New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-02
SOUTH AMERICA.

SUMMARY or WAR NEWS TO DArg-cLBAR STATEMENT
or THE ORIGIN or THB wAR-PRoGREss oP THE
srRIpR-rnE LOSSES OF PARAGUAY--THE sITUA-
TION TO-DAY RESULT or THE PARAGUAYAN
ATTACK OF THE 2ITH OF MAY-THE STRENGTH
oP NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THB ALLIED CAMP
BUSINESS APpAIRs-A YANKEE FARMERS FAME
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
FROM Our specisi Correspondent
BUESos AYRrs S. A.. June ~ lse6.
The whole of South America is. involved in either ma
tiona or civil The strife which concerns most Oh
these bcgerent nationsat least the largest extent OF
territory and population has arranged on one SIDE Brazil
Uruguay and the Argentine Republic and on the other
the little audacous Republic OF Paraguay II has ragged
for II months and all the time there may be said to have
been. 100000 men under And for the last six
months these forces have chiefly been located within
radius of 20 miles with the center at the confluence OF the
Rivers Parana aud Paraguay
Perhaps hasiy sketch Of the origin Of this might
be entertaining ofycur readers. tbs as follows;
Many years ago Senior Don ycnancio Flores was Pres-
dent of Uruguay He ruled well and retired with honor
The sweets of power induced him seek the office again,
and it became necessary that he should leave the county
refugee in the Argentine Confederation he was ready
TO ion IN the civil war OF 1861 and he did good service in
favor of Buenos Ayres. After the war was ended he
crossed the La Plata with two men in an open boat TO
begin revolution in Uruguay with little real sneces,
he kept up guerrilla warfare for year. and so doy
was the Government that bis rebels became formidable
At this time Brazil presented some old claims against
Uruguay, which in a time of civil war could not well pe
settled These claims nj once enforced by army and
navy nd these taking sides with the rebels the rebellion
soon became q revolution.
Duripg those months President Lopez sent notice TO
Brazil that If that revolution should be matled be would
regard it AS arrangement Of the equilibrium OF the l,yer
Plate which he could not permit, Brazil proceeded. ard
LOPEZ once in retaliation took possession OF Matte
Crosse rich Province Of Brazil. Lopez then asked per-
mission TO cross the Argentine soil in order 70 attack Bra
iii but it was refused Lopez regarded this
and at seized two Argentine steamers and pro-
ceeded to levy against Brazil and Uruguay, lily
and almost province of Brazil and the Argentine Con-
fedeiation
These three nations united ia triple treaty, agreeing
take from Paraguay al her arms and distribute them
equally, and maintain Provisional Government IN Para
quay under their protection whose first duty should be
TO repay them the expenses of the With varied for
tunc the Allies have steadily advanced and III April last
looks like progress If We remember that Lopez had at ts
invaded both Brazil and the Argentine Confederation with
large armies.
Since the beginning the strife Paraguay has lost
from all causes 2OoJ men, aud although the allies also
have lost il has been in such proportions The Para
guayans are limited in numbers and in course of time
war; by all its wastes il unrepared must in the end
haust them. On the contrary the territory OF these three
nations is large and populous, and Brazil, especially
seems TO have exhaushess resources as to men and
money
The present of the briefly this: On April l6
the allies entered Paraguay taking Fort Itopu, the Par
ana River No great battle even important skrmsh
eurredunti May a. when general engagement brought
between the two armies, which lad been lying within
three four miles of each other On that day the Para
up in three divisions, and made most i'm
peuous attack Gen. Mre, the Argentine President and
the commander-nchef attempted to pierce their center
and succeeded But in dividing them he divided himself
for they fell mcrciess both tanks The Paraguayau
cavalry up facing both iDaury aud cavalry and
spite CALLING fire rode right to the gnnners
whom they sabered. and then sacked the allied camp
At night both parties encamped on the old ground The
Paraguayans said 10 have lost 200 in killed and
wounded four guns, eight flags aud nnumerable trophies
- ~ IN AanA
wounded, OF whom le3 Brazilian officers, and IL |
other officers That battle did but little toward ending the
war; further than to exhaust the begerents BY much.
The great point OF Paaguayan strength and hope the
fortress OF Humaita II covers With its various sppurten
anees three square miles, and il can employ from 900 to
10 600 men in action There are about 200 pieces of
in place. but the Notifications Of brick and
not at all well built Before the fort the channel Of the
Paraguay River is narrow and it within lO0yards Of the
Of the fort Three great chains extend the
at that point and it is said that the river is filed
with torpedoes.
The low wet ground where the allies are encamped has
old carfully on ter general health. The chills and
ever, small pox dysentey, and consumption have done
more than the enemy
Lopez has called out the militia National Guards of
he capital. They chiefly Young men aud boys, and
how an exhausted supply OF material for the army.
Business ID fearully dull 10 this city. The war gives
ome activity to its own class OF trade but the supplies are
70 exclusively imported that II does not awaken general
industry. From the beginning OF the war till now, the
'aper money has gradually improved in value Two days
20 reaction occurred here, and paper money has gone
own in value per cent and further fall is predicted.
We have advices from the army 10 the 9th OF June but
10 movements have occurred since the battle Of the 9th.
zen. Mre is terrifying his position apparently for theWin
err and is gathering rent Of horses for all the allied
Try.
otilla has gone up the Parand River TO expedite the
rossng of 10 900 men into Paraguay under General the
baron Porto Allegro As there is battery pass on the
ray, some interest attaches to the expedition.
There is great depression in business here bat no fears
( crash entertained.
There has been copousness Of rain in this Province
OF before known for 10 years The roads are bad Some
roads have been sadly injured and nocks greatly
estroyed, but the pastures are good. =
Mr. Jacob Z. Spring substantial farmer here little
nm OF 80 square miles sailed yesterday for his early home
Maine on visit OF one or two years
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