The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-09

70 them Il his own request and hey - him nediatsiy
IN revenge for the Wholesale Of the prisoners
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curry ana Che punish ment II che asssssina TWO thou
Almost .sssy n.on IL ss msSs fory so:sed
national authority was 70 saabshd and the Brazilian
Montevideo where tey wa probably arrive the Doth,
and II is supposed tic astsck by the combined forces Of
the army and squadron would commence on the 18th inst
THE EXPECTED ASSAULT ON HoSrEvIDEo.
Thus may next expect 70 hear OF the fall Of Monte
vdeo, which Is In no way capable of resisting the com
bnsd forces that 70 b brought against her The
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tency OF the government she defenceess state OF the
city, makes the unfortunate natives wrthc under the
conviction thai the fate OF their cherished murdered
hero may possibly prove their own. The best streets
the greatest thorougharcs deserted the hotas
crowded with etcncieros and their families who have
fed from the camp the foreign gunboets have anchored
TO tho shore the Custom house is shut up decent
respectable young men, with muskets their shoulders
arg sen nuyns " we a.ecuon o. lne can'ops Monso
that the fitted city was buried in the waves which
beat around III betsr that the hand, the genius the
magnificent city out OF blood ned bricks had been
known than that all the progress all the advance
ment all the improvements should be annhilaicd m an
evil hour BY the ruian dagger OF revolution or tn
ruthless sword OF the invader mo man. says autho
ry writing nom tho place. 'can form the rcmotes idea
NOntcvtdcO
scns awaiting as Il were its doom The Brazilians
hourly expe'e BY water and Flores by land The de-
fences around tho city better than cobhonses
They about half the height of man and chiefly
made Of champagne baskets and bags Of sand, so
sructcd that nan running need not stop 10 ask what
was meant for Wool the chief product Of the country
cannot be transported even far 10 Market accord
ingly u In stored, waiting Tor better times Fiocks OF
sheep disappear before whatever army approaches and
them Friday being hoyday tho churches were crowded
with ladies' oil dressed In the deepest mourning There
may be some who laugh attheec feminine enblems OF
Heaven offered up that day from bleeding hearts Let
all hope that the Almighty will mercifuly avert tho
horrors Of asiege bombardment and assault
The domestic anction Is at present unsusceptblo Of
exaggoration; husbands fathers and sons aSe hurried
from their 1ouscs; weeping wives mothers and sisters
arc seen q every door The awful suncrings Of tho
Paysandd families the island be re-cnactcd in
Montevideo Verify the country Is cursed and tho IN.
carnate enos who caused all this human woe as sure AZ
the appearance Of things Il s obvious thai very deter
mrcd resistance fs mcdHated still as far as we can
gather from the practical remarks Of the English officers
the place cinnot hold out and II the Brazinne throw
shells into the city the loss of life and property
he frightul Some gingerbread Notifications in pro
cess Of construction facing the bay; but small gunboai
could riddle the whole concern In quarter OF
an hour Il remains 10 be seen whether the foreign
Powers will interfere and compel the combstants
10 select some other less valuable spot than Monte.
vidCo 10 settle their differences There i 4 frahtful
an mostly displayed against Buenos Ayrcs which tho
Monesde regard as the root aud branch Of all their
mstortunes H1ust Drtperfv within me last west ms
fan thr forty ffty and euen siyv pr cent Business
" at comletc standstl and the tribunals are closed
the recovery Of debts IT, OF course out Of the question
The barracis are full Of wool belonging 70 foreign
esidncfTos, not an arobo OF IL can be sold aud The
owners, booming nervous rs 10 what u may pos.
siby be applied TO by the besieged bslng and ship
ping II az FIAT as they can.
DESPERATION OF TUE PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY.
Aguirre, he President OF Uruguay rendered desperate
by The lall OF Paysand1, and inspired by the Banco
leaders, hN promulgated the most dcgpotic measures
ar Ara
lies under the protcxt of enlistment but reality be
kept as hofages whiis NJ the Same time those who
take thcs0 steps send their own cb lircn 10 Bucnos
great number or the inhalStants sock protection
on, board the brazilian vassea II " pretended
thaI stfAa hes ~ subilous .y,sys q aaasxs