapateh of Hist from you within tweuty- Tour how the time you tus communication’ L shall eo that {t fa ni nient (or you to wevnps my propor thet T whall Ul free to sail to New Kors race for the America’s Cup, dc. You addressed that letter to me at Cowes, where you supposed me to be, and as it wasiailed at hyde ou the 2uth you bad a right to consider tine of grace you had so Kindly given me had expired, aud that & was not couventent for me to aecept your proposals. These facts must uniortunaiciy have escaped your memory, or you would no doubt inve miormed tie New Y! Yeeh! Club thas you W “{reo to sail to New York to race for Uie America’s Cup,” and not that you Lad ‘anroservediy a the Dauntless’ chailenge for a ra Sepcember 1,’ which liad never been given. if your cable despacoh of Auguat 2s Was sent after the receipt of my telogram of ihe same daie you have been Jaboring under aa equally ourtou amisapprehension, since 1 had accepted your chal Tenye, ahd named the 15th, Gud Hot the Tat, as tho Gay of starting. {a your communication of September 27 you have ayabi given me a list of chaile , dive in bumber, ‘They are as follows:— RAoR No, 1.—A race in the first w and the Isle of Wight, Ru! wane vas or frientis RaAor No. water and back, I no reetriotion as 10 num etart from our a RCE No. 3.—Abont from Cowes to New \« tonnage, time ailowane tion. RACER Nos, 4 and 5.—Two raves {n New ¥ the usnal course of the New York Yacht Chal ance with their mode of measurement, time ‘other usnal conditions. fregret you should have thought tt necessary to Belect Maren for the ocean race, wlien June or July Would have been a less hazardous and tome far More Agrecable season, Kut, as you choose to lint me to the firet ton days of that stormy and disagree ok 0 f Marel, 1870, from -Y.0, measurement, and number of hauds, can in accord: 08 OF owan' able month, ( am wiwilling to risk an r disap poinament by sitoring the vate you © suggested, 4 theretore reply as { have rep before. I deciine all your propositions for inland races, For the third lime 1 accept your for an Atlantic Ocean race, Tp from the Old) Hod of Kinsale to ship of Sandy Hook; the day of eniling tue Sth | March, 167% 1 propose to race you for a serve Plate Of the value of 219,000; £5,000 to be depos hy each of us insuch London bank as may be ay upon; the Service Of pla’e to be manufactured as soon es adesign is accepted, and to remain mt we manulac- turer’s Lands until the race bas been decided, and then to receive the necessary Inecriptions, 1 ain Ake Joursels,, enurely Opposed to weLUNY, but] Ke NEW YO. K aah = rtay oF tuo. event It e080, how: wo the waxer, I will it views; refer, the it p nenes, inerely, tot the trophy simply should you again refuse to sail the Dauntless an Atlaade vecan i Ea will, Lam sure, eee that wey further communication between ug on this sub- Joo i must be prottiess, As you assttine im your letter of September 27 that the Dauntless is a representative vessel, I beg to say that! do not claim, avd am not eautled to clam, ony representative Characier for my yacht or my recea, rr an Aaaeemyraa scay he our: right to PSeund the Caniiria a8 the champion yacht of Eng- inue, t certainty make no prevence to regard the Paurhese a6 the champion yacht of America, and in Seeephag One® Of yOur numerous challenges i have done 9 Simply on my own responsibility, My accentenee of ouly one of your propositions need wot balk your laudavie desire to test the re- spootive bulida of rican and Eo glish yachts"? by ocher aad tulan’ contests, You have already, f be- heve, an eamagemons for arace In English waters with tae bepvio next spring, and I feel conideay th you must have so shaped your series of challenges to me of September 27 as to Syold pext year @ repeution of the an- yance of being compelled to deprive yourself twee with one yacht on account of pending tatons with anotner, Atall events [ain quite Mat Mr. Douglas, tie Owner oO the Sappho, will adapt (ie date of his race so as to enable you to leave Kegland on your ocean race with the Duntiow on March & ‘The New York Yacht Club have alvewdy peartily welcomed you to ono or more race’ ta Alnericai water hould you cross the Atiante, aud you tave now ample time before you to comply erlctly with every requirement pretiual- vary to ® contest dor the America’s Cap ip 1870. 4 ‘aerantate you. therefore, oa the certainty of being to Aeoure at once for HEXt Bexson all Lhe races with Anuorienn Vestels tat you have this season 60 ludusictoumy Sougist and so unfortunately missed. om were you Will not object to my sending this common ication to the papers, at the Same time thay 1 lorwara tbo you, a you have already published In SOVOFAL JOUFAALS (hOBe erroneous siatement refc- rence to the proposed Atlautic Ocean yacut ruce votWoen the Deuntiess and the Cambria, Which It is the pur tua letter t@ correct. 1 aw, dear air, your ovedient servaat, dAMAS GORDON B! EYT, Je JAMES A wy, Bsq., Yacht Cambria. ‘The following ig the letter from Mr. Ashbury to Mr. Bennett, Jr, Of September 27, to whic the above 18 a reply Scnoonen Yaour Camara, Youguay, Sept. 27, lev. Nay., Vice Commod American esa, Cowes, iste of Wignt:— Fr mectng at Long's Hotel ou ) of thee vard race, whew you Unaliy your aaeWer a8 Lo whether you could sail rk on tie Lat of Sepvember, and your to de sooo the grounds tant you could but upon v DBAR Bin ® bo Sew ¥ wing o realy before the Lothof septemp boi we ‘1 gatte dider from you—L tina that 1ouca Leappulnte ‘8 generally lett aad expressed the prospect of tae proposed rage nut taking pli af al, add Im Anany qhasters ea juipression prevails thas for some tavaliae | have a courting OF invite 4g @0 COORD Face Wild your Vessel, tue Dauniies: 4 the fy I wave, trough the sporting and ¥ Chdervo wa wee aad poweriul a ve Ww Unink of Roce pa, ve of many Wao do not believe it pecessary to HAYS BIER & siugle Kage LO text AOU Yule Les aad Speed of yachhs, aud newner dod aliach 00 cons of Lae Henrietta, Vesta, Sappho, nasa 1, dud thercby nO lair opp sesiuy the several VessGia On eve) Lmpressod WiLit Lose © 2 a0 \iows to fairy test Lue respect. Awericaa and Baglish yacuts, I ¥ Challenwe oF the Sd of Gotover, g aby Cxcitewent by having Jol about ty enol . abe the fastest yacnt ob Mqrig and tonne, ould Sait in various Tawiches, Oh escl ide the berring pond, and cross (ue Allantc agaist head winds, aud thereby a race sit BCA Us ueVer yet Wad undertakea—a race frou New York to Cowes, as sailed by the America Vetoes, being dowa Mill, Out reversing, becomes an ta s ries of challenges of the 3 have nut been accopted up to this day, and, from What | cau glean irom #merican papers aud other sources, are Hut Likely Ww be. Une ur more of your papers admuiwed that no vessel exisis iu America capable of mecting the Cambria if (be condition oF easarement 18 ausisied on, the modidcaton thought necessary to place your yackts on terms of equality With Hagisl yachts bewg the alcerauon of our syslom Of measureuient 4s adopted gene- rally in this country Under the Royal Thames Yacnt Ciud cule, in justice to myself 1 think It only fair “sch of Cetober, 1898, and right to state that whea I stipulated Royal tages Yacht Club teasurement | was not aware that Americans Gisapproyed our system or that it Was materialy didereat from tie New York Yacht Club ruie, and when i tel you (iat the Royal Thames Yaclt Clad alone possosses more Yacnis than all Norta oud South Amertea put together, aud That tt is the standard rule adopt by all Yacht clabs of Groat Bitaia and iv@lana, you can well understand ( Gesired to tke mo advantage fu naming Us goueral #ystem of measurement. During several uonihe muca Bas Been writen in the sporting pevers of America ane england op that much-vered jon of ar respecuive modes of measuresueut. I was severely criticized by several American papers for decililng your chalenge of the 6th of De- smiber, 166s, for a race against Wie Dauntless frow 3 to New York. I deciimed the race on the ands of excessive tonnage and betuy far beyond the terwes of may Challenge, lnvespective of your ac- ceptance ()) beiag ior oaly One Of the series of races; bul } ultimately aprecd to accept the Dauntless as America’s coacipion Vessel, UM any modilied system of measurement Was nade by the Cagiish clubs and i then came withla about the stipalated your ick per cet limit, lost yachtimen, on poth sides of Uh expected you would have catered lor sone of the Lmportant ‘races at Cowes and liyde, Wuen you would have had an opportunity of show- fig (oO the Comiittees the unsalrnces of Our aysiont oul Your polut of view, and would, I believe, have Uw two systems te be Worougily discussed yscrtied as to whether our tadonal raciog mucat should or shouid wot be altered, fhe quesifon being Sill up-eitied the dinienry again exists Of finding fast American and Bagiish 18 Of SUCH equal Size as LO satisfy boll ‘dnd assuming there is some track in the Ame- argument thar depth should be measured, a Wilmg to eet aelde all technical questions of mode of Measiremeut, #8 regaids We prineipal rice, and ace us tae American chawpion your veswe!, Ue Daantices, i ited oF one ot tue Canbria’s seize, &8 required by me in my formal chaienge to ail America ia Lice. Lought, powever, toirankiy admit that four Vessel 13 NO’ so Iarge as | Understood When J iefused your chalenge of 6th December, 1808, Tu. prowl o« beiog AuOUt double the eize Ltlud by Royal ¥ Ciny rule #0@ is about 32) Lous, OF bay two per cent langer than Cambria, {d not rac? to New York on ov, Conse yueUt On Your Verbal chal litem, a due cousiderat od OF tus TE August, tiers you aay oto be realy by tae lst Bep- tember, @ date L extended fo Ihe ith or Sta to give you more time, notwithstanding my opinion was ana is that there was noting to prevelt the Dauntless beiuz ready tu five days, Au eminent sailmaker says De coud bave altered ail your sails in forty. e.cit Hours, auc iy competent opiuion states tle nidets could bave been reduced aud (ue riggiag set up im four d Boering, he that you would uilthmatety HAVE wasied OF (HO Loh, HoT had extended the tine, lirest Tam not too assumptive m thinktog that you really desived aa Atlantic Ocean race, go long a8 ie dd not ta e With your Invended trip ta Suez Canal, &e, bub to prevent any disappe ut on both sides the Atlantic, With @ simple destre for sport, honosable emulation, excitement aud @ felr of really testing our diferent modes of ved circumstances, Ww lave the ou Uve races ugaiust the Cambria; Nut i may bo permitted to say that whatever te resiit oF Che raccs might be (sy Would pot put five pounds in wy pockel, directly or indirectly, aa I ¥ DOL ag COulent Witt A nominal eouvente in of caps Ma cu8e Of success, and of giving thom if defeatet, ack NO. 1.—A race in the first week of March, 1810, from Ryde round te Ise of Wight, Koyal ‘Thames Yacht Ciab measurement and time aliow- HO restriction as lo nUMber Of Rands, Canvas wits; to start [row Our aucbors, ail canvas Gown, hact No. 2—-A race from Ryde ronnd Cherbourg Brea and back, Koyal Thames Yacht Clay Tucasurement end time allowance; no restriction as to number of hanus, ‘as ov friends; to etact Lrom our aneh With foresatl aud mainsail set, Rave No About te Tun to the ith March a race from Cowes to W York; a Oying start a question as bo tonnage, time allowances or rus tions of any desen plod. Races N AND 5, ters, over the usud ub, and tn 4 ment, tine allow Two races in New York wa- ourse Of tue New York Yao: ance WIth thelr mode of measure or otuer usual condiuens, at you wii Had this communica- eptubie, and (hat your friends tm wil not be deprived of the ccoan race, to iy appear bo attach #0 muck interest and Inportauce, {am here weather bound, en route to Madeira, Canarios, the Bort coust of Africa aad Sues Canal, and a8 my moven ‘8 are 60 uncertala, Willyou kindly oblige me wits ao early repiy, wd: dressed ty my town house, Aid ib Will be forw 4 me by my aecretary wherever | may happen to be, ‘Lrasting that i¢ may be conventent for you on this oceasion to aocepe these clallenged and in Uhe same spirit of friendimess Witch Causes them Lo be made, Lrema.a, iauhtady yours raed JAMES ASLOUR Comments of the Londen Prov. [From the Loudon Standard, Nov, 45 nies Gordon Bennett, Jf, ina very big Lecter, in at Very Di tone, Offers 06 sail A Very bist iota very Vigsum of mouey, Nr, James Awl 'y, of the yacht Cwabria, Nas, among other chal- achiaen, olleTed to san wu ocean Adande from Kngiand to Amerte ag We gather from a son monious review of all the circumstance: ‘with tt, Which ts contained in the letter to whieh we veicr, Waa taken up oy Mr, Jaines Gordon Beunett, dr, (he gentloman Whose bame ts so indissolahiy associated with that magnificent organ of public opinion, the Nuw Yous HEnatp, Mati 3 not ehongh ior Mr. Bennett to cept the challenge, | He aluis apparently at accepting It in the manner in whtel te migut huve been accepted by Monte Cariate, ‘HERALD, WEDNESDAY, Sandy Hook, o: 8th @ service of ‘worth i $ne Same breath, indeed, he declares his to bal thing. If ir, Ashbury to content for honor only, let th hy, Wit bennett says, be nothing inore than a set of colors. But be- tween the set of colora and the £10,900 there iv DO mean in the eyes of the great American yaoktman, It may suit the book of minor heroes to sat! round the [sie of Wight for miserable cups; for lum ana pia welt, tis Dauntless, there 13 byl one race course fa he World—the Atlanuic Ocean; but one prize worth his notlce—£10,000, It 18 inpossivie to lupute to Mr, Bemneit any wisa to prevent the race from insine plave by proposing an unreasonably Tange stake, Decause Of wm Peadiness to sull with out any prize aval, aud itis certaluly rmpussivié 0D alloge tiat iio is Bot Willing lo back his yacht 1a a raanner wiich Would be Wortay of the great Occa- sion, At the sume time it must be confessed that there 13 something overpowering in Mr. Bennett's magnificence Witch sets one titnking of that rather than of the race which 13 proposed. We wouid rather think of the race, Tuat in itself would be a highly Interesting event. MM it look place we should all be Waveblag tue cable telegrams with the keenest Interest when the time at which the Dauntless or the Cumbria might be expected to reach her destination should arr! i any steamers Spoxe the yackts oa thely way out, how cageriy we should read of the Situation tu which wey: found themsclves, If the English yacht won, how proud we should be of the vietory; If the American vessel triumphed, how loyally we would try to bear the disappotatinent 12 a brotherly way. ii bad weather should sweep down from tne icy pole whue the race Was bomg run, and cudanger the safely of the gallant ilitle saps, how nervous We should be till we heard once more that they had battled through the gale. {t would be deiigutiul to Viaius Of all Luis unreservedly, but it Is no use Lo bry, ‘There stands Mr. Bennett, with his ngguificent offer, £10,000 or nothing, and it Is only possible to bow down with admiration before lis grandeur. Here is @ genilewan wilh £10,000 Lo do wit ie likes with. Was ever such a phenomenon beheld in Rugland | AS a Cowes yachting cup worth, say Lage eay gee 4 is to £10,000 so 1s ab English yachtnan to Mir, Jam Gordon Bennett, tts a rule-oGthree sam in adm ration. Ceriainly our vousius ia Amerloa are greab peopie, Was it not Mr, John sivonan, the American prize fighter, who oilered, when sone diepate arose concerning — tae issue of tus conflict with Mr, Tom bayer, to Jump off a house top wilh that gallant veteran? Perhaps he would really have done ube thing it he had found his quondam foe tu a favorable frame of mind. it Americans taix on a large seale they are nevertheless prepared to ngs on a large scale too; bub whea Mr, Heenan was “chatved’’ in returns for nia liberal offer, aud when people suggested that wsany fool could jump off a hoase be should jump up instead, ib was impossible not to vhat he was rigutly roasted, Yhe patrons of the prize ring did not want to how whether the *Benecia Boy’ was joollivrainess or Lot, but siuiply whether or no he was n better pualise than the Bagiisuman, So With the present udau—we do not want to Know Whether Mai. betinett ts or is notarieh man, That 18 of no linporiauce to anybody but himself and his Srien ii weave {0 bave an vecan race belween ihe Janivdess and ihe Cambria let us ry to Beep 1b clear of all collateral issues. {rom tie London pally News, Nov. The whole yacitlay brotnerhoud, on bow We Atlantic, Lax bee Cisappointed tats year of tie pulling mate actoss the AUlaALG between the Can. bria aid tie Dauntiess, or Ray other two voluntary champions of tue two worlds. 1b had been so re- peatocly ait so contilenty annowiaced that the spitied owner of the Canabria sohooner was eager ady to uy conclusions With our American jus Jrout Cape Clear vo Bandy Hook, and that cousins W hing Over expressly to acce ius cunrico: ya Lo & free wad fair encoun of speed dnd seaman p across & thoitsand leagues Of oveaa, Leat wien tac Pawniiess inade her aumber ot Cowes Castio, aud tie Sappho returned to the waters of Lae Wight, everybody interested -in suc h ina!tors expected tat the briuaat yavhtiog season of inud Would become famous for a ccowntug interna- wonnt contest. Afier the memorable rewiug match on Lue Thames between Harvard and Oxiord resalting in & victory, Of course nol equally agreeabie to bot sides, bul wocepted by oth With equal good feeitng perfect mritaal esteem, 16 was Jeit Lo be particu. desirable tuat our Kiusmon from over the pod should obiain Uke earitest opportunity of avenging, M tiey could, on tie Ocean ine deleat on tae river, or 11 forthne proved again adverse, of acknowledging with us goue @ 4 the comparative snus of being beaten by a‘distingutsting fiag not unwor- thy of the glories of the Dark That Bagiien vi Dad profired both in the copstruction and rig of tieir vessels by the Severe lesson taught them by the Amertca cygnteen years» ago Was obvious jast suimmer, wada the Sappho, a decitediy powerful vessel, aud superior | 1 measurement tonnage to her competitors, was beaten haud over Hand th the mateh round the Wight ‘The Sappho, it is une, was stated to be by no means & champion crali. Yet alter end before ner defeat she was regarded by many competent judges at Cowes and fyde as a very dangerous Competitor “on a long sireteh.’? Her qualities, © Was lasisted at New York and echoed here, were Dot caloulsted to excel in “Inland Waters,” where Of necessity her smiling and her steering are very fine, tue Wind probably bedlag aud the Kea short. Mer owner offered 1@ sail the Cambria back w New York; but it was too tale in the sewson for the offer to be accepted, and the owner of the Calabria sent out to the New York Yacht Club a new series of challenges, lor a match rouud the Isie of Wignl, a Channel match from the Nab Ligut to Cherbourg ana back, a match Leross the Alautic, and several matches in American waters. All these matches, with tue exception of the race acrogs the AUiantic, It Was proposed, should be contested according to the rules of the Logiisi clubs as Co time, allowsuce and measurewent for tonuage; and Uus condition only was, we believe, objectod to by the American yachtineu. At the beginning oi the seagon it was known that three Aluerican schooners were coming to our walets, aud it was hoped that they were willing aad ready to take a Colmplouous part in the matches open to all ne clubs, aad especially in the Chaanel matches, The Daunties# schooner did enter for tho Emperor Napoleon's international prize, and was efcated by the Cambria, (Nove.—The Daily News 18 In error in stating that the Daunticss was beaten by the Cambria in the race for the reach Hmperor’s cup. Tue Dauntiess satied in that race, and bern, partially disabled by an accident soon after ine sta would have been justified in retiring from the con- test. Nevertheless sie kept on the course, and alter all came in third, bemg beaten only by the Guine- vere and the kgeria, both of which have frequenily beaten the Cambria) The two other American yacnis made no sign of contending with ther Bridsh sisters. Thoir objection, 1 was said, to match gall- ing on this side of (he Alianic In “inland wators!’ Was insuperable. So tie season passed sway and nothing Was done, We are not aware at this io- meni whether all the three American yachts have re- turued home or remained to winter ia Vurope. Butit appears trom a loiter recently publishod by Mr. don Bennett, the owner of the Dauntless, taat Ashbury, the owner of the Camoria, has returned once more to the charge, aud has Qudressed anotiicr series of challeage: w York Yacht Club, very similar to those which were decjiued last year, except on two points of considerable importance. While proposing to sail certain matches in tho waters of the isle of Wight and ac the English hannel wecording vo tho rules of tie Englieh eiaba, P Houry 1s Williag to gail & uate across the » Subject to no rules or restrictions of any kind concerning Measareient, rig or tune, nad thei on Aterican waters 10 sall @ macch accoralng to Ux rules of the New York Yacut Clu ‘Thin bes always appeared to us the siniplest and st mutual meer #and.ug, and Ong tliat gets rid of mantfold ditcul- ties ant Gispytes, Ibis Perhaps to be regretted that tne owner of the Canora should have again proposed amateh in “inland Wailers,” to which our Amer cau frivads evitertwia’ so decided an objection, and indeed an objectioh confirmed by experience. Mr. Kennett, Whoke letter is perbaps a lite peremptory m tone, Dut evidently means business, declares nim- sell perfectly ready and wilting to eat! the Oambria trom Old Kineale Head to sandy Hook next Maret, #0 thet Mr, Aehbury will at all events probadly not be disappointed of aa equipoctial gale. Mr. Bi ett, Who knows the Atlante better than dis gai- Uuniagonist, would greacy have preferred a ives ormy and ditagreeavie mouth.”’ Cneo in tho voy of New York, it will not be for lack of compuitto if Mr. Asboury fale to bring back the chat cap Won from uv by the Awertca, We rallant ardor of Wicde enterprising geatic he satisfe? at last; there has Veen somewhat too mach wikiig and Writiie About this Atantic race, and talking WithOUL action is apt to ran to bitter. nese. We can wish them nothing better than a clear stage and no Savor, and if thoy cannot nt thore Qivantages in (he mid-Adanitc ia the monte of March thoy must be bard to please. {Prom Land and Water, Nov. 6.) The American wititvatum i# gone forth, and, as Will be seen elsewhere In Our culamMun, Tho “xaliant wuniiess,” aa the NeW Youa HERALD loves bo call her, accepts the Cambria’s Chaitenge for au Atlantic Geean race, Hamby the cowrre “irom the Old Lead of Kinsale to Une sighiship off Saudy Hook, the day gz tho seh Of Merch, 1870, and the poe a P Of plate of tue ¥a.ue OF £19,009," ‘The document ia qaesion amply atones for any previous reticence of the part of ir. Bonnett, thonga y on bowing ie own he forgets tual Le had not w one for Uli. h has been Written on both sides of the At- in connection with tee Cambri allonge for an Atlantic wetos aod Whe acceptavee theroul by the Dauntless lant it woud require far nore lnbor 1 thaw she subject is WOrkh LO Again Wade through ail the corre nee. Ihe result, however, has Leen that, i with wi carvela, rivaling those lapled 19 have Leon exchanged between bran Loroo aod Ui nev rien hing, every one le BOW more OF jess anxious to see tue matoh really come of, and We do trust that Me, Asbury Will waive every Biya inven save One, and enil he Dauulers wader any OUNCE Lerais Be CQ0OseN. The one reserva! we would enggest Is that should the £10,00—ten thousand pounds! ‘te a good Pound suln—pe patied for, Mr. Ashbury might Siipulaie that, tasad of ie belag ‘manu/nctured tuto @ service ‘of plate,” the amount should, alter Uae Pace, be placed wi the diaposal ef the Wut Should forvane, then, favor Mr. A*bOury—and for. tune has Giuck te do wHe U teese Chae Auiautie races depeod far more on Winds Kud oo Lavigahoa tuan on the respective merits of the con- Tertihg veasois—bow pioious it would be to immor- feline the result by joundiag @ home, vay Ot ans, ate, woere ue so Wwuch needed jot the Pove TeloWs Of All Bations Wrecked 0d Le Uoud> Wins, aod caling K the vaunuoss © Numa, vobis hune praretat herorem. We do trast, however, that i may be long ore the berting, the waite sue ay meworwnrna book of tug Wait sav up ou the bow Vacs id Boul. Bb, ‘wood, berlayne, Weld and Y, Wo ve say to seo the ractiy machines end hear the fargon ane @nd talked by some of the yuoht satiers of Just ag om the tort a mon t# dependent om the breeder for bis horse, on the walner for the eumdi- ton Of that horre, aid on the jockey tor ite 80 iM yachway, nowadays, a kn gives an order @ yacht aud achieves vicrory, nol so much by any poet fs own ae by Ss all of his ae oe c an ilich patromize 2 litGe thanked for, “sallng taaster sie We know that Skill and ecaterprise are far from being extinct among our yachunen, but Would pre- fer seeing more faces tian there are among sfaaller erait. Money fa is to the lot of but few, and theaga capital can command talent to some extent, yet talent can iar (roi a!ways command capital, 80 that the poorer nian Cannot sow up In his small eratt among the “Mary Duuns of Dover,” the levialians of the deep, ‘We commend the idea to the attention of our yacut clubs generally, and Uf prizea must needs be iuga, let Greta be given in an inverse ratio to the §2¢ Of tho Competitors, Bach would then, as the Swiss Guard said co the Frenchwan, get What it Most required —the one honor, aud the other money. TROTTING AT THE PASAON COURSE, “The best trot of the season” was announced to come off at the Fashion Course yesterday afternoon, between Dr. Ox).’s chestuut gelding Pet, Dr. Sher- man’s gray stallion Gray Messengor, Mr. Nobl chestnut gelding Star, and Mr, Hasielt’s old browa gelding, Who, however waa withdrawn, Star was brought upon the track im no condition to trot, Pet had cuifed Jiis knee, and the gray horse was not dnven to win, it was a miseravly put up altar throughont, and, instead of it being “the best trot of the season," was one of the shabbiest of the many of like chzracier that have taken place on Long Isiaud ts season, There have been but few sweepstakes during the summer that have not been put up jobs, conceived ia fraud and carried outin iniquity, ‘he race yesterday was a sweep- stakes for $200, mile heats, best three in five, in har nes3, Ab the opcuing of the pools Messeager was the fret choice, but ou its being discovered that his owner neither be nor bought pools on hm after a the le took the thivd place. Star was the second Chyice, bat subsequeatiy became frst chowe for a thue, and would have couttaued go but for the Tact that & person Wao Was supposed to own iia, or to have futunaic re.ations Wil lis Owuer, Was found bnying pools on vet. This changed the order Of Uiigs, aud Yet became a decided favorite to to end of the race, it belug a forevoue conclusion la the miads of the spectacors that ie Was Dooxed to wiu, and win he did, Those who lil laid ivi iucaey on the gray Lorse artor the wevond heat apperiei to bis owner, as also to the judges, to chaugo iis diiver. This he declined duing, Siting 28 Ma Yeason that he woula allow no track ditver io handle tis horse. One of the judges then told the owner of 4 uger Liat they would aevlare al bets of if he did nov cuaage hus dri ve! But he did not change jis driver, and the bets were Noe deciaved oil, there being a majority of the judges Against such a procedure, althoagi warranted by the rales 6t thet and tte sancuon OL the pro- prietor im 0 dung. We are glad tat tie troy season 15 80 hear tts close; aud we rejoice wat when it open mo ib will be uncer different dus as tie convention wilca Will assenibie ubis = winter the better regulation of the altars of tue tut will no doubt enact such rules to pe nt nelarious Swindlag a4 Wall effect tis wiuch-needcd roormalion on the trotting track, and taat Otetlo’s occupation being gone, drivers aad sweepstakes makers will become ined in Wivin the public can place coniidence in furure, Wile opium, Morpuine aud other vile drags avill tuen be at a discouui, and wor be a stabie necessity, a3 they have been darmg tie past sum- ner. bul, d lag ell further coumment for the present, We Wil proceed to give the details of THE MIT Firet Heat.—Three horses started, Pet winning the pole, Star second place and Messenger the out. side, Pet took the lead trom the score, but Scar soon drew away from him aud led xe the tun, Messenger breaking up as saon as the word was given, At the quarter pole star led two leugtis, Pet second, four leugths abead of Messenyer. ‘Lime, forty seconds and a hall, Gcing alo, the back- stretch Siar opeued a gap of four iengchs, and Mes- senger broke up, At tie Ualf-wulo pole Star led four lengths in 1:20, Pet sccond, iour jengins aiead of Messenger, who had broken up agala. On the (lash. ing end Star was ball a dozen lengins aleud of Pei, and Messeuger had closed up some of the lost ground, As they came on the homestretch Siar Degau to hobble, and when about hal) way up he broke badiy, and Vet overtook lim and beat bin to the score two lengils, Star second, three lengths ahead of Messenger. Time, 2:44, Second dieat.—Pet was now a& great favorite against the fleld, in some pools as muck as tour to one, Pet had the best of tne send-oif, Messenger soc’, Dui seo broke up, Star third. Pet arew away tvom Siar ou the tur gud led to the quarter pole one jeugth and a half in forty seconds, Siar second, four lengths ahead of Mossenger. Going down the backsuecch Pet drew furtuer away from Star and Messcuger broke up agaia and fell furiver m the rear, At the haii-miie pole, in 1:21, Pet led four leagths, Star second, two lengtis in front of the stallion. Going aloug the Flushing end Star broke ail to pieces and Messenger passed bin, Pet was then lwading six lengths, whica he carried to the three-quarter pole and brought lato the home- stretch, Star nearly a distance beaind. Cuming up the boiwestretch vr. Ogie took Pet i havd, aud he came home an easy wiouer of tue heat in ziss, four lengths ahead of Measeuger, Wlo Was teu leugius in front of Star. Third Heat.—There was no betiing on the race be- tween heats, but a great deal o: murmuring on the art of the backers of Messenger, which finally roke Out into tie belief that he was not driveu to win. An appeat was made Lo tue judges to have bis driver changel, and they appeaied to the owner, Dr. Sherman, to have a change made, but mele tiemaa said he would not allow a wack driver to get behind his horse. ‘his made the afar look sili worse, aud one of ihe judges urged that all bets be deciared off, and ander te lmprossion tuat this would be the rosnit the horses weve started, Mes- senger with (he iead, i’et second and Star close up. Messenger broke up on tho tura and siayed up a long ume. Let went in trout and led one lenin to the quarter poie in forty-ove seconds, Messenger second, two lengths ahead of Star, Gotng down the backstretch Pet opened tie gap and was two lengths auead of Messenger at the heif-mitie pole in 1:20, Star three lengths bend. Wet drew away furtuer on the Flushing end, and was four lengths iu front at the thyee-querter pole, Messenger second, one jength asad of Star, Pet maintawed his lead up the homestretch and won tue heat by four lengths, Messenger second, six lengths in front of Star. Time, 244. The yudges gave the race to Pet, Lut Would not declare the bets off, as one of Weir number strenuously urged. Tie foliowing ts a SUMMARY. Fasmion Covnst, b. 1, Tunspay, Nov. 1 Sweepstakes, $200, muve heats, vest unree iu iy harness, Dr, Ogio entered &. g. Pet...... J, Martin eniered g. 8. Messenger 9 2 H. Casey entered & g. Sua F: Owner entered b. g.. Hay. Firet hea’ 2:20 Second Litt Third heat, 1:0 RK RISTIRCAL SOCIE.¥. The celebration of the sixty-filth anniversary of the founding of the above society took place last night. After prayer offered by the Rev. Dr. Adams, tue Rey. Dr. Morgan delivered an address ou “Con- servatism,” and atthe outset referred to the high festival held by the society In the Academy of Music twelve mouths ego, and that one who then addressed them was vow Secretary of State under the general government, and the other wag Minister Plenipotentiary, accredited by the government to the Court of St, James. Turn- ing from tae living to the shadows of tie dead, ho relerred to the death of two distingnished members during the year—Mr. Folsom and Dr. Aiexander Stevens. Both were worthy of hongrable mention for ther devoted eutnusiasin to the ofjects of this soci- ety, and wero well deserving of Its tribute of respect, ond regarding Dr. Stevens he (Dr. Morgan) was ovly speaking tho sentimont of their hearts when he asked them for @ recognition of his virtacs, Uaving mado that passing glauce to the living and the dead, Dr. Morgan addressed him- welfto the salyject of his paper, which waa upon mservatiom in Relation to Progress.” He pweaiiod the ordinary notions that conservatism was an enemy (0 progress, and asked why it should be encumbered wiih thia reproach. Conser- vauam, when it did its trae Wark, was to obey the grand and true behests of the more thoughtful of niankind, ond its mission was to preserve established trath, and (het was the object or Lis care. In tiius- traton of (ais part of his sabject, whieh Dr. Morgan Aiscussed at considerable length, he referred to tho Ife of Siy sovn Herachell, and read an extract from one of tho casays of the latter on sctenuio njocty Dr. Morgan then showed that the spirit of conservansm entered ito ali depart. ments of thought. it w said that poetry must deal with terresteial things and trall her celestial garments in the dust. The past was, however, clatosed for tis own, and the ruins of departing tne were ita ovoriasting possersion and its evoriast!” ior’ 1 104 long lost home for many erat 94 Fadia iustration of tma he ins tHe torte’ and beauties ot Tasso and hilton. fF ak Or come pervatiem was showa to be oqually UH" ind inoy. Tebly Presereacive Ih other prea Pants of thought, ine a pert’ atnently performed ‘owarda _,2efaced to the age, en A lowards exis paat, tio present and tne Susan “4 ubservicat of tis purpoxes to the & mankind, A vote of Vonnks to lr, Morgan ond a request that be ¥ land allow tis paper 4 bo wided to the oe ves of (hO Socloly Was carried Wilk acclama- ‘208, Tue v-ecting tien eopasaied, THE PARAGUAYAN LMBROGLIO. Now and Startling Revelations—Minister MeMahkou's Report—Grave Charges Against Mr. Washburn—Com- menier Kirkland’s Tostimoay aud Afidavite—The Jeal- onsies and Schemes of Officials. At length, after a year of confused reports respect+ Ing the War in Paraguay, of spasmodic: indignation at alleged atrocities upon American ciuzens, of undignified wrangling between diplomatic repre- sentatives, and of labored investigation, the Para- guayan Wiyetery seeius in a fair way Co be cleared up, A complication which fora tong time appeared to involve vital priuciples of mternational law sud- d@only proves tobe @ mere shell, enclosing a shriv- elled kernel of Jealousies and recrimination between omMciais, who, in their attempts at retall- avon, betray @ siogular carelessness of the most ordinary customa and etiquette of diplomacy. The country ts already famtliar with Mr. Washburn’s history of Paraguayan afairs, which represented a horrible reign of despotism, characterized by the torture and massaere by Lopez of bis own brothers and aisters, of every member of his Cabinet and by the uo less cruel weatmrent of foreigners. Mossera. Bliss and Masierman figure con- splcuousiy £8 victims to atrocious indignities, and the admiral commanding our squadron, together with several of his most prominent eubordiuates, are charged with wilfully opstracting (he vindication of American henor, Jn addition vo this Mr. Washburn accuses Lopes of a Gesign to torture him while resid- Ing at the Paraguayan capital in the capacity of American Minister, aud states that his precipitate departure from the country was prompted by fears for his life. This side of the question was laid before the Con- gressional Cooumitiee Last April, aud ls an official volume of over 490 pages of print. Since that perrod our late Minister to Brazil, Mr, Webl, has appeared as another osecutor, while from tie to time voluminous articles over the signa. tures of Messrs. Uitss aud Masterman have appeared reiterating their complaint, a3 outraged American citizens, and assailing American represeatatives In South America who difered from Mr. Washvura. When the coumittee assembled again to renesy the investigation, last Mouth, 1 was given to be under- stood that the testimony to be adduced might iead to 1he conit martiai of prominent naval eficers in our Brazillan squadron, and that one of tie objects of the mvestigation Was to afford those officers an opportunity to explain their alleged misconduct, The Henaip's Washingt on despate have given a complete synopsis of Mr Webb's volumin- ous contributions to the commutteo’s future report; but very little of the testimony of General M hon, Who succeeded Mr. Waslivure ag Minister to Paraguay, or of Commander Kirkland and other officces of the Brazilian squadron, respecting the other side of the question, has been communicated to tue pubic. ‘The Littie which has transpired, bhow- evor, gives quite a different aspect to the Paraguayan question. The principal qnestions involved in tits difficulty @ Was there a forinidabie conspiracy against Lopez? Dic sinister Washburn sie.ter in his lega- tion parties implica acousplracy? Was ho Liureelé ta danger of personal violence at the hands of Lopez? and did the American naval com. manders refuse .to extend au the protection to Mr. Washburn and other American chuzens tn Paraguay which clrcwmsiances demanded: Judg- ing irom ‘the small portion of testimony recent taken by the committee, which has become kuown, & new light is (irowNn Upon theee poiuis which puts an entirely diferent aspect on the Paraguayan un+ brogiio, Atmoug ti@ most important evidence lately adduced are the somewhat siurtling aliegations in CAPTAIN KIRKLAND'S TES UOLOS This oficer commanded the United States steamer Wasp, which weat up tie river througi the alhet fiect, remained a long time at the seat of war, where she was frequently exposed Lo the shots of the combaiants, and finaliy took Mr. Washburn and family away from Paragtiay. Com- mander Kirkiand states that there Was no doubt of & dangerous conspiracy to assassinate Lopez and betray the Paraguayan cauae, with the object of ob- taining power and privileges in the country from the allies; that promtuent officiais outside of Para guay were coznizaut of, and ina few Inswances con- necied with, the pict; tat che atrocities enarged against Lopez have been grossly exaggerated; twat Messrs, Bliss aud Masieriman ‘were received from Lopez as prisoners to be conveyed to tue United States for tral, atid that both these gentiemen admitted at the time of cheir Gelivery to our bayal forces that their previous confession was (rue, He also staves that Mr. Webdo, Wille Mintster at the Bra- ziian Court, was not only untriendly to Lopez, but cherished a bitter personal autinosiiy against the admural coimmandiug our sq”tadron; and in reply to the charge made by Mr. Webb, which pabushed in the Aew York (lines, to the edect that lie (Kirk. land) Was prejudiced ta favor of Lopes by lis ina rlage With the daughter of Lopez's Muancial agent, onfered the sollowing AFVIDAVI? OF J. M. GOWLAND. CONSULATE OF THE UNITED SVATRS OF AMPrIOA,? MowrEyiMEO, Jniy 3, 1869." On the day of the date hereof before mo, the Undersigned, Consul of the United States of America for Montevideo and its dependencies, personally appewed Jobn 31. Gowland, who, being by ie duly sworn, depres and says that en article appeated Jn tha New York Z.mer of say 5, 155), under he head “Varagiay,” on the eighth page of said journsl, gned by Chavies A. Washburn, and publishing ‘® letter to said Washburn by J. Waison Webb, dated ro March, 25, 1860; that the seveath para- graph’ of sald Jeiter' refers personally to the depon who is the party therein mentioned in the elkuse, and testimony of Commanver Kirkland tm favor 9! Lopes b valuable ecause Adan vr te'l tae public that moneyed and political id #iaterment is fotaliy fale and in-law of Vommanier Kise jon tther direct or indireet against any allusion nuretion. to him in this or any over JOHN M. GOWLAND. Sworn and subscribed to this 2d day of As 1), 128) bee fore med, DON ALIHON LONG, United Stat RANGE CONDUCT OF MI WASTE But the most starting feature of Oe Kickland’s testimony relates to Mr. Wash self, He states that at the Ume the facts In these chargos came to ils knowledge he ended that they nught be subsequently den! recauiion TO secure the ailidavit of a gen. ‘agent In Montey' untrue, As depeneni, ¥ ver ai Heman Who Was present ab the time tie tetdouts to trans: An idea of Coimmander "8 evidence on this particular sulyeot ean not be perter aveyed than m lve lolowing lan- guage of THR DAVIS AVPIDAVIT. CONSULATE OF THR USUTED SLATES OF ANTRIOA,) MonwrevipEo, July % 1260, "f the day of tho date hereor ; J, Conaul of the United Bust tea anip W Of the conumanding off cer of the | dron on on, WAS present fu the Captain's eat the Hon. Charies A. Wasubara, ex-Caited States Mints to Paraguay, toen oa bts iy from Asuncion, stated his strong with und determina- tion ta communicate to Marshal” Casing, the Brazilian nder-in-chies of tie allied forces fn oprraiion acainst y, ull the information he was poses he might linve obtajued in bis official capacity regarding the numberof Marsal Loper’s (0i belt positton aad eu ongth aud plan of operations, requesting Cxptain Kirkland to atop ou bis voyage at umuitate allow the said Mr. Washv to impart this lateliigeace to Marwial Caxias by gomg on shore to his malliiary catap for that purpose, and apon watch Captain Kirkland refused to atop the vessel for any such par- pore, and etaisd that tn event of his being re 0.40 90 he should Ve under the necess'ty of communicating tho case au reporting Mr. Washbura to his poresument. Wag alko prosent at table on another ani neat orca sion, when, Mr, Washburn having left tie tobe, ates. Waslie burn alluded to the revolutionaiy plan agaist President Lopez, which se and Mr. Weston bad been cognizant of, fo upset Lopes's government and to, put one of his brotiers, nigno or Veuanclo Lopes, In his place. or ‘ CHARLES J, ¥. DAVIS. Bworn and subscribed to this nlaih day of July, A.D. 1869, before me-J, DONALUSON LONG, Uniled Staéa Consul, GENERAL MUMANON’S TESTIMONY, The testimony of Genera! McMahon before the in- vestigaling committee Is no less intereating, He Siates that on bis arrival at ito Janeiro, on his way to Paraguay as American Minister to succeed Mr, Wasnourn, he disc Inited of and which ed that Mr. Webb, the U Staves Minister at the Brazitian Court, was hostile to the Admiral of the American squadron tn tho So" ef Aulantic, aud Was not dispozed to co-operare ¢ iiten iy with that oMicer. He also staves tu, eAWebb m that he (McMahon) was jue the man ziltan Mission; that he show, ony, 0 bis transfer to that capital trom pe commen used over ainular language WIth, fg 'eeien jure ose of Winntng bim (McMahon Bide of the qnesuion, se 4) by flattery Lo lis On bis agrtyal 10 Paragr ore 449 he found that after the Halnst Ley ge “had hoen discovered, and + frou Asuncion with all hs 2@ that city @ mere military post, ned int refused to leave the city, r nredt Asuncion under circumstance yr filin liable to the greatest suapicons *_straguayan government, Lopez nad removed yp aly © exytling from the place, aud there owy smained sacl of the inhabitants a3 could not leave, ‘Qs bhe capture of the city by the alles was rer as ibeius Very imminent, The conspuators made conepir when Lopez withdy Avaitty tis city their headquarters, and 6 wl of them. wheu warned by tho danger of deteciion sougiat aud received shelter in Mr, Wasuburn’s house, together with many foreigners who were suspeosed of compiictly in the plot. General Me sanen says Le believes Lopes liad No désigay upoa Whatever, except to force Linn (rom ie coun A AAHgoroNS MdiyIdual, aud at Lopes las throug ile ont tho War been auaiows ty relwua (ie freudelip of the Untied Stats, He also giaies that the records of the legetion show Liat Bliss and Macteruun vere Dot under the protection of the Aiuerican Miuisver ac the vane of Lueir n@iaeine, Dut Uhut Alt, Wasiburld accopied pasde of Lo, time of t bad been but at the tay, &., di Iv is now the want of means of mobility, from their ‘The actu not have ti fortune of Frauce ¢ empire, 51 Will nos be It ought mauufaccu purpore, since = gay 0 Mewaion, erament. ean repr news—wht has alway coutrotiod has fled to President couutry, w Ban Estan Which tay Geueral s tine army, President 1 Jand, gives basimg up: Lhe side of whicit Slates rep names of th With this Clew: nacle; Joh more, Presi: Webster ha: touchingiy the centor Bat, just came dow! quired us we liad tot names that ven. memory wa “house noid Ag @ Scicuce were 80 mu Mr, Washburn, in his communication tak! Bion of regei tary eléinents, One lundred years had did not rofer to thei at all, a Paty ¥ arrest in the streets of Asuucion, Lopow @iven to understand that tiie American Minister had surrendered then without reserve, REWS FROM PARAGUAY, A Libeva! View of the Situation~Lopez Not So Badly OW as Keporied—iie Browilian Complesion Strength of the Paraguayan Army. of Affaixe—The Probsvle BugNxos AYRES, Sept, 29, 1869, Notwithstanding the pompous news which Brazil and ber allies have sent abroad of the finai victories over the republic of Paraguay the war which this country sustains against the inyaston of the South American empire ts far from ended. The trath is that President Lopes has abandoned his position of Ascurra, Peribebuy, Caraguatay, &¢., to retire further ito the interior of the country, same time that tho Paraguayan chief made his retreat with the greater pait of his army the few troops which he left at Peribebuy, Caragua- minished greatly the army of the aggres- Sora in the encounters which they had in the above Dained places, positively Knowa that the allies are in a complete state of inaction on account of the exaus- tion of their army aiter We late severe fighting and The horses have been all used up by the jong and heavy marches to Caraguatay, ile iate position ot Marshal Lopez. The diMiculties with which they have to contend will increase in proportion ag they separate themselves base of operations, a) cause and situation of the republic of Paraguay are idenucal with those of México when tis country fought against the armies of urope. Paraguay is doing the same thing as Mexico; it 1# po fia mr wis to destroy tu Wat of America the repube lican system af favor ‘of monarchy. i The Powers who carried the war to Mexico are tha ‘Most civilized of Europe, consequently they could against numerous aggressors, who aveatened Mexico with weir servile tneti~ tutions; on tle couwary, the empire of Brazil, the enemy of Paraguay, is th Where the-abominadie maticut! clously conserved. Brazil would pu wd civ iiati ie only country of the glove lon of siavery 18 pre- Consequently the wiumph of in Imminent dauger the liberdes u of the countries wito have the Mise failing daser her servile dominion. OK ub Jeast to Mexico the novle pretense ‘ating that county, While the Bragilan 1 as itis, with her actual iustitutions, ble to arrive at auy Otker resalt than to degenerate tne free poopie who may depend on her, not to be sorgotien tuat the cuemies of Paraguay are now wore than ever absolute masters of the coauny nications with the outer world. They re iid send the news as best suits their ‘this tacke bas served tiem departure from the seat of war tn Fara tue imerican Minister, General Martin by order of tho United States gov- During we resideuco of tue Amert~ eseutative in Paraguay the Brazilian ou irom the beginaing of the war & beou greatly exaggerated—could be srom tae to tine, The voice of Para Guy CANO" Puss the uilied ines, How many times have the allies akaounced in Europe aud America that the War i8 iuisued aad that President Lopes bolivia? Herve is the true situation of affaira in Paraguay:— Lopes 13 in possession of tue Horta of the ia jarge army, Well provided with mille iis new hes of defence are now at isia0, at the Togt of the Great Cordilleras, erse Lue wiole of Paraguay. " Mlive, Cominsnder-ln-Chief of the - said, it @ prociamation to We uray, thas the Varayuasan army is composed of 11,00) strong, and an facishian, Who lad been in Lie service of Lopes abd who has jast arrived m Eng- Ww witrshal Lopez an uruy of 15,000 men and forty cannon, ‘Takiog Uic difievence of the two assertions and onuour own private Imoruation, which comes frum irusoworthy sources, We Can assert that tbe army of Sarshat Lopez cannot be less than #,0v0 or 10,000 men aud iaury or forty pieces of fleld guns. ‘Therefore, a8 We have gircady sald above, the Paraguayan war fs lar frda berag terminated by means o1 aris. In Unis Concept itis extremely sad that the gov- erpinent of the United States should have judged proper to recail tts diplomatic representative from the legal goverument of the republic of Paraguay at tis moment, when this straggimg repuulte Leeds inore than ever the moral support afforded her the preseuce of the United escuvative. BEETHOVEN. Preparntiovs for Celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of His BirthdayPrelimiaary Meeting Last Evening. 7 In the HuraLp of Monday last was published an exclusive aud exbaustive report of the plans thus far poriected for ihe celebration of the centcanial apn versary of Bee:boven'’s birthday, togetner with the hose who had the matter in band, object in contemplation a large and in- fuential meeting of the leading men of the metrope- lis was heid Jast night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Among tos se present were Clarence F. Seward, Dr, R. Ogden Doremus, Colonel Frank EB. Howe, Henry Rev. Dr. Joseph P, Thompson, of the Taber- n A. Griswold, Judg3 John i. Brady, Frank Chickering, Horace 8, Pry, D. Leydig Suydam, J. W. Ramould, architect of the Purk; Air. R. L. Larre- \leut of the Board of Education; ikmigra- tion Commissioner Kapp, Sefor De Lucca, T. Be Musgrave, Commissioner Green, of the Park, &c. Shortly alter eight o’clock Judge Jonn i. Brady Was unantmousiy catied to the chatr, and Mr. Cham- vers was appointed secretary for the evening. Sooretary rewl (he call for the meeting, after which Mr. Clarence F. He said that we Amertcana had very Itite since The Seward addressed the meeting, passed away, after having alluded so to the lidtaus who came down to us from a former generation, of anything with te hoar frost of ages upon 1 more, and he thoagut, perhaps, we might Let us bave some six yeate elebrate the birth of our country. now, we had nothing which m to us from the past which re. to celebrate @ centennial pmuiversary. nary of We Americans were indebted for all of art that racition, and the culture witch nad come to us from across ihe water, and chief among those shone so brightly in the past and that had so iauch and so bountitaliy contrivuted to our entertaining ont Aud culsure ts the name of Beetho. esed away and his 3 AS green Let and lis Works were words” among those who siudy music and an ort. It seemed that we, who ch indebted at this side of tae water to such men as Bee'hoven, should not be Welgned m the balance am! sound wi ing, but that Yo should do wiet Gur hearts and inelhawens prompted by celebrating buth lw Vining tooy Was @ practteal question, to agree ay resui at w Fespect ro the nem tidied for all art of mus! memory and at the taqo the G0 ao tn) u the festive! whitch he imauguraved by ti sears ago. ‘This was a practics werd sbont, and how to do tt Therefore the object was AB inethod Whteh suowld prodwee Une uel they almed—to wit, & “ribute of ‘ty of him whose Dams wns iden- coming time WIL the Wyrory and tha lo—to justify and hone; his name and co to the city and citiceas of New York. -1¢ they could sue- ceed in this ani hatl whieh yet been ied in thy ‘pity, Accomplished a 00’ ya” wore cluded by uring scriptions the uudertan' pg” rocure | th tou of a musical GN te, vacancy whickh had not they would have Mr. Sewa . HE Hocessity of srrilcrent sabe , in "aouey to gecure tie succes of ‘the musical character of the arent afaik Was 6 Go Taken in charge of Gas Fatinarmonie 00! 1Y, Mad those Were tite Lo prit® clemoats 108 {osor Donwaes made a tow remorks, in whieh Wy siated thas they had tac grandest el.inouts of Success ab They had we: orchesteul world, MM organized, they had th the word had the great ¢ boys and g aconce be All would Park Commtsiouers to consent i disposal of any city in the world. and they bad in Now fork More i other exy Im the an extent, been tu wesichns tan aus sic has here, to ¢ ‘aud for more tan a qoartey oft Convary ho most aplendrd oF ‘al societies Ui yield boast of, Tn addition to ths they aan Choral Societies and bid 1s irota Une ages of twelve np, WHo could organ zed Into a grand Mustoal horas be Weil if tuey could only persuade the ine erection Of @ building ui the Park where 6 New York could be accommodsted. Mr. ‘GRE, on behalf of the Park Con wile he Ww: he felt sat otter sand ‘ould Bot prowiee any’ ised that if the Comm’ shown that the undertaking were provided with the acequato elements of success W make If the finest anair cver gotten Up, they Would accord tie reqitired fackibiers After some furcher si lous and remarks by Judge Urady, Rev. 11 thompson and oloers We following committes Was appointed, to report Bext Saturday evening @ plan OF organization, with por- manent oficers, & design of the batiding, am ent nate of tho provuble Cost Of erecuoN Sud Incwlieutal penses, &e, Leary Clews, ©. 4. Seward, Dr. R. 0. Poromms, Ae H. Green, Pb J.P, T adjourn ompaon, U, b. Fry, A. Griawolds on moon wade and UneniMoUsly Carel. Seior Dw Leevs (irom italy) suggested that Vi be solicited to write either a vocal oF tamiru symphoay for the oceasion, aller wliek tie lowe, D. Leydig Suydam, ev, Dt. L, Larreiore, 4: ‘The nae of Judge Brady wow wut Saturday evening,