The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-15

BRAZIL.

''vlanous ealtpetre" Walteu rom tue 'eripie 'nfoo
Says, bombardment which was hailng death
and destruction into the doomed fortress OF Humaita
Soubly doomed, for the renowned Marquis of Caxias
was 10 lead his eager troops In swift succession
over the shattered bulwarks, upon whose grassy
'front.' they had gazed 80 many months. Candles,
Shirese lanterns and, above all rockets were max
inq preliminary rush upwards here under the sud-
den demand. 1t is true that every one had laid In
stock some months ago, when the passing by the
river batteries was credulously hailed as the I'm
mediate forerunner of the fall Of the beleagured
stronghold; but with schoolboys hanging around in
the Easter holidays skyrockets will not last for ever
20 new stock had to be obtained to hail the glad
news which was hourly expected. But the un-
fortunate Fluminenses OF this city had reckoned
without their host-reckoned without the general
Of their host, ought to say. so the awful lombard
nent OF seventytwo hours has suffered discount Of
Hinety-nve per cent and the browning assault lies
to the misty future. Such has been the general
result Of all the important movements heraded POM
pously as sop to the public expectation. The great
expedition to occupy Assumption has still to be or
ganized, the cutting or Of the supplies from the
Chaco IL still about to BE- and the gallant Brazilian
generalissimo in his general operations reminds
IN the childish rhyme. which tells us:- = - -
The King of France, with forty thousand men, a. .
Marched up the hill and then marched down again Oh
pOStlOn OF the allies at tne dates received
rom the seat OF war was briefly this-- Caxlas had
caused second line OF batteries to be thrown up at
Al average distance Of twelve hundred to fifteen
nents as now held. These batteries the Paraguay.
ans had allowed to be thrown up and planted with
cannon without molestation the garrison acting alto
gether on the defensive and appearing to be busiiy
From the allied 1re, whose guns the Marquis
Of Caxias says In his despatch keep up q constant
sombarding. Inside Humaita, say deserters and an
escaped prisoner the nat ground Is intersected with
into pits, such as Major Anderson made inside of
Fort Sumter when Beauregard bombarded 1t, which
savee tne garrison IN great measure from the burst
stormers Az TO the garrison H. ID given at fifteen
hundred 10 three Thousand men, who receive abun-
Sant supplies by the Chaco road which the allies can
Lopez is, ii is asc,rtained really in position,
Temporary or fortified upon the line of the river
'iebIquarl, with perhaps ten thousand men. and his
pirties hang around the allied rear and take every
a% untnas Of oP aes cut ae roas o.
~ night raid they seized, almost al the head.
quarters OF Caxias, some Paraguyans who mad sub-
Dtted, and carried them and their cattle or;
and although the alarm was soon given through the
man was borne away In triumph, and no doubt has
paid In death the penalty of that submission which
clustered above and Seow Humax ust 1 ont OF
range and consequently the six monitors above are
between It ana l the Cnaco battery called limbo.
and carrying twelve sixty-eight Founders II the
liver fall considerably, il should soon do per-
an allied brigade upon, so as 70 cut OF
the road Of supply to Humata, but In that amphibi.
70 know how to get along The supplying Of these
SIX monitors Is serious obstacle their usefulness
and prevents the attempting to pass the others up
perform. Only with the fall Of Humai'a can II be
done satisfactorily and thus it Is that the whole Of
In undisturbed possession Of the Paraguayans,
and even Matto Crosse Ia theirs although
expe their garrisons and destroy the steamers
engaged In carrying or Its plumber. II
assault the fortress at any cost. similar order
produced the gunboat passage on February 10. Per-
haps the iermnant order and the need to satisfy the
present Assembly will bring about the act.
One thing is certain, the sicky season has set in
strongly In Paraguay, as well as in Brazil;
sault Will probably cost fewer lives than month OF
delay, and It is also oozng cut that the troops have
been indulging In demonstrations OF impotence,
eAcitable men as the Brazilians are might cause
dangerous contingency especially II an epidemic
should appear again among them.
! see by the River Plate journals that two thou
sand Indians had swept the Argentine Department
called Cuarta driving of an immense amount Of cat
tie and carrying OF two hundred whites Some runa.
way drafted men were also plundering and killing In
the northwest Elizalde and Sarmiento are running
each otner hard for the Presidency, but all the pro-
yncia returns are not received so that the result is
rtii uncertain. Monkey like, the confederation Is
busy getting up an impeachment OF IFS President,
In Rio here the General Assembly is waiting for
sutnc ent numbers TO make house In both cham.
bers before they Will be formally opened by speech
from the Emperor declaring them in session. This,
] understand viii come OF on the 10Th; but It Is
probable nothing Of importance will be taken in
hand for ten or twelve days from this at
winch time, II is SAID the Minister OF Fazenda,
statement Of the financial condition OF the empire
b'fJre the Chambers, and will propose or explain
the measures he purposes to adopt to meet the de-
ncit and tide IL over to the coming generations.
Notwithstanding that the chasm In the Treasury Is
believed OF almost unfathomable depth, not 10 be
closed by even Quintius Curius sacrifice OF Braz's
greatest vauables gold keeps more or less about l60
ana IL Is believed that the Minister Of Finance pays
large sums 10 some banks 70 secure this altitude
certa MY favorable when the difficulties OF the
brazilian treasury are considered.
III OF reforming has seized upon the government
just ut the eve Of the meeting OF the Brazilian Con-
gress. At last session authority given for this
In the usual Brazilian legislative manner, which
sirks all the details OF legislation and satisfies itself
BY agreeing to q preamble and then authorizing the
executive 10 do as II pieases. The reforms In the
Department OF Stare were much needed and the only
question Is, they sufficient Whether no. the
government has stirred up an old nest OF drones
mixed up with sufficient hornets to make things
That unucky enterprise the Diorio DO Rio do
JG"elro, has been again the cause OF bitter news
Cured Immediately after IL was sold last year By
messre. Caymari Nathan and Bocayuya, As 10
s waerer nv or the Goeo Mea. was to be con
The war was tercely conducted on both sides
Quarter was gwen, and the battle spread over
the Journals Of the country. since then
the. Dtorto, though nominslly opposition
supported the government acts In most part and
especially those OF the Ministers OF Marine and
Public Works. Consequently IL was currently
believed 10 belong TO the latter ministers tjr
late, however, the violent articles OF lis editor In
chief Senor Navarro de Andrade against foreigners
living In the country caused so great falling or in
its subscriptions that immediately after an exceed.
ingly virulent calling Tor the expulsion OF
some who had been advocating a change OF
generals In the campaign, aud saying that
he world not answer for their lives on sny
other terms caused the proprietors TO remove him
upon certain stipulations, and Senior Jose Tavares
assumed the editorial PEN For some reason the &c
aud the In editors quarreed. and ali the connden.
tia correspondence has been publshed. letting
out considerable amount " dirt on both
sides. Among II were letters showing that
parties had been pretexting influential fea.
TONS with the ministry, from interviews had 10
ordinary business transactions and for this reason
The Prime Minister Iacearias caused notice 10 be
i,sued in the official Journal forodding Sr, Jose
Tavares IRON being admitted 70 any ofther audiences