The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

THE WAR IN PARAGUAY.

The French packet from the Brazils and River
Plate has arrived, and her news has partly been
anticipated by the English mail. From the seat of
war in Paraguay the additional news shows the im-
possibility of the Allies to invest Humaita. Gen.
Lopez has opened a good communication with the
capital through the Chaco, besides the way by
Pillar, the river is also yet open to him, the
supplies he receives are on the greatest scale, and a
miracle to the Allies, who do not know from whence
they come, when they themselves, having the whole
world open to them, are short of every necessary.
Several sanguinary fights took place, but without
any decided result, though in all of them the
Brazilians were defeated. The Allies have forti-
fied themselves very strongly at Tujuti and Tujucue,
and every one capable of bearing arms, without re..
spect to nationalities, was enrolled for fear of an-
other attack like that on the 3d of November.
The Allies have tried to make a raid into the inte-
rior of the country, but the result was very trifling,
as they only could bring about 400 head of cattle
and a few horses as a return for their expedition,
notwithstanding the country was full of them ; but
not aParaguayan was to be seen, and only one woman
and two children. Cholera and small-pox have re-
appeared to an alarming extent in the army and on
board the fleet, which still remains between Curti:
paity and Humaita. The state of the Argentine
Confederation is anything but tranquil. The re-
bellion of the " Monteneras" has as yet not been
suppressed, and the officers sent to put the rebellion
down now openly disobey the orders of the National
Government. It is generally believed that General
Urquiza, former President of the Confederation, is
at the bottom of this new revolutionary movement
to secure his election for President, Which will take
place in about four months, when the term of Pre-
sident Mitre expires. The election of General
Urquiza to the presidency would change the whole
affairs of the River Plate, as he is the open friend
of Marshal Lopez, with whom he would side imme-
diately against the Brazilians whom Urquiza con-
siders invaders. General Urquiza is a great friend
to all foreigners, and a protector and promoter of
all improvements; which his immense wealth allows
him effectually to be. At Buenos Ayres, as may
be easily understood, business is nil, and to add
to the dismal state of things, cholera has made
its appearance again, to prevent which large fires
have been kindled in the streets. In consequence
of the depression of the value of the great staples of
the country, wool, hides, &c., and the initnense
amount of goofs and merchandise on hand, which
fill the Custom House and every other warehouse
in the city, the Government thought proper to re-
duce the duties on exports and imports very con-
siderably, to help, if possible, the commercial com-
munity. On the Buenos Ayres Stock Exchange
it was currently reported that the Brazilian Go-
vernment had contracted a new loan for £3,000,000
with Messrs. Rothschild, of London, at the rate of
62i per cent., and that already pert of this new
loan had arrived at Rio de Janeiro, on which news
Public Securities rose. As long as Brazil is able
and willing to pay all the expenses of the war, and
pay in gold for all she buys, Buenos Ayres does not
care how long the war lasts.—Anglo-American
Times.