The New York herald., 1866-03-30


Paraguayan officer who deserted and joined the allies
that Lopez nrm and determined ever. but
that his army rcdsccd to q 600 nenpanely, H. ooo
infaa,ry 1900 cavalry ana 1000 artillery. He repre-
ssass the suenas Of ,hs army be very great proba
bly, from the want OF food
lpsnsAL rlsAspARE TO JON rsxr
Later information represents the Brazilian Admiral 90
being sbout 70 Join hs feet, whom active operations
would commence a. poeble Tho ADMIRAL, u
was furbsr said. would take Nith him respectable
feet which, with the vessels sircady before ovsntes,
would consist Of three iron ciads one frieatc thirteen
oors. four russcafs, four Transports thrce ponioons
and Sin nssboass Among tho ircIads " lsave Buenos
Ayres Il shs os~ vessel Bauozo.
nhb be trse thss across 70 Husnata Sy water e ss
dshculi ~ represented. on account OF the "inanite
number of suredses LAID down In tho river not Ia
sson the runso he foracations the Brazilian sesrs
win hAves very fair opportunity II showing their kin
and bszsvry An have sad IN previous letter, how
aver sacabsfai whether Hueziis can bs attacked At
all fron <hs n,sr frorl
srs>arn %
Not~ithsss sding I'll thai bar been ssd sc< written
about HamAls, thers are few very few who have
sds4 Of ass ssr.sgth and espabity Of Ssfanoe wc
have the sdvantass Of esIlcagucs, hsvsg been p
the ortrss only few months previous 10 the breaking
outof the war an Ne feel thst are IN position 10
onsr an opinion on ~ strength.
Bumalta s susng ryer ferineaiion. and, ffcm what
learn, bss bern st further ssrengthcs>d since
thu breaking out sf the
THE river narrow, and the forthcatsoss are limited
to the len bank Of the river The Grsn Chaoo shore
affords cay landing and. powerful Ae two handred
cannon The opposite side may BE- n is sarpc-cd ny
Enrlish s&sai ofhcers that the place cosid be
sscrmcd by lasd suppssIng that iupsesnAbls
by water
The fortress o< Hnmsita consists of some four 6ve
nycun,e bss.res the bssks Of inc nver sbe nrst Of
Which commands simost the entrance of the nver Para
quay A. the guns poun,ed socliyisy si tho
bend Of The river fsene doe east vessels s.o-odns te
Paraguay have proceed some tao or three square,
until they cone 10 were, ~ to ne very nsssIes sf
tn cannon, which rsss th. spprosch. rnrni,g ne
pent, the channel the river Lies rghi ~ against the
bsok, aud here rAnAsdsso VII nod hlmseh ~ta blgs
pAnd hsnk on oua ade and baitary -osars. the
Other soms sxty cAnlou mot nted hsre shsn ue
visited Humaita rbe vesseLs kavo approsh e'oas
70 the shore that oonversassor can b. csued 90 be
tween thoso board and the gaAfd The bank fhis
Dsiiesy consss of huge graoits vail, With casemses
Tho gnus are r1n out " command The river whie
the rauBcrs rrotacted by tho masonry. CAaIous,
indced, should tbe sraiIans or <rssnunss No shout
s,eaming by ths spos or ~hsn p@sosg Coesas hastily
prepared battery. thsy uoad suffer very mach. Nom
~ the gsnbsas fgr 0fss N. river
thsse runa are nos sgnced stbourh the sscs wi
probably b atie - pass snscaihed
beyond Battery soudrss rsd t-iss GAL, AMI
here vs rscolco. some thirty buse spanish r,rns
mounted Hard BY this forusss 10 great iysr eAse,
and behind shs a harrass Ca ne hros ~ 'se
chn which ovcr1aor- ihe nrer hrr. are too fss'an--
uons-tbe oos eons;racisd ~ % coumasf ise az
psoaeh, and the ether iaerg tbc cpvats bnns % us
tnan chaoo ada 10 rate sysfy vesssl tai rssss
enos NE var broke out tores hss besn to-y
s1rsasthsnas ths ulsce Hs be- s-es ssu isesn~