, 1865-07-04
THE WAR In SOUTH AMERICA.
Important from Bueno5 Ayres.
The Argentine ConGrfss-PopuIasity
nt she Wnr-ikeasons why Paraguay
Commenced Host1llt1eBs

BuEsos AYERS, $. a, ,4rhnDday. May II, 1866.
The Congress Of the Argentine Confeder1-
tim assembled May J., at Bueuos Ayres, the
provisional capital. There WAs a general
attendance Of the members, aud the charms
Of music and the display Of arms we're bor-
rowed TO add sp!endof to The OCCASION. The
Cabinet attended, as also the Governor Of
the PIT VINCE and his Cabinet, tho foreign
Ministers aod Consuls, and ali. following the
cue Of the President himself, were In the
finest display Of s'ara and gold lace. .Prcsl-
dent Mltre appeared at l O'Clock to give the
brief speech, after which the Clerk read his
annual message, which occupied nearly an
Eous. II was heard with the closest atteotloa.
The message Eaye prominence to the hos
tile attitude Of Paraguay aud to the nleans
of maintaining the national honor. Ia de-
clares the foreign relations to be Of the most
satisfactory character, with pno, exception,
preeent worthy and able Representative Of
the United States, Hon. r. c. Kirk, the Min
1ster Plenipotentialy.
The floanccs Of the milton are s.ated to BE-
in gocc condition, as the imports Of last
year paid MI expenses and the interest on
1he national debt The provinces are at peace,
iEdus'ry Is promoted, railroads are pro-
crossing, euucatlon Is advancing, the from
tie1 Is srecedins before the extending popu11-
ten. Altogether the showing Is good one,
and tho country never was 60 prosperous,
nor has It ever been more wlsrly admins
tered.
1u this state Of thlnee The storm of war
breaks upon us Ii all Its horrors ard realities,
Never has tkis county bsen so united In n
war hs now. Perhaps South America has
ntver known such IN untorced unsnim,ty as
now. At the opening Of Congress Gen. Ur-
qufza, 70 long the bitter enemy Of this Pro-
vince. vas present; also Gen. Flores, the
successful rebel ard Provisional President Of
Uruguay. There WIS also to be seen the
Daroa Taruandarc, BRAZILIAN Aimiral, and
the Bfazilfan Minister. a treaty was formed
binding together B.azil, Uruguay, and thib
: r. public, in hostility and employment Of ar
mics and nayies against paraguny. When It
wsas signed President AlilEc saId, 1--WE have
signed victory"
.i4e mcst vigorous measures have beau
adopted for the enrolment Of all able-b.dfel
mtn, from II to As, In the National Guard or
Militia. Some tGve len the country, bnk
large numbers EIve enrolled and are Liable to
maich: lfany wealthy men have given large
Subscriptions to Tho Lid Of the gnyerumeut.
One man Eas given s2o0, ,000, anu 100 yolun-
t4eis arc 10 be psid by him for enlisting.
Aoo1lcr gives $50 0c0 currency, *. The
anon! SO given III auoant to great many
Mllti.Ds Of d, liars in currency.
The present condition Of the hostile armies
otftrs 'i!tle Of Interest. The Paragu1y,ps are
In the Argentine province Of Corrientes. to
the number Of 10, 700 men, or perhaps more.
They Enye the capital, md hare otEautzsd q
Provisional Government. The Brazilian tleet
L vas some thirty leagues below CoFEicntes.
The Aretnttne troops are collecting near
Corrsentes, and the Btnzt1lan and Uraguayan
aTe assembling al Concofdia, in EutFe Rio5
aud scme Argentine troops are to 70 there
also. Gen. Utquiza, Of Entire Rios, has sur
prssed ltiend md Zoe by bis prompt activity
and vigorous e1olts for the NAr. Hc has
been o1rled golden Inducements to aid Lo-
rez, but lie would no. even read the comuu-
nicAt op.
President Lopez has issued proclamation
calling on LIS people to chastise the insoient
A'gcntines. He tells them they are to lght
On the sana f1elds Oh which they achieved
fom whose tyranny they escaped twen.Y
sen1s ago. Ltpez Is called q tonR-aeaded
rogue, and he will probably gl7t the Arkeu-
tines more trouble than they anticipate.
The Min!s'sr e State Of Paraguay has
written to The Minister Of Forega AGIlss
the wailIkc altitude Of Paraguay. They are
nothing new. This government ailed, Indi-
rcctly, the REBELLION Of Flores: It allowed
tie Btnzllfaps to enter the Parana River with
a fset destined for Paraguay 1t refused per
mission TO Paraguay 10 send troops across an
ATIU O. NIhEA tsAG kE41itVi}3 " ItulCS5 WEtEEH
done hy Brazil sgGinst Paraguay, President
Mltre ftnt three statements of the Para
gua5an Minister, viii special mssease, to
Congress, and formal declaration Of var
was made on May S.
It's reported here that there are Ave hun
d1ed political Prisoners In the pr1sous Of
Paraguay. In this country there R-e naac.
The utmost activity prevails on all hauds
fer the war !: hut business Of eyary kind ia
suffering. Work on yariou. improvements.
has been suspended for want Of hands Ali
workmen On whom the government has any
claims rLust now be- soldiers.
All pefeons liable to selT!ce are lc be en-
relied in the National Guard under heavy pen-
altt.s. The order tor marching will include
fuch as may he needed sf the regiments so
formed.
In the country the year has thus far been
progressing we'll. By this time the Increase
Of numbers for the past year can be- counted
In the tlocks. It appears that this has been
tie best year this country has had for TWEEN
tyyears. The sheep are fat, and the increase