Ames Washburn to Asunción to revive the claim, but the Paraguayan government declined to reopen it. Paraguay was ruined in the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) and its archives were dispersed. Still Hopkins did not give up. In 1885 the U.S. government revived the claim. In 1887 (when corruption in Paraguayan politics "was taken for granted") a minister signed a document agreeing to settle the claim for $90,000 in gold "with the previous consent and complete approval of Mr Edward A. Hopkins". Although ratified by one house of the Paraguayan legislature, it failed to pass the other. References Sources (article in English) (article in English) (article in English) External links Cave Johnson's opinion in the U.S.-Paraguay arbitration Condition of chartered steamers (reports of sea-going officers) 1850s in Paraguay 19th-century military history of the United States History of Paraguay 1850s in the United States 1860s in the United States James Buchanan Military diplomacy Paraguay–United States relations Punitive expeditions of the United States United States Navy in the 19th century Combat incidents International maritime incidents