The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-02
Professor Agassiz's Scientific Ex-
e- plOrations. .cag
Enthusiastic Reception Of tho Ha.
vana at Para.
n. n. 40.

| The steamship Havana Captain Greene arrived 1t
this port yesterday from Rio Janero on November
| via Bahia, Pernambuco, Para and st. Thomas, making
the first trip OF the line established between those
| ports and New York. r6s 81
We arc indebted to Purser Hucrtas for the prompt
delivery Of our South American lles and dispatches
The news by this arrival is most interesting.
II was expected ut Rio Janeio that the would
be over The victories OF the allied forces the Para
guayans deemed decisive.
Tho return Of the Emperor TO Rio Janero will be
marked by popular fftes At the mint gold medal is 10
| be struck in his honor
II is expected that there will be lalge immigration
into Brazil from the United states. Several gentlemen
from Louisiana in Brazil seeking suitable localities
| for intending immigrants.
Al Rio C,ande Do Sui the sudden disappearance Of Mr.
Charles Raysiord an American merchant has occasoned
| much comment.
There is no further news relative the Of
the paraguayans They had another repuse at
| Correntes.
Professor Agassz was at last accounts following the
| upward course OF the Amazon river
Our Rio Janoiro Correspondence.
Rio JAsEIRo Nov. 4, 1885.
The war between Brazil and her allies with Paraguay
is getting to be interesting From all the information
have been able to during the short time have
been here following to be the gst Of the mat
ter
WHAT CAUSED
For some reason that have yet to fathom Paraguay
has determined on this with Brazil for the last ten
years NV impression is that the wish Of Brazil to open
up the river Plate and tributaries the Paraguay Uru
quay Parana rivers, to the commerce Of the world,
of which Brazil, of course, would come in for very
large share the Of the present Indeed, it
is said that the late Emperor. Dom Pedro the First,
was DESTROYS OF taking in Paraguay, and max
| ing the river Of that name the boundary OF
| the Brazilian empire This pan however, was
never carried out The idea OF Brazil wishing for
territory large her domains is treated with
rdiculc hero Rio Jsnoiro where the general desire
| for more inhabitants and not for more land
ACTION PRESIDENT LOPEZ
Az long az ten years ago. have been informed, the
President of Paraguay was determined go with
BRAZIL For the carrying OF this purpose he bought
several steamers and established foundry for the
faoturc OF munitions Of at Assuncao, which
| conducted by skful English engineers. Three years
ago he Europe and returned with considerable
quantity OF arms and ammunition, just OF the
rebel chiefs did In tho southern section Of tho United
| States.
NIX SEXES A BRAZILIAN PACKET.
| Things were In this position when tho war between
Brazil and Uruguay out, when President Lopez
seized Brazilian packet that proceeding up the
Paraguay Matte Crosse province Of Brazil hard
confines OF Paraguay and so situated az to be hard
OF protection All the officers and passengers on board
were captured, and among them was Senior FREDERICK
Carncro do Campos Deputy, who had been recently
appointed Governor OF the Province Of Matte Crosse
They all sl retained prisoners He then invaded
the province, and took possession OF several towns,
threatening at the same time to another army to
Uruguay, support the taaeo party against Brazil
This plan was however frustrated by the energy OF the
| In inn Wit
| OF Uruguay.
INK WISHES TO MARCH Argentine REPuprIc.
The next move Of Lopez 10 apply TO President
Mitre OF the Argentine Confederation, TO allow him TO
his troops through the territory OF the Confedera
ton On the refusal Of President Mtre Lopez without
any declaration OF war; captured Argentine packets
| lying in the port Of Corientes.
j CAPTURE OF a PARAGUAyAN DIVISION.
| According to the Brazilian accounts Parsgusyan
division, under the command Of Colonel Estigarrba,
invaded the province OF Rio Grande do Sui and after
burning several farm houses and plunderng the inhab
tants they arrived Mt Uruguayana town on the Uru-
quay river He was there completely surrounded by
the Brazilian forces consisting principally Of militia
men some time before about three thousand hum
dred Psaguayans had been prevented from crossing the
river by small Brazilian gunboat lying before the town.
This orco Of Paraguaynns completely routed by the
troops under General Flores who afterwards crossed the
river In the Brazilian gunbons and Joined the other
| suHHuDER TO rHE EMPEROR.
render but on the ARRIVAL OF the Emperor Of Brazil two
weeks afterwards, he surrendered TO him. Colonel
Is I'm Allows him Msng
ten dollarsl per day for his support aIt
Colonel Estssrribia is . young and handsome man,
sencs Of the Empcrors son-inaw, Count dEu and Duke
De SAKE, and Presidents Nitro and Flores.
orr CoRnusr0Spwr's WITH CAPTIVE COLONEL
and through the kindness Of Mr. Bevins, intro
Of sre thousand consisting
q infantry artillery and cavalry His line Of march
from Ao . WAS rh sss san B's s
Arsentn. forces H brigade was the advance guard Of
the grand army Els ssIrrsp took place s on the ssd Of
hired house, with sailor tnot soldier) who keeps
him, sad sailor bsins lieutenant in the Brazilian navy
The allied forces in the field number about sixty thou
sand men, Of whom fortytwo thousand are BrAzlisns
thousand are Arssntpss and four thousand bs
the allied ssmics IL General Mitre President Of the Ar
| genuine Republic. The Brazilian army Is commanded BY
President Of Uruguay. General Flores commands The
vanguard Of fourteen thousand General Nitro the
trail army Of twenty-five thousand Of whom there are
eighteen thousand men under General 0sorio General
the Baron Porto Allegro, with twelve thousand men
Is reported 20 o s,i marching on 70 sns orr o.
Another corps being organized at Rio Grande
to defend that frontier L viii consist OF ten thousand
men Of the three The Argentine Colones Hornos
and Caceres have about six thousand men watching the
Paraguayans on the left bank Of the Parana river and
there are three thousand infantry razans) with the
feet on that river In addition 10 these the Oriental
Colonel Castro has with him about twelve hundred light
cavalry. From the Information have received the Pa
raguayans seem have poor chance against the allies.
| THE sYBAsTopoL PARAGUAY. 3l. +NL
In such extensive territory Brazil and In the alb
sence OF railroads and telegraphs which aided us so
much during the recent struggle in the United States
Is difficult TO get precise information relative 70 the move
Of troops BY the line OF march of the three ar
mics they evidently determined to strike ~ Humaia
after capturing Coientes and they are supposed no,
be very far from the last mentioned place. humata,
which Is the LEFT bank OF the Paraguay river Is con
sidered the sebastopol Of tho state Of ina, name
said may be taken from the land, by which way the
allies are advancing.
| ExrEorKD RETURN on TIVE EMPEROR.
~ Emperor Is expected 70 return between The 10Th