The New York herald., 1867-01-23

BuESos AYREs, 8 A., Dec a. 1866.
Since the sailing OF the French packet We have had
an arrival from headquarters bringing dates to Decem
Der s. The report Of battle on December proved in
correct The great foods had invaded the allied camps
at Tuyuty, and nearly drowned out all in them The
most active preparations going for battle.
Marquis Caxias had received orders TO move on Forts
Curupaity and Humata without delay and it is said he
intends to obey at all hazards
THE sTArR DEFENCE
Of these two forts is alike Chains are placed across
the channel under the water sunken schooners impede
the channel immense batteries placed 10 rake
the river for great distance and some Of these are well
covered, on level with the water and others on the
sides and summit OF hill Four hours' bombardment
at Gu mpaty produced no effect the fort and the IRON
clads hauled or to repair These forts also SO de
Tended landmarks that land force do but little
against them. They planned for such career a.
was Fort Fisher, but the suppostion that in these
waters there monitors and invulnersbs iron
clads
The heat at this is awful and provisions are
less abundant The cattle are not lat and are overdven
and the flesh aints under screening sun ID damp
The slow progress of the has sent down Argen,ne
and Brazilian bonds in London aud Tor months tnesc
two governments desired TO make foreign loan
but there money Europe ready for waste N ths
The Trazilans have withdrawn their hospitals from
Corneutes and have established them at island near
the mouth OF river Paraguay, Cerrto. This wise
On the receipt OF the Of revolution at Mendoza
President Mitre the hesitafcd as 70
remaining At his post going of 10 the provinces he
determined remain In camp, and General fsu-
nero OF the First army corps sent The FORCES OF
the rebels exceed twelve hundred and are poorly
armed But the country is drained OF men that the
recruits that be gathered for s suppression are rev
and far between STILL there is not much trouble anti
cipated.
The last French packet took seventy -four cases Of
goods for exhibition at the Paris Fair Of 1857 from tho
Argentine republic In particulars the products
OF this country will surprise the world.
The mines Of the interior sending forward great
quantities Of copper II has In ore mixture OF silver
these metals sent TO Europe In bars unsepa
rated It is said the silver pays all expenses OF the
copper
There have been great storms recently on the Brazilian
coast and vessels have been lost The United
States flagship Brooklyn, and also the Pensacola lost
some spars and rigging. The collision OF the United
States steamer Shamokin with the Argentine transport
General Flores by which the latter went down. is about
TO be inquired into by tho Admiral The General Flores
an old blockade runner and when an 0icer OF the
Shamokn board to offer assistance an engineer
OF the former said .You have caught us ct last''
Tho cotton fever in these countries has abated for
OF suitable hands II occurred that cotton
harvest was left standing ungatnered BY levy for
troops for the This Country wants peace and I'M
migration and the best quality Of cotton can )" grown
as cheap here ~ in the United States