The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-08
THE PARAGUAVAN WAR.
Active Hostile Preparations
Still Going On.
OUR MO JaAElNo CORRESPONDENCE.


Rio JANnRo, Oct. 20, 1900.
ACTIVITY CIRCLES y mo.
In Rio Janeiro tho last fortnight has been eventfu
War preparations are urging with utmost haste. The
ironcad Cabral commanded by Lieutenant Paes Lcme,
steamed for the Plate upon the 18th instant, and two
steamers carrying mentions aud troops leave
day two for Paraguay OF the ten thousand national
guards called upon tho 9th to service for the war; four
hundsed have already been drafted in the city, and
others arriving from adjoining points TO be forwarded
without delay to Paraguay Recruiting and ensting
pushing In every point and all the officers under process
Of court martial have been ordered TO active duty.
Marecha dc Campo, tho Marquis de Caxas, left on the
22d for the River Plato. accompanied with hts sa
board the Carmel and all betokens the resolution OF the
imperial government 10 spare means TO carry the
and their capable OF offensive action
Marshal Caxias' stan Is composed OF the following
ofiicerp.-
Colonel Innocenco vcloso Pedcrneira.
Colonel Joao de da Fonseca Costa
Colonel Manoel Pedro Drago.
Lieutenant Colonel joe Basilio Ncyes tonzaga-
Maor Gabriel Hliitao de yillnnova Machado
Major Henrique de Amorim Bezerra
Ensign Geraldine Comes Pacheco.
Ensign Sebastao de Barros Albuquerque.
CoNTiSURp.
No movement took place after the rcpuise from Curu
patty except that General Mre withdrew his division 10
his camp At Tnyuy leaving General the Baron do Porto
Alegre In garrison at curGzn supported by the fleet
whirh anchored there Tho paraguayans still
strengthening their right with dtcbes and parapeis on
which they were mounting field pieces, and tho Bra
ziians we're throwing up works In front OF their en-
campmcnt at rdyufv and opposite those Of The Para
fnayans 1900 TO 1000 troops from RIO had reached
Correnes, together with number Of horses and
quantity OF munitions
The Argentnes after the FIRST burst OF dependency
ard Indignation aguins. General Mi.re had become ear
nest In prom no tho increase of the army Jrouiza
Ind declared that he would urge his province TO tho
utmost Enlising commissioners had been sent 20 the
back provinces troops had been received FROM Jav,
Rios, Curdova Bahia Bancn and Patagonia, and II Is
said offer Of thousand Germans from the Cape OF
Good Hope Ind been acceped The loss Of tho Argen-
tines darine tho attack on Carupay Is officially stated
a. two tbousand and ssrentyeight. making the allied
loss that four Thousand aud twenty eight
besides q small number missing
AZ Montevidco General Flores had fixed the period OF
the elections for constitutional government for tho
end OF November
He had issued decree refusing for the future, con
cesaons OF patents to in'roducers OF inventions and
proyements
now BRAZIL RycRurrs.
On the Goth Of September disturbance occurred a
meeting IN Pernanlbnco, convened by DR.. Antonio
Borgcs da Fcnseca Alfonso do Albuquerque Mello aud
Thone Fernsndes de Castro Madeira against the Poru-
guess While tho speakers were harnngung tho crowd
d battalion of national guards csme the ground 10
exercise and the rafting u mnsket and drum aud the
canv OF trumpet overwhelmed the speakers DR. Borges
got fru OF OF the eutenants and hght ongued be-
tween the two, aided by some OF their respective
partisans winch Dr. Borges two of his aud DR..
Albuquerque we're badly handled and then arrested
and esco,ed 10 prison, together with another indi.
vidaal /. The uiflr caused great excitement and
continent; side maintaining thu, the speakers
using sod ous Language, and we're melting tho people 70
tho Portuguese. the other eide asserting that
Police, and expected, and thn, the battalion had
been brought to that spot order 10 rrate this mestng
and givc an excuse for aresng the three speakrs Dr.
Madeira, though not at thc meeting, arrested day
later, having 9th strong manifesto Ia
which he announced his Intention Of continuing the
mertings and Of being prepared force by force
Ths writ OF habeas corpus refused by The Rclacso
20 MI but tho sons Of Or. Borgcs.
The Chief OF Police proved himself the FOR the
times for OF tho ssmpathizers with the prisoners
having accompanied the escort using planetary
language towards himself hs edggh many hs couid
and mgds recruits n them HsdeSrrss 10 b. made Bcron
Pr ne idea.
Tho Southern telegraph from Pho Janeiro has been
completed far santoa ab3gt two hundred and 1fy
miles southwest Of RIO.
CnAugfE AGsfysT GENERAL srRr.
The charges which the presg aud people ~ BuenDs
Ayrrs made against General Arc nsny he summed up
follows:-Frs,, that he neglected. 20 forward a rein.
fofceIncnt OF thrso thousand demanded by Porto
Allegro after tho capture OF cnFnzn. Tue demand
made order 10 be able 70 attack CursIaty at
Second TIM NJ la af,en dayE9 precious tc by falling
stq ~ trap wth Lp-s hid for lin phen me ioaer pre-,
ssd ne iat pedc, sfsruisg Tho time thus gained by
Lopez was used IN additional Publications and N
strengthening his existing def ncos and nirenehmeats
around Curupay 10 such extent that they
mrrey Babe Thiri, That he prccipitac not
showing thu squadron - b0mbafd tho fortress soac
hoQr lOnge. before attacking b. land.