New-York tribune., 1866-12-24
BRAZIL

DIFFICULTIES OF THE ALLIES N f10sScurISc TIFF
PARAGUAYAY wAR-ADvASCE OF TIB ALLIED
ABRY-RE. ESpoRCgllESTs PROM BRAzI-POsITioS
,F THE BEJLIeEsENrs-THE ALLIED PLgET-rHR
BoLIvIANs-LIBERATIoS OF SLAVES By THE EM-
PsROR-FSANCIAL MATTERS
E,oa oaf sIeeA conespcudeas
~. sssg 80 -.-a.. RIO JAyuRo Eoy. - lrto.
Tbo-xtraordinary difficulties with which BAIL aud her
allies have had to contend iu waging the present
pgan the dictator Lopez rather JUSTIFY her great slow
pcss military operations. IN order to 1ully understand
g,ese ae1lufs Typographical knowledge OF that coun-
frS Is ffcsft one must have Travelled in those regions
D. be able 70 appreciate the immense obstacles which
Invading army has encounter at every step. On the
one ba0d RAPID streams on the other dangerous marshes
Further impenerabl9 forests nowhere the needfu re-
eOufcc for the existence Of an army such is PGIagnay
II aOw aseeraned beyond doubt that Lopez bad long
been Sepased for war winch has gwen nm decided ad-
VauteEe 90 which must DO added the equally important
oa thorough knowledge Of the ground on which lie
Mas tOe1oploy his troops.
= In spite Of all these dis0ouraging circumstances, how
ever the Allied army has adyaueed and II IS believed BY
many military here that Lopez cannot retreat beyond
Humats and that II he loses betie there the route to
AssuneoD the capital viii be opened 70 the invaders
hey SEEM 20 forget though, that 10 reach Hnmaa tue
hdvauced works Of CurUpay viii r have 70 be captured,
nod tho assault Of the 20 September last Ongh 10 have
proved 20 them that viii not DC an easy TASK 10 beat the
Raragnayans there, especially now that Lopez hes had
empo time strengthen al the weak points 10 his line Of
batene But tie late taken b. the allied Gov
have revived the hope might almost say the
assurance that the war going TO BE- prosecuted more
vigorously than heretofore, and that teT enors VIII DC
crogLcd by brilliant and rapid success.
For th purpose Toenforcements are beng sent IRON
here eYey week but no large scale. Only about 5QOJ
nen have been sent 10 the font In the last two months
2he most important addition 70 the Brazilian army VIII DO
ka OF corps being organized IN the province o. ho
Gande de Sui, through the,nfuence Of the Marquis de
Fa1ss who enteriains old and intimate relations OF
friendship with the two most popular men OF that pro-
Fincs, Cen CanavarO and Field Marshal Osorio tate
eommsndc Of the Brazilian forces who It vas said sck
ess hsA compelled % reHgn, but who in reality LETT me
my because he could longer bear the presence of hs
brother cOmmanders who aimed more 81 serving poDca
ksrties than their native country.
BY last dates from MonteVdeO Hth inst The Marquis
pad already ef that city for Coientes be must be ~
the besd by this tme and therefore hope ths Las
kinaly entered into It's last phase.
No change has taken place in the position Of the con
sending armies On the Both ult the Paragraphs made
ortie against the lines Of Tuynty expecting surprise
sGon POydor wbio storm raging. In this they
sere disappointed for the sheF having perceived them
opened q heavy TIRE their advancing columns and
compelled them 70 retreat with loss Of 300 men,
according 70 some laceOunts according TO other
yccOrnts tho loss is stated 20 have been over
30 men on either SIDE A. the official report has not
et orr,yed, tue tTaih cannot be known. Tie Bazans
buhecd beside the loss Of one of their eunboats which
fHGs struck over the enRiuc-rOOm BY q she'll said
81 be I50-pounder It's terrible explosion caused
Eef eOmmagdei 70 heF ashore. % avoid sink.