, 1865-11-20

va, Foreign Minister Of Brazil, presented TO
The Uruguayan Government an energetic de-
mand. for redress of long list Of alleged Il
grievances, covering the past twelve yeats.
The Uruguayan Minister, senor Hcrrera, ltke'
the lamb IN the fable, responded by declining
that Brazil, like The vol, had filed
the stream. Uruguay further : pro-
posed arbitration. and destgnatea Para
guar as the arbitrator: soon after she pro
posed 10 Paraguay to enter into an alliance
offensive and defensive, Tor their mutual pre-
sezration az aIust brazilian aggression. Para-
quay, while desiring To Ecep out OF the quar-
rel, still declared through her Minister, Senior
Bergcs, that the Paraguayan Government
could not see with Indifference, and still less
consent that even should Uruguay refuse to
accedc to the Brazilian demands, the Bra
lillian forces should occupy any part Of uru-
quay, temporarily or permanently Her rea:
sons Tor this plucky position were that the-
possession Of Uruguay by Brazil would
enable the latter power to shut ont Paraguay
from all communication with the sca, cut oil
her commerce, and thus make Pa1aguay.
which Is eeDe eight hundred miles from the
sea, with no outlet except through the Rio de-
Ia Plata, the next victim Of her aggressive
schemes aud pro-5laScry aggrandizement.
Overlooking this protest by Para
! quay, the Brazilian forces on the
twelfth Of October invaded Uruguay,
crushed out the lawful Government Of P1esl-
dent Agnir1c, End gave SUCCESS to the pro
i slavery rebel Gen. Flores
Paraguay Immediately entered the field
acainst Brazil, and what was now Uruguay.
! In order for the Paraguayan forces to march
4; 10 Uruguay, from which It is separated by q
strip Of territory between the Rio Paraguay
and the Rio parana, forming part Of the Ar
gentine Republic, it was necessary Tor them
! 10 defy the latter power as well. Thus Para
quay, which is but one half larger In area
I linn the State Of Illinois, md contains but
!, soc, 600 souls, flung herself against the power
of three nations, containing twenty times her
area, and still greater prcpondezance Of
population, President Lopez, Of Paraguay,
with his little army OF six thousand men, dl.
vidlng them, sent 1900 into BSazil, where be
captured a small town, while the remainder
marched through tho territories Of the Ar
! gentine Republic md captured the town Of
Uruguayana. The rebel Flores, now In com.
mppd Of the allied forces of Brazil and Uru-
| quay, first threw himself, With |, ooo men, mp
on the force which had invaded Uruguay.
The Faraguayans fought until 1000 or two
thirds Of their entire number were hors ds
| combat when the remnant surrendered.
Flores then marched; accompanied by tha
Emperor Don Pedro, Of Brazil, and President
Mitre, Of the Argentine Republic, against the
other half OF the Paraguayan army which
was cornered in a small town, and after .
six weeks siege by Is, 600 men were oustcd OF
surrendered. Thus apparently terminates
successfully for slavery. 4. contest In which
the weaker party, especially the Pazaguayans
showed sublime courage worthy Of th<
champions Of free labor and equal rights. II
remains TO be seen whether England and tht
United States will allow the shareholders O
Brazil thus TO dominate over and absorb thci
weaker neighbors in order to make room fol
The lnsh, the auction block and the slav'