New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-07
THE URUGUAY WAR.
Tho Diochad Of Montcvideo-k'ro3ress
or The Army Of Pnr"sany-A S"'s'
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Oar latest news from Uruguay VA BuenoS
Ayics. is up 10 the middle Of the second wcek Ia
February The City Of MOnte,ideo is inyesteu y! = =
Brazilian army of fully 1900 ond feet OF twenty
vessel yet none OF its defenders entertained the
OF captuntion
The baricadra mrs Very strong ard wei defended.
bat the wafer Ceenses are extremely weak consisting
OF only the CeIro and The Fort San Joe Ibe former
has been reinforced with CO0 men and six howitzcrs
and eond do much damage until vigorously shel.ed.
The CITY lines hltosether are gsrrisoned by about
5000 men. but aIe ,fsy strong The Government IS
n king MI Efforts for terrible resistance. bat the
foreigners in utter CONSERVATION. IL being selfevl'
dent the: hombarment OF the city, now 50 crowded.
must Tesn.t ia iredlfuI oss OF ne.
Tho POW der magazines arc so situated rs 10 create
the rnrst rrp'lng danger. Were bomb 70 FIJI near
the Bovrdas or some other deposits the whole CITY
1Hd be Destroyed and not man II b tel the taie.
Rat I.aud aud The CcrTo are throDsed WITH ilgf.s'
terc being fillv eco families cncanped On the fort1tr
The French Minister has given refuge to agreat mum
her cf biz oourtymen Mt the Legation vessels are nol
allowed to enter tie port and the Buenos yres steamer
Iiio lc II Plata lid 10 anchor ohts.de SIG was con-
nuapy toset az her iDgs by bonts f offneihvea'
begging to be taken aboard. but could accommodate
Thc British residents had held mass meeting TO
devise measures for mutual protection, it being greatly
feared that would committed by tue troops
OF the garrison TIE later expect t. bold out long
time declaring that il took the Brnzilians % days
captuie iRysaqlu. ihev viii require months Tor the
cGnqurst Of Aonteydeo. ,4.
Tie ParaguaYars under Col. Rc3quin, had taken tie
infantry under Major Albuquerque. dispensing In nj
dTections The yictors captured large supply OF ord
nance snail arms and supplies. The Nboyas Indians
poftng by the OCCASION entered tao town aud sacAed
Il before tie aciusl arrival Of the Parag1lnysns.
In "a COnopoiha is given senior PlnelrGJ report oil
the condition Of the fourishirg colony Of Swiss dt Bara
ero row In the eighth yesr OF its existence. founded
IN ls5G by Swiss farming families whose numbers
were shortly after wurd reinforced by eight ore IL
already supplies BneDos Ayrs Rosario Entre Rios and
Bands Omen al With several valuable staple products
especially potatoes 1901
They rave $500 English acres under cultivation.
which, without counting fruit, &c, pro,l accd IN Loot,
immense crops OF peas ~hcbt, beans barley. maise.
AID potatoes There ga iars. Of about eight acIc'
each under thorough cultivation.
The best Informed 5, utl Americans think that the
frst sep Of tie BraZiaBs against ParnBua VIII be to
cut of all her communication from aITial by ihoek
aiding the rivers Paraguay and Parona at tter corGu
enee ia the Tres BOcas
An extensive lana invasion Is impossible, not only
owing 10 tho immense distances. but the insufficient
numerical strength " tue BRAZILIAN army. estimated
D. iis own generals at not team from 80 OOO or
10 OOl--or 81 afcely one half that Of Paraguay.
Tho power OF Brazil now lies really in her navy,
which exceeds al the armed mercha ships led men
Of wrr of the rest Of Suth America put together At
east 20 and IL needs be 10 Brazilian Rnnboas and wa
steamers can anchor at respectful distance below
HlDIay "a. and remain their loag they pleese.
Ton tho other hand. the Parasaayans can sweep the
UPPER pros Of Brazil at their ease, and Construct
al the engnery swar that they reed at AsceDeo one
Of tie dnesS aiseLals Ia the world. ..1 .r