New-York tribune., 1866-12-01
SOUTH AMERICA.
BUEEOS AYREs.

TERRITORIAL BXTBsT AND WEALTH oP TIIE COMBAT
ANTS IN SOUTH AMERICA-DrFPIcULTY or IN
vADING PARAGUAY PARAGUAY PREPARED -
pEsPoTIc POWER or LoPEz-BRAvERY or HIS
TRooTs-' NO SURRENDER -FoRTIFICATIoEs AND
IErEHsEs or THE rARAGUAYAEs-URcUIzA's TO
slTIoE-RUMoRED MILITARY CHAFGFs, sc, &C.
From Our Special co'espondcnt
BuEvos AYRrs. 8 A. Oct. 70, 1850
The Of the Allies continues against Paraguay, and
tho question must be often asked abroad is here what
viii be tho result Without predicting The future LET nc
give your readers opportunity 10 judge as If they were
here. Hear the situation and then Judge
Ia area, the Allies have territory about az large as all oi
Europe while Paraguay has ab0ut55G00 square miles not
more than Tho State Of Missouri like tho state o
Illinois with half Of Indiana. In poplau0n Paraguay has
lot 100000 inhabitants, while the Allies have hive
tlIg3s tn0t number.
inc wealth Of the three Allies exceeds immensely that
q Paraguay and in the navy ard Standing army also the
disproportion is az great
Tho Paraguayans at first undertook 70 carry the war
into the enemys country, but they found so natural
defcneos and the work OF ortiicacon ditult, and
open communication with supplies 20 inconvcnent, that
by invading they cOuld gain nothing and must certainly
ose as they dd largely The necessity oi the case drove
them, afcr losing many thousands Of men, % seek prooc
ton among Their o~p junGies aud s"amps ms IS Their
present game.
The interior Of Paraguay IL one ntannnabe sores Of
swamps. These ocngpmcach each ethor leaving anarow
pass OF solid ground. 10 would not be dicut TO suNey
and mark out series Of foruu,alions where few men
n
the inside force II happens, bas he gus q The
longest range. An invading force Liable u gei lost IA
heso swemFy mazes TO be attacked N the IN places 30
narrow that superior nfmbcTs would aioii htac alyant
age for Defense and 10 bc cto nom supplies and shet m
from rcenOrct meus.
The artificial modes Of defense Of the pmomayans are
under the direction Of the ablcst engineers and hanc
ard FOR years every mechanical has been under cone
tbutioD to prepare for war They have been building
their own steamboats,, casting cannon, making POWDER
nuskets swords &c. They have mines Of rou lead ard
copper Of great richness and whatever cen be made o
these metals they have made for Tho time Ct rc,d. Any
81 silver carried into that country cannot get ont
again witfout pyi-s heavy dnly Jweer OF tho finest
quality for all inanaiacluying piii6s1s abounds. 80
IrpUts, dutics. taxes never oppr,ss ne people Al
manufactures most Of tbo ams ueuy all no produce
az every kind belong the President picaiorb and u s
doubtful whether there is any distinction between nis
purse ard the public treasury. Inc people hs| not
more oppressed iu than in pes. G, iLcg arc equally
prosperous, aud al things boors equally ~ their Supreme,
as they call him K Sgprcmol
IL supposed char bus people wod not fight but they
90. No such 6ghiug he's over before occurred in this
country. They have been known 90 stand in the very
line Of DEATH refusing TO surrender because not Instructed
TO do So and again ey have blown up hs magazine and
themselves with IL rather than surrender.
AT present the WAY rs 90 stant-sui unil reinforce
monts come up. This will take near two months.
Congress adjourned Oct 4 leaving affairs in The hands
Of tbe Executive. The session cos. EtJ,NO9.
Gen. Uquiza hos written O good letter 20 the Vice
President, assuring him Of continued suppou aud add
tioIal troops.
UraQuay is completely exhausted aud Gen. Flores has
returned 10 M0n,cydco 20 concern himself with civil Of
fairs. That Warstcken country has more means OF
contributing 20 the war. Noyehcles, EcF imports and
her exports rapidly Increasing and railroads and other
improvements projected, aud many Of them actu-
ally begun. 'TomouOw the clociuc cable VIII bo laid be-
this city and the opposite Shore connect Bucnos
Ayres and Mouteyideo.
Capt King has LAID before the Government project Tor
continuing the telegraph Rio Gando in Brazil, which
viii probably be accepted.
Great changes about 10 be made az headquarters.
Admiral TamandaIe has resigned. The two chief Gen
erals also will have Their commands combined, Polidoro
and Baron Porte Allegro and the latter viii be n COM
maDd II is understood that the Brazilian Minister Of
War, se1or Ferraz will in person and unite their
two commands in one and nperintend Affairs generally