The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-22
+ FROM BRAZTL.

Tne war On the River PIate-MOre No.
ma, NJ Of Peaot-Tho ALLIES BtIIl advAnc-
ing.
Eroy , nc B.,eROs Ayres Standard, NoUeBsber 25.
The, march of the allied army across the Pro
vince O fCorrientes, and the mooted temporary
suspene ION OF hostilites during the tropical heat
Of the resent season, are the only features OF
imperta zee we have to note respecting the war;
The Par. aguyans are now completely shut up In
their oW n country and so little reliable informa-
tion com es across the lines that it is difficult TO
estimate with any degree OF correctness the ele-
mens ofC license at the disposal OF the Paraguayan
Coyernmt mt; we are inclined, however to credit
The rumo that the gre ltest distress prevails,
owing to the scarcity of iood. There have been
during th , last fortnight many reports about
peace but we are not IN a position to say what
foundation there may be for such desirable
event Ind eed it is difficult to conjecture how
President M tire could arrangea peace with Para
quay so long as President Lopez is in power; we
think there fore, that these peace rumors are
premature, a. nd no terms can become so until
the allied arm 8 destroy Humata. All the Bra
lillian forces Ehich were stationed at Hlguerl-
Aas. in the l landa Oriental have embarked
for COrrientos and the allied squadron
there has be en- strengthened by several
guDboats and the lron-clad 1dmdnd0re; our
home readers, however, need not look for very
important militia ry operations before next year.
as at present thO heat is so great in Paraguay
and Corrientes as' to delay the onward march of
the allies Presi, lent MItre, in consequence, has
ordered General Urquiza to dsband his men,
although not until signs of dsatfectiou amongst
some OF the cavalry regiments had become so
painfully, obvious as to render such measure
essentially necessary.
,ovERTURKs OF PEACE--RENFoRoEMENTs FOR THE
BRAZILIAN ARMY.
From the AngIo-BrGzilioB Times, Decenlber9.
The only intelligence from the Plate since our
last that seeme to have any bearing on the state
of affairs there is the sending by Lopez of a
vessel under a flag OF truce with sealed missive
addressed to tho President of the Argentine Con-
federation, which was delivered to Commodore
Barroso, and by him handed to General Lagrana
for transmission to General Mitre. Up to the
latest date from the Plate nothing was known of
the contents OF the Paraguayan communication,
but the general supposition was that it con-
tanned overtunes of peace on the part of lopez
others, however, believe that the missive was
colorado preteXt TO obtain information of
the disposition of the Brazilian feet, and
there seems TO zoe grounds for the be-
lief that Lopez had prepared a large number
OF fatbottomed boats, and purposed to surprise
the Brazilian fleet al night, and carry the vessels
by boarding, as Commodore Barroso had issued
orders that steam should be kept up, and the
crews be at their post from 2 to A. NJ of each
night. The iron-clad Iaaadndore accompanied
hy four other steamers, carrying munitions and
supplies, and three thousand land troops, had
passed Parana on the 2lst ult., and would shortly
reach CorrieDte6. From the main allied army,
ii is known thai II was still engaged in passing,
on the 10th ut., The little river Batel which has
widely overhowe6 its banks, and rendered its
crossing difficult The greater part was, how
ever, across upon that date, and It was reported
in BuenOs Ayres that part of it had reached
the Parana at Rincon do Soto. General Flores,
however with the Brazilian brigade united to
his forces, was marching towards the centre of
the province, ReiLfoGcements were awning
every few days at Buenos Ayres for the Brazilian
army, and various contlngents of the distant
Argentine provinces were on their way to join
General Mitre Urquiza's levies, however, are
virtually dissolved, and he is said now to have
only two or three hundred of them in quarters.
In some of the central provinces of the Con-
federation the efforts of the General Government
10 raise troops are set at defiance, and in Rioa
and some other places parties commit open
depredatiOns, and the Indians continue to make
inroads along the northern frontier. In Rio
nothing of great Importance has occurred. The
second steamer of the New York and Rio de
Janeiro mail line arrived on the goth November,
and sailed again on the I'd December. A steeple-
chase took place on the 26th ult., at S. Chris
ovae which was honored by the attendance Of
their Imperial Majesties and the Imperial
family; and the I'd inst being the anniversary
of the Emperor's natal day, a grand leyee took
place, at which all the diplomatic corps, and
other distinguished individuals attended, to
felicitate his Imperial Majesty on the occasion.
The grand tunnel OF the second section OF the
Pedro II Railway was opened on the 3D. after
seven years. continuous labor. In the provinces
nothing OF note has occurred.