The New York herald., 1866-09-04
Brazil Trying to Take Advan-
tage of Uruguay.
TROUBLE AHEAD IN THE ALLIED COUNCILS
URUGUAY REcoNcllED WITH CHILE.
taOAL REVOLUTIONS AND IMrR0vEM ENTS.
sc. sc. SC.
OuR RuEXOs AYREs CORRESPONDENCE.
BUEgos AyREs, S. A., Ju


PROGRESS TUE
Por the last two weeks warike affairs have gone for
ward with a most deliberate slowness. The allies are
xel situated between morasses that surprise will BE-
Almost impossible. At the time the position has
many disadvantages in they desredio advance, and
also in full reach of the sixty eight Founders with
shch the Paraguayans have been practising for
weeks The mud is deep every part of the camp, and
yil deeper all around It, The only horses that be
procured unbroken and fresh from the pastures they
cannot draw they cat grain and there grass
~ that they are as useless as perishable
snce this began the allies have up $50 900
horses and of all that number appears The
government itself reduced to the necessity of sending
embargo 1000 tanned horses and mules accustomed to
Aed grain, and to work in harness or saddle. The
received here with great CONSERVATION, this
asy Alled with ine horses, worth from $50 to $3.50
eash the valuation at which the government takes
saddle horses is S20 and draught horses at S30 silver
1t Is impossible for the army to move until some thou
sands OF horses brought all at once into camp The
srder issued some time ago hero demands g. 600 horses
and 200 mules from this city from tho rest of the
VINCE 1000 horses; from the province of Santa F 900
horses and 500 mues from Entire Rios 500 horses and
800 mules
These have doubt been part Of the pro-
gramme decided upon in the meeting Of military chiefs
and Cabinet officers and plenpotentiaes recently
bed at headquarters Minister Octaviano (Brazlian)
ind Senor Costa Of tho National Cabinet here, were
present Rumors that peace was to be considered
soMe up The topic was the most vigorous prosecution
the All the steamers for transport ordered
carry wounded and sick down the river and to carry
horses back.
DIARY OF EVENTS AT THE SEAT OF WAR.
The report forwarded Of one Romero. Parasuayan,
June with hundred and thirty mon, proves partly
entrpe ! wrote you that he had again passed back,
ns himself This has not passed
Aayng done He deserted the Paragusyans ON June a.
nd coming into the camp Of the allies he told Of the
eDded attack the 24th but he said the chief force Of
the attack would be on the left wing and behold II
occurred On the right wing few days Afterwards he
abandoned the generous hospitality Of the allies and re-
pared 10 the starving wrsGbedness he professed to have
Fort curupati still stands, almost dsmantled and
asscred for Lopez has taken It's large and most Of
- garrison down his rural encampment margin
o. the beliaco swamp. It Is from Curupaiti distant
Puunders, with which his practise red gun firing,
daily taking for target the tents Of the allied
On some days they lessen the number Of elective
allies by one hundred and again they do but little harm
for fsw days. Not long since General Flores had
Ihel burst under his saddle in his tent while he
wr ing another day his tent demolished just after
he had stepped out and later musket ball cut OF the
strap Of his sword he giving order Some de-
sf.srs nase indicated the location OF the commander
Tents These deserers must have baen Paraguayan
prisoners Who after the surrender at Uruguaya were
pressed n,o The allied army. The Paraguayans seem 70
have an especial hostility to the Brazians and Brazilian
ldaders seldom nring wantonly Argentines. General
Flores though a urlguayan commands the van guard,
shieiy composed Of Bfazilans.
On June 10 the allies had been across the Parann for
Two months. They gained bloodless victory within
two days taking Fort tapiru they not yet hall
way 10 Humaita; men and guns are stuck deep In the
mud; they have not blade Of grass nor one head OF
eatte or o. cabbage, except as they bring IT, at high
prices and dear rates, from distance OF three hundred
70 i've hundred miles. Lopez has spread his tents oI
occupation on and across tho road TO Humaita The
bard work. deep mud, dry and scanty feed bone
hoaps the best horses they find and in very short
ima
bintes with rified cannon performing then some Of
nsee feas about General Flores tent The allies replied
nh twelve. FOUNDERS and blew up wagon with am
On June "a the Parag ayans placed eight more heavy
rsces so ~ TO play on the allied camp. They are
ards the left OF the allies as thai is the best road for
sally
June 2s they erected watch tower tha, overlooks
whoe held of both armies, and dehes the finest sharp
shutting Of the alea The latter first supplied
wh tower. or late the exposed Braxaus have
eel very busy raising parapets and In sinking para
ho protect them from the nccssant fire Of the Para
gutans.
rHs ORIENTAL ARMY usxD UP.
N army will soon have poor show Of old generals
Iheeturn Of General Flores home announced TO take
pacn about month"; Generals Netto and Sampay,
hav.vcry recently died, and General Caccros, Of tn
Corrhtes militia has retired his iaurols ~ grca
chan, must occur among the chief commanders.
Geral sampayo, Brazilian, was among .he missing a
the bale Of the 24th Of May and afterw ards oun
severs wounded. He was brought TO this city an,
dad the way. His funeral was very grand Tn
Braziin General Netto had long resided Uruguay
near borders Of Brazil and whc he had great In nu
ence irlraguay, he always used IL for Brazs advantage
TO binnore than to any oher private citizen did Genera
fiores his a rebel Senior Nettos mon q,
and me from his immense farms furnished supplies 70
she reb in ls62-3 AZ the organization OF thl
army ofhe ahies he made general more for
reward any expectation Of service from him
ms hons aud contracts have all terminated AT
Anan dnot go on smoothly in the absence OF Genera
yiores tis countrymsn have urgently called him Il
return fomany months past, and Il is reported tha
no will iese the army In August or the troops whici
bis government furnished TO the allied army there 4
hardly on' unwounded, living He had the vanguard
They serafew at bes and and disease have of
him inchae Of Brazilian troops almost entirely.
BuESos AyREs, July IL, 1906.
rRotmEBREwISo HrrwkEs nRAzL AND URUGUAY.
Tue newspapers Of Uruguay also inform US that Braz
pprocedinsto make heavy reclamations OF Uruguay