The New York herald., 1866-02-22
The nATE WAR.
The Medfatio- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT he
tween chill and UruguAy-The Chilean
- au.rsh War.


and spapsh War.
Thor. "a >. acrimonious diplomatic quarrel going
-, hstwaA Chl3 and Uruguay. The latter
powe, fuses 10 allow Chilean prva,eers TO
hiring Spanish prizes they may capture into
ber orts, and determines to maintain strict
mar, aliv during the The interchange OF notes
wa co,tnued until the offended Urnguayan government
r,vocd the eTequatur OF tho Chilean Minister, and
tscd decree prohibiting the arrival and sale OF prizes
ad threatening with penalties all who should in
fringe upon the neutrality laws.
NEWS FROM THE sEAr OF WAR ON THE PLATE
From the Anglo BRAZILIAN Times Feb Sd
The from the Plate is that the Brazilian army
nDder osoro had length reached the neiyhborhood Of
fhe Paraguayan position a. Fasso da Para, was en-.
camped at San Cosme three four miles from that
sing on the 23d Of December Al the date the
Argentine army and that COMMANDED by General Flores
within days march OF the same point These
forces united comprise IS 900 Of the best equipped
and sciplincd troops Of the three nAiions-narney
Is BraziAns 1900 or 10 o0O ArgentDe@ and 2 900
Orcntls and poesossing numerous park u rincd can
1000 Braziians had likewise arrived the city Of
Correnies where lumber barracks being W for
Their accommodation and for that Of those continually
arriving from Brazil great deal Of sickpess pre-
vailed among these lust arrivals and also among the
u 900 BRAZILIAN troop encamped NJ san BOtjs Ia the
Rio Grande do Sol ~h army of form.
Ing but the more Sao ed troops who had been accom-
pllshing the losg and DIN ut marches from Concorda
and Ur guayana though travti and often bare
footed and ragged represented being IN n good
state OF efciepcy and only needing days delay TO
undertake scHye oI,"riious asans, the Paraguayan
by the rarAsuayan President a. the key 70 the Para
Suayan Territory and such made the headquarters OF
Lopez and hts main army. Smallpox, measles and
fever have boon dcstru tive among the Para
guayan troops among the Allies, and by what
formation can be oOIsincd from l5,eoo TO 900
men is the utmost that can be brought to-
n ther 70 defend this most important post
which N the Psrana rse stll continue would be assaed
simultaneously by The lighter vessels OF the Brazilian
neet the large force preparing the passage
No attack however IL expected TO be made before the
end Of January at soonest the naval force
In tha ffau of
pairing for tho real crisis Of the campaign bcnS urged
Provisions muniuoEs clothing arrive contn nuously
and at the city Of Correnies the headquarters for
their import quite large neet Of schooners and other
small vessels gives IL anchorage tho appearance OF q
large commercial port The Brazilian feet still
lies above Coruentes, ana has been joined by
the ron. clad Tamandarc The iron.cad Brazil and some
other vessels from their greater draught OF water were
stl unable 70 ascend parana and il IL mos, proba
be that before any combined attack be made unon tbe
Paraguayan positions the fleet will bc joined by a least
Que moro ron-clad and some bomb and other vessels
speciay constructed for the service Of this campaign
From Paraguay but little II known Several thou.
lands OF the citizens and troops stationed Asuncon
arc ssid 10 have died within the last few months
from diseases arising among the troops In their
various cncampments and spreading 10 the inhabi.
san,s Lopez had issued moro procama,ions 70 his
q circular 70 the neutral Powers, complaining
OF President Mtrcs reply TO the throat OF reprsals
Huaia s reported 10 be protected by several powerful
sorpedoes amonspother dsfcnces laid down by North
American engineer Besdes the French gunboat Decdee,
e Italian vessel 0dsone had returned from Asuncisn
nut che latter had fasl In the main object o bringing
away some Italian families The Spanish Vice Consul at
Corestes had been allowed 10 leave paraguay but the
Rrazan Consu at Asuncon said 70 have ben sent 70
he eastern confines d Paraguay and thsre maintained
In Buenos Ayrcs and the Argentine Confederation
spsray httis occurred during the fortnight calling
Tor notice The troubles In u the back provinces
nssmsd 70 have ceased though the Indians stu con
>anusd their dspredsoas The Great soutnsrn hsxvy
ssmber n Was expected that the Argentine Central
hAavsv vovld BE- opened - far ~ Torsuf~ In January