The New York herald., 1867-02-22
our Busnos Ayass CORRESPONDENCE.

Touex Frees slaves for Bravery-ActIvity and
Skill Of ParaRunyan Spfcs-Dimculties 81
Approaching Humaita-Mndame Lync.
Battery-New Status Of the PrOvhnctas
Bank-Death OF Surgeon KellOgG. U. b. Ne
improvements I'm Montevidco, &c.
BuESos AYREs, Jan. ~, 1861
The arrivals from the seat three or four per
week. and we have very definite news, both BY army
correspondents and by citizens returning The result ~
we have direct information If the war were in sgns
OF the city.
Contrary to general expectation at the nrs President
Lopez shows but few signs Of exhaustion. His men arc
everywhere busy ants and revengeu as hornets and
the incessant guerilla warfare deprving Of rest and
wasting fe tells ss,,,. Is fatally ,s on has ns sons
as more bloody battles sssa Lopez condition Of
showing their good soder These fellows are to be res
and have land at the close Of the war; They are Zero
cous cruel trelcss and intend to earn well all their 70
wards Among the people Of the country there is NO
opposition 10 Lopez. The news Of revolt was only
taken in war who, after being clothed and drilled
incorporated with the army OF the allies, marvel
how they remain fighting for their a enemies qnSez
Sides Lopez does not want them back They have seen
much OF the world and returned to Their ranks
they would extend the area OF knowledge too widely
few have venured back and Lopez has executed them
as traitors. Deserers continue TO come into the allied
camp four Eve in day. Many Of these are really SPIES
but it is Impossible to toll spy from stod dssertsR
until he has escaped One thing is very
occurs but that it Is foreknown by Lopez There nos
day OF removal Of allied troops but that the bugle
sounds aa hour earlier than usual in the Paraguayan
camp There is no 6oubt but sha. Lopez has friends on
The new Admifssi aAs assumed the command, and
Arrangements foot for early move Of the neet
on Humaita II is known that approach that forSes
the nset must pass by seven miles Of torpedoee es4
work under sun at counts hundred ard thistsn
n the shade balloon, made At RIO Jansro and takn
70 headquarters for use was suddenly destroyed ~
81. .ns1' S mode a. ana rno ssa
into ashea The Frenchman has been arrested ana WIN
SAINT 70 Brazil for trial. The balloon cost faoo0
mated 000 There Is not much done for recsuidn
a. most whom she government has . claim Tor MIN
stiiI sending forward mon over 1000 arrived in .he
last ten days Brazil Is steadily moving ON 10 Ne
work Of the war. Recruiting m brss! y continued
with much energy. There IL marked difference De-
the energy OF the Brazans At home and at heal
quarters In action they do not want for bravery and
persisency but they are slow in seeking the occaase
for IL. S
rnS Two hostile armies have deep mpnn bstwssu
them, which firing occurs every day There 4
pass about the middle where long, narrow strip Of
solid land invites aggression The Paraguayans havo
planted at the head Of this seventeen guns, and il y
have her headquarters She Is the head OF President
Lopex's household. She Ia English, politician, and
both daring and servceabe as counsellor or on the ed
OF battle.
The great event at Bueuos Ayres has been the nxise
Of the value Of the paper dollar This has never yet
been done since the paper dollar was issued Nov the
Provincial Bank Is required by law to establish an ex
change Office premises and give twenty-five paper
dollars for OF gold and to give gold a the same rate
This has little increased the prco OF gold Thus far,
at the end Of its first week. the plan works admirably.
appears that paper is sought and not god and hcnce
tho bank has received nearly half million inshard dol
lars and has given out paper for t. The bank author
izcd TO emit bills, II need be- to enable II to comply
with the law. The profits OF the Provincial Bank gen.
orally far exceed half million In hard dollars per
annum
On January DIR. Kellogg, Surgeon Of the United
States feet q, this station, fell down dead In the street
In Monevdeo. lie was conversing with friend and in
an instant died He had seen much service during the
been married in Monicvidco and had Just returned in
tending TO make that city his homo.
In Monevideo there has been great progress achieved
In improvements OF every kind since the establishment
OF the provisional government The following are
some Of the items :-Srects paved, eighteen miles:
streets macadamized, fifteen miles; eight causeways
six culvers three brdges--one Of brick and two OF
iron-and 756 square yards OF sidewalk Also 03s per-
ms for building repairing have been given Th0so
The Russian steamer Garnastoy, Captain Lutke, ID
here her 70 Behring straits The United States
steamer Mohcan will accompany her for the purpose 0f
aiding In laying the Russo.Amercan telegraph which
will San Francisco with 81 Petersburg, Sbena
and China
The season is well advanced and notwithseanA-
Ing s cleaner finer and every way better than ever
before, ! goes at lower price the recent rcgula.
on of the price OF paper money has favored the woes
grower Very few are buying for the United Stsses II
view Of the oppressive tariff on woola
Rev. w. Shank, one OF the American clergymeu o.
this city, sails to-day for Boston, BY the bark Sarah
Hobart
The heat excessive In some parts the drought 10
doing damage TO both crops and nocks