The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-29

Troops-Patriotism OF the People-Ef-
feet OF tho Crushing OF the JsR. Davis
Rebellion, &c. aa
QUIZ BUENos AYREs CORRESPONDENCE.
h'r Busxos ArRxs, May Is, 1896
Tho departure Of extra mail enables send you
two days later news Faf d
In tho interior sections the country this year has
been most profitable For the last twonty years tho
hedsmen OF the pampas have not had such prosperous
We have had just enough Of rain, frost and
drought to abundant pasturags and storms have
been almost unknown The wool bids fair to DO cean tho
neeces heavy and prices good. AL domestic animals
are plentiful and in good condition
After peace Of five years duration now in
volved in war in the zenith OF happiness and pros
perity. North America and Europe will doubtless
say, 'Poor South American Twas thus. Those
pampas fertiized by biood But lot not the world
judge hastily with Paraguay has been forced on
the Confederation. When rebellion rending Uru
quay whom powerful Brazil was aiding the arch rebel
Flores when Paraguay invaded Brazil were neutral
President Mitre the wses best and popular chief
magistrate in South America kept his country out Of all
e and
invaded the Argentine province OF Corrientes without
notice Of kind capturing three armed vessels after
quietly saluting them and proceeded TO organize Cor
ricntcs a Paraguayan province To-day thousand
armed Paraguayans hold the capital and few adjoining
men under arms and ready for the field and that in an
emergency fifty thousand more could DC furnished.
For twenty years past the Paraguayan army has not
untred but all this time the President has
ployed architects engineers Smiths surgeons founders
armies o. Europe. The snguariy exclusive law forbid.
ding specie to be taken out OF the country must
leave large Quantities Of gold and silver The
principal family has member serving as
officer, binds both patrcians and pebeians in mill
tary spirit The common soldiers receive pay They
live and of native (verDal.
and for luxury piece OF roasted beef Consequently
the commssary department is not heavy tax upon the
people The soldier Will pluck his orange from the forest
growth prepare his tea IRE OF weeds and drove
of stolen cattle will furnish his roast beef at low
rate for long time The Notifications the river
said to mount formidable number Of cannon gathered
together during long term Of peace. The fortress OF
Humata Is situated at the junction Of the Paraguay and
Parann rivers What its garrison Of ten thousand men
will do with guns which They havo known to do
anything except explode whenever fred for practice
When Commodore shubrick commanded the neet sent
against Paraguay in 1852 he intended TO take Humaai
~ 81 ca OF an nEc q s s ms
and this may be done now.
The Paraguayan infantry and cavalry not believed
to be Formidable. They carry respectively light short
muskcs and long lances Their fleet Is not to be COM
pared with even the commonest gunboats Of Brazil:
To oppose these forces the Argentine rcpubllcBraz
and Uruguay-entered into triple alliance on May g.
The treaty drawn in tho presence Of the Brazilian
quay, General Flores and the Argentine Cabinet Gen.
Urquza also present He has long been the political
and military opponent OF President Mtre but no heartily
does he join In this national contest that several private
propositions to him to aid the enemy sent by him.
unopened, to tho President.
The alliance IL in good faith and has been formally
ratified Each party is proceeding vigorously to execute
Its part Of tho contract most sweeping enrolment Is
nlng up the ranks OF tho National Guard Stores am:
muniton and all appliances Of war being transported
to the province OF Corcntcs where Is hoped the con-
test will begin and end
will be able to completely shacke her commerce. The
theatre Of be moved to the fields OF the aggrcs
sor and long exhausting and re7ntess struggle may
demand heavy rerbuton for this wanton breach Of the
peace.
Many believe that this war will prove of great good
all tho countries allied This Is their FIRST national
for many long years. and may nationalize and unite
them and do away with sectional prcjudiccs.
There is little news except Of wsrlike character
Aside from local preparations the great topic is the
In the Unued states Never were so many Interested in
1t Merchants alarmed regarding the changes
It's close may bring about coppereads revising their
platform; Union generalship is appla ded in nnwoned
quarters, and p fac un prophets arc adjusting their
predictions to the results Come who declared that the
United States navy had vessel that could take the
Alabama have fears for hcsaiey Of formidable
vessels Reports OF the probability OF between the
United States and Great Britain get into print with the
news OF each mail
letter received from Psrana gives concise
count Of tho hostile operations going In that
ton. Although triple alliance has been formed against
that republic by Brazil Uruguay and the Argentine Con-
federation Paraguay seems. is likely 20 prove very
formidable opponent II said that President Lopez has
for years been Increasing his military power that he has
ut cmmand at the lowest estimate sixty thousand men,
twenty steamers, hrce brigs OF several
boats mounting eighty FOUNDER Armstrong; and from
three hundred TO Ave hGndred field pieces His chief
tillery officer is Hungasn General Guyon, who has
service In Europe the medical department OF the
army is superintendcd by English surgeon, named
Stewart and about thirty Englishmen Employed in
the arsenal OF Asuncion Paraguay seems IL not likely
to be invaded by tho river Of the that
through it, as the river saked in the Chinese fashion,
and defended BY the fort OF Humata which Is said
be Of great strength Is believed that the will 10
very protracted one.
Coal is becoming dear and scarce and the government
steamers must have large supplies at any cost The
United States steamer Suwanee coaed at hontovidco
last week, paying sixteen dollars in gold por ton She
proceeded, via the Straits, to Cslfornis.
new process for preserving beef has been brought
ont bore. II consists Of injecting brine into the vessels
that formerly held the blood and the animal Ia preserved
almost entire This invention will probably explode, a.
hundreds others have done.
As in the beginning OF war, rich mon here are
giving large sums to the government
Tho product Of tho San Juan mines Ia beyond all pre-
cedent Copper also is being extracted in abundance At
Caamarca- n-.m
Work all the public improvements Of this country
In suspended except railroad enterprises which bring
their capital and most Of their workmcn from England
Congress In session In this city, and The Provin
cial Legislature Both these bodies entirely hamo.
nious aq thcv chiefly Orcupied with Wal M