The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-14
The Allies Forced to Suspend
H0stilities.
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REPORTED ATTACK BY PARAGUAyANS.
RumOrs Of Invasion from
Bolivia.
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GREAT HURRICANE on THE LATE.
DC. &C. 10.
our RIO IASElso CORRESPONDENCE.

COMPULSORY susrErsioS or uosTfflrfxx.
Since the date Of my last letter by tho Guiding Star
nothing Of importance has ranspIred from tho seat Of
Whatever may be tho condition Of the Parsguayans
10 IL certain that The acs not In a condition risk
general engagement Strenuous efforts being made
however, send reinforcemens, and The couscrip-
ton becomes moro brisk every day Recruits being
constantly up the Plato from here and largo guam
titles Of arms and munitions Of war arc being transported
almost every day. Besides the hindrance to wsrlks
operations consequent the recent disastrous defeat Of
the allies and tho demoraxation arising thcrefrom the
floods that have prevailed and stu prevailing
a sufficient damper TO the commander inchlef OF the
allied armies.
ALLEGED ATTACK PAslGuAYAss
But though general engagement has taken place, u
be supposed that the belscronts altogether
idle Al tho ouposts OF Tuzu,y shots are occasionally
exchanged and few men put hors d. every day
Such dcsuory warfare the people Of The United States
understand to their cost, rebounds neither TO the
honor nor the advantage OF either side
Against curuzu, however. where Porto Alcgre's
forces encamned--so runs the sior--tbe Para
guayans seemed bent on attempting tomelhing more
serious aud in fact they attempted cup de
the 18th nlt against Porto Allegro The attack made
In skirmlshing order with thousand mon dopoyed
by battalion as shapshopers road.r, Tor which their
commander had particular buse sounis unknown In
ordinary tactics or rather. as our corIespondent has II
u q confusion OF them all. Someihing worthy OF
remark was tho thorough knowledge these men poe.
sessed Of all their Intricate raihs, for they came aud
pcctcd The loss either side is not yet known 10 q
certainly bit tho engagement lasted aye hours u
could not have been small
REPORTED OPERATION or rIH sorApRos
Two vessels detached from the nee 10 operate
against curupay They advanced ana ared few shots
the ground which II Was supposed the Para.
guaysns would advance; but u resulted 70 nothing
ALLEGED ndnr BETWEEN ruK nnAziliASs 40 TINS AEaEs'
There was a whisper in camp that few Brazilian and
Argentine officers had nght among themselves owing
10 some dispute and consequent inauls brought sbou,
l nv IN M luFuu
rrroEs oy lsvaao, rRos BOLIVIA
News from the ARGENTINE province o. juuy, in tho
Northwest Of that republic announce the march 81 thu
Bolivian President MezareIo with h0ussnda tr0ops.
towards the frontier Of that province, corps % Oh
DO not Dissolved very Later dates FROM Buenos
Ayfes bsng confirmation Of this The faoi IL
Cor severa month"; thai they beyDnng 10 regarded
| a. chronic csuardt In the absencs o. positive news
FROM The seat Of the River Plate pres continues %
discuss The uDscccssful assault Of curupsy and the
4 question Of the future command Of tic army.
/ Divided cDrscsla
II IN known that Tanandxrh agrees only with Porto
Allegro and that these officers net Independently %
| Mnrc and Poydoro. The consequence i, Of course.
failure In the operations against Lopof delay la all
The movements or tho allies aud grea. advantage TO
| rtmaaiz lruxrr 1T HOMICIDE
An awful affair occurred In thh city tic night Of the
9Th Inst, namely tho shooting Of wife q only cgh,cen
years Old by her husband The perretaor o. tbs cruel
In NJ Of Temporary insanity dur ng foolish spute
| srtsng Oh, q some insignificant matter The weapon
/ JistOl--A
victim was shot In 6ve dinsrsn, psoe. rhs IL fsed
couple had been married only eleven months Al the
present writing, singular a. may appear, th.ro are
hopes. though faint, ~ the young womans recovery
l mAscks ~ tina sIslsrEt.
The Ministry has sxperisaccd some changes, the
vacancy IN the posi- of Minister ~ War, len BY the
resgn.,isn of schor Yerra, having been died by trans
irvr,ng ,onselhsirc Joao Lasios da cnnha puansguG
Martin Fr.ncIsco Ribclro do Andraia nsf been changed
from tho Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, 10 which Conss-
hsro Antonio cocho d. "a ha, been arponied
II
Tho United states Minister "a Psrsgasy let Buenos
| Ayrcs the 2ath september for AsruncOn, on tho
\ gnnbost Shsmokin. Mr. WAshhufn and his wife were
the per by Major Gersrsl Asboth United
States Minister 20 the Argentine republic; w. " Helper
United states Consul visaoun Beaumont of thu French
| legation and large number 81 Distinguished American,
English and othsr foreign residents Of Bosnos Ayrcs
1 dnrAr suRussss On rrs rIsrs
ON the 18th and 9th ult = most soisnt storm of
wind and rain swept Bnenos Ayrns Destroying pro-
perry 10 large amount both on ths river and on shore
on tbs night the 2lih the rshe mao tho gas
works putting the nr--, and involving The entire
city IN total darkness Most % the lower sfrrrts wcrs
inundated railroads aud p.rs destroyed vessels washed
| aa.,ore, boats swamI.ed and many lives ics A. ths
steamer which brngH this dsaSso1s int~ig nos started
hc 6rst hull Of tn Storm having BEEN d-iained three
days have DO, yet received fun accounts Of the
dsnase done by this dr.saul hurriesns, which u sai
% have been thu mos. Violent tnosa 70 thsss rosons
/ Crascs ooxvAxp ux,r.
Rear Afufal Borruxo tho second In COMMAND ~ The
Braxlisa feet. hes be@n appointed 10 The reou u ~
the vi.ecnd- having been ordered home slsk leave
The general impression that hal this ''sckn1~n sken
place b-forr country would not now have 20 lamont
the nreparabls loss has suffered durng tic laai
4 month";
| The French gn,sv yisis. uo,ir Camps On the
| Parsna-Nset Trsd---tnrr~rey. &C.
Brvsv- Arsns, OCT -, ls0s
Count de beaumont arrived a. the allied camp ths
ssh ~ October and af,sr vsiung tie Coinmandsrin.
Chief cros4sd the lines VITA aax u And the
| wrench nsz. I'D had laisrvis- with envoy q
Lopcx
The wool crop ~ this year y unarnaty rood Prices
from fIs o. per ausba i4s s for bort ssAsptloos
The premium gold here has fsi@n considerably and
" rrctsf ts' o. per pa'ssn v ~ b. ths tablMbad
rst~ OF exchspg~ bet~e~n paper and gold Burneca q
good; sheep cheap square leagus u ~nd, 18th ave
thOassnf sheep byaght or about eit 900.
With ordnary tLi. csn - desblsf IN -four ysar
Th~ Rs.e In the Persian ~tsry
rhmf Tine ! a4Tfm IN
~ hgkhnx ard tpaoFs tud1sf 49, hqr~f
. TYR ~ fHkiOs# .iyWT nAUDNisV
sEHtus Esrs bsiny crop ~ has - s~ssth*ss -
no~fsy sed thsfp Il ms fraxfAns - -hghs ssns~Fva
lnsy IA s.sfr bltiis % ~
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