The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02
Dur RiO Jsnoiro CorrespoAaenss.
RIO JAskRo, April 3, 1860.
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Dur HtO Janoiro Corresp0naemss.
RIO JAsEIRo, April 3, 1860.
PIE rEkrE WAR.
Really 30 little has been done In this matter since nv
last writing, and what information has been received
here the subject is apoehrypha that II Is hardly
worth while sending letter the subject. OF what
interest ia IL to the North American or the European
reader TO be informed Of councils of war between the
allied commanders resulting In nothing, and such
childish platitudes admiral Tamandare writing Geu
eral Nitro that, though he Is not worth much on
land, yet ho thinks he isl man tho water; and tho
General assuring said Admiral that he tthe Gen.
eral) considered the Admiral a man. both on
land and water7 OF course the gallsn. but rather
tardy Admiral Is man, and not old woman in
breeches Only fancy such . correspondence taking
place between Farragut and Grant II reminds one OF
the absurd poeness Of the days Of SAKE when the
Of each army-Engsh and Fronch-haying deliberately
shaven and shorn and their breakfast would stand
face to face in battle array, when would occur
in the potcst language or each rival who
should fire rst each general insisting receiving tho
first fire. For my part II commanding general on
either side would take my enemy his word aud fire
first without standing TO handy compliments while my
swearing awfully at the delay which, Ivssly
believe gave Serne his idea OF our army swearing
riby in Fanders But tho OF the matter Is that
in this Plate war, the rival commanders, who GRO
thus superatively polite are on the same side,
after wishing another the grea. enemy Of all
kind, while ncglectiug The enemy in The flesh,
from whom there Is some chance OF escape, whatever
tnei Ieiauons Win uie oheT ieHoW may D Inc fact 49,
the information from what facctousy called the front
Is hardly worth the paper on which Is written Nobody
oun .csy vh ~ionsr ,o pInu i,ye, ms ol. Nor-
arm that TINS very mighty feat has been secomphhed
others are rs certain that not likely 10 DC done ms
sidc OF the 1reek calends
quote the ionowih8 story OF fsIsguaysh soldier,
esa 70 DO deseIer wncn ID .ohly uinSreh, rom eny
previous statement tnroMinB conhinc,aDie uoupt o. 70
MS oelng genuine deser'er ne says ne Ie,ef'od from
mumaila ~hee ne had serVes i1r we a. Yen YEAR,
Ine sarrAoh ne Iay cop.is,s o. ony one lgssna men,
sixty pieces OIL aiuery, hve OF "neh arc cepouhders,
eleven " ana the rest lron - ~ pouhaoim All hs
cavalry had gone ao"h 70 rae 10 = aura Ihc,e "
Datery OF eighteen Szoudeis ~ ,umpaiy TWO leagues
pelow humai'a ana ,hree .hshs sTetehea acTvss ue
river rom tne centre o. HuIata As iar AZ nc gte-
icssea 70 Know, there were nootssr ohNuc,ons ne,W
ther stated Una, the nave Ton s'ls .nst
,neIe ~ no oa.teiy 81 Tres au no osucI on ~ s
Paraguay Hyer 'nnt Lopez ana barilos command -oVvy
men y fasso On iNl.si aia Dt Know 'ns numpsr M
sssS NV NV 9iy nays nynf
baa "a nsnaH losing from ia 10 Is0 a a.vs Ibar n
fooa i hesr 3niv sr nat N very mai usn,ly si
the road from Pssso da Pa,ria 10 Humaita 3 .rceenry
bad tiroueh sweIop and i've league IN extent. tbss
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