Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-09
SOUTH AMERICA.
Movements Of American Naval Vessels
Progress Of the War iIs Faraguay-S yOE-
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Movements Of American Naval Vessels
Progress Of the wa" iIs Paraguay-A yOE-
cSanO in BTaZit-stHGigrSfis IL lem.
The steamship Havana has arrived at New York
from Rio Janeiro, by way Of Bahia. Pernambuc0
and st. Thomas. She brings the following news Of
the movements of the United States vessels in the
Brazil squadron:
The flagship Susquehanna was at Rio La Plata
The Juniatta, Capt. Almy, arrived at Rio Janeiro
January lIth, from a cruise to the AbsOlbOS, and
along the coast to the north and would soon leave
for cruise to the southward. The Brooklyn, Com
mander Patterson. sailed from Rio Janeiro, January
3lst, for st. Catharines and Rio Ia Plata.
The movements of our West Indian squadron are
as follows:
-, The flag steamer Rhode Island arrived at + t.
IEomaS February 70 from cruise to leeward as far
as san Juan porte Rieo-all on board in excellent
health. Admiral Palmer lately returned from Porto
Rico, where he had been received with distinguished
consideration by the Governor and authorities
NaShingtonS birthday vas celebrated by the Admi
raj at ST. Thomas and responded to by the forts on
shore and by the EUgiish man-0I-war in port. The
United States ship Saranac left ST. Thomas on the
18TH uit. On cruise to the windward. The Monon-
feet were looked for daily
THE WAR BETWEEN BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY.
No new battles have occurred in Paraguay. The
An9lo -BraztEa@ Times Of Rio Janeiro, of January
a. says:
the European packet gives no alteration in the posi-
lon OF the beligerentS ana both parties We're con
tmung preparations the BrazllIans and their Allies
guayanS to defend the passage The Brazilian army,
some thirty thousand strong lay ten miles from the
thousand men, was at ;. CuSme and Ensenadia with
its advance under H0rnos in observation at Paso de
la Patria, while the Oriental President Gen Flores
with two or three thousand Orientas and Brazlians
was few miles higher up, and was engaged in the
construction OF battery of heavy mortars intended
1oF the destruction OF the Paraguayan fort of ltapar
on the opposite bank. Both the Argentine and Bra
lillian armies receiving grenfOrcementS and large
quantlteS OF supplies for the campaign in Paraguay
Inc Brazilian fleet, consisting OF irOn-clad
and eleven steam corvettcs and gunbOats, to which
were added two Argentine steamers. were lying at
river which had not yet occurred though daily eX-
pected, The n-clad Brazil and four gun boats were
ready to ascend from Buenos Ayres with the first in
crease in the depth Of the Parana.
In Rio the war preparations continue, and the
work on the iron-clad and bomb vessels is pushed
with all possible rapidity."
The iron-clad Minerva had arrived at RIO from
Liverpool, where she was built for the Brazilian gov
ernment. She made the trip out from Liverpool in
thirty days. She is plated with iron of two to four
and-a-half inches in thickness, with a backing OF
teak of six to eight inches. Her deck is covered with
one and-a-half inch iron, and her armament is Two
rfed l2O-pounder Whitworths, to be worked in re-
vOlying turret, covered with four-and-a-half inch
iron; Another iron-clad is expected shortly from
England.
4 VOLCANO IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL.
Capt. Richard F. Burton, the English traveller
writes to the Aag1O- Brazilian Times:
Il was canoeing down the river of Igyape, when
calling on the excellent vicar of Airrica, NJ j. Ga
brlel da Silva Cardoso and looking over his Parish
register, was struck by the name of plaee-hiIl
that explodes. On the other side Of the river bear
ing southwest from the ,Vcarage rose the MORO,
distinctly volcanic outline Its northeastern face Is
l was told, a perpendicular rock.
"The fearful rains of January, 1866 nr-o,4 - i -
ascending the Exploding Hi R'- I. onloF T iiy @
local inquiries that aLelv as een fe Uaarg Ui my
naiae @ mas oeen rising from the HILL and the phe-
nol4e"In was accompanied by rumblings or expIo-
Slons WHICH extended across the river to the opposite
range of Bananal Padueno.
GU will, hope, hear from me again. Should
this report Of dormant volcano in"Southern Brazil
De confirmed Dy absolute pXDlOr1tiOD the diSpOyafv
will be of no little value in geographical point Of
view. And these lines may peghaps-should be
unable to carry out my project-induce another and
better man to undertake the task. 1t is not, you
will remember haIfa century ago when the scientific
OF Europe declared that no volcanic formation and
certainly no volcanoes could hefoundin this magnii
cent empire.
RICHARD +. BURTON, +. r, G. S."