The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-20

sa,,n terds,ed In thst esse DR. Valentine Alsns fAe
father Of The Dr. Alsns, Governor oil baenoe yres,
being President OF the Senate. will be The aetin Presi
dent when General Mi,rs shall have gone back the
army
The Pueblo has the following on the diversion to be
nade by General Osorio:--
supposng the alhes conSider their honor At stake to
neans carry and mmsdiAtsly abandon the posi-
lion Of Tuyut to change the OF war Misones in
vadng Paraguay oy tns pass Of iapoa As 10 any fears
take place 90 Pong the Brazilian feet holds The
Tres Bocss, and tts bulk Of the enemys army would
have 10 march Sand through Paraguay to oppose the
invading forces ~ ON Misiones
FOR an nvas0a BY Itapua let consider tho elements
necessary. TIE allied armies can sim muster 26 600
nghting menr not counting $4,000 sick OF cholera,
chueho, sypb &c. Tho Argentine Republic they
can raise new isvies Of 600 600 mon in BueEos
80 900 negroes This would make in ali 600 men. De-
rdes thess in hospital
three months THE time requisite for marching from
uapuA 10 Asunconb should need 3, 600 bullock
wagos to carry 10000 arrobes Of dried beef allowing
one pound day 70 each soldier. For 1000 wagons We
skood have al least 30 600 bssdes So 00o horses
fur an artillery train Of 200 guns and the cavalry Is
wcnld be indispensable to have all these elements
ready before Commencing such an expedition
through inhospitable country and fanatieal popua-
con But We could never procure such supplies OF an
mas IN Corientes, that province having already borne
abe brun Of for two years. they could not be found
nearer than Entre-Rioe, or about six hundred miles
tion would have the rivers Cozrienes, Batel.
Santa LUCIA and Parana. and number OF swamps. Az
ter such journey it would be necessary 10 give the
animals few nonihs reposo among the fine pastur
OF hisiopea
supposiug tina, after twelve months the Allies gei
together all these elements and that We invade Para
quay ny the middle Of 1855 tho limo Will not
indeed offer such obstacles by Curupaity but there
will be fonnd many and great dicu,,ies Besides
berless swamps and fens there are two steep
and rapid rivers the Tbiquari aud paraguari wh,ch
can only be crossed by pontOon bridges.
These briefly the dangers and obstacles that await
the allies in this remote expedition by lapus. We need
hardly call to mind the plaques and pesiences pveva-
lent in those swampe under scorchng sum- the count
less that the enemy could whore make
tho woods the mines and other artificial impedDents
the country south Of the Tbquar and expose our troops
Of cattle TO certain death.
But even taking for granted that after losing one
third OF our great army IN sickness and battle, we u
matey reach AsunciOp what security have we that the
PaYagusyans will not burn down their capital and leave
nothing but the smoking ruins The Russians burned
Moscow in 1912 70 save their national independence
and the Paraguayans DO the same with Asuncion the
allies will he ruined.
Arrival Of the spanish Fleet Rio JanerO-
The SDnnish-Chilean War About to be Re-
sWssed.
PoRro Rico, July 3, 1857.
Atas, accounts received here from Brazil by sailing
vesse the Spanish iron-slsd Numanca had arrived at
Rio Jansiro and the Berenguela hourly expected.
The Admiral Of the Zee, 10 preparing to commence hos
Lh6es forthwith, tho term Of the armisce havn z
expired The Victoria and the Zara2osa would
coon Join tive squadron.