The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-12
BRAZIL.

uances IRE Managed-Great Excitement
Over American Mediation and Minister
Webb's COurse-News from the Seat Of
War.
RIO JANHTRo, July Q, 1868.
The Zacharias Ministry has substantially won an
Important victory in the Senate; for on the attn q
decisive vote was taken on the vote Of thanks upon
direct expression Of want Of confidence contained
in an amendment proposed by Senator Sllvera da
Motta, OF Matte Crosse, conservador. This amend
ment was defeated by majority OF % TO 10, the
majority including oil the conservadors but the pro-
poser, who was supported only by the democratic
liberals and one or two moderate liberals, who are
opposed to the present government chiefly In regard
to the management Of the war; The vote OF thanks
therefore passed as reported by the committee,
and to this result the able and moderating
speeches Of the Visconde de Jequitnhonha, opposi-
ton liberal, and Of the visconde de Itaborahy
and the Visconde de s. Vicente mainly
tended they advocating the doctrine that the Senate
should not make politics." and that direct vote Of
want OF confidence in the ministry would be deroga-
tory to their dignity and might bring on unpleas-
ant collision with the Chamber of Deputies in which
the ministry commands considerable majority.
Although the result Of the vote is relative triumph
for the Zacharias Ministry, 1t Is anything but an alb
souto one for the OF the vote OF thanks is
or scarcely yelled hostility and the subject OF the
ministerial programme In favor OF manumlsslon OF
the slaves there Is an expression OF the Senate's
sorrow that any question In regard to that subject
should be ventilated and in the Of the debates
the Ministers were strongly animadverted upon for
having preached matter which might create dan
gerous feeling and movement among the slaves.
The business passing In the two chambers is not at
present OF great importance. Action has been taken
on various departmental estimates, which have
afforded abundant opportunity for elimination and
recrmnation, but WILL OF course, be voted, and
none OF them have any special features OF import
ance but an extraordinary credit Of $s725,0 900 Is
asked for the Ministry of Marine during the fiscal
l.. ending
&c. 1869, raising the estimated expenditure Of that
ministry for the current fiscal year ls6s:e9 to
$lcSl2,206, or about S1,oS0,0o0 more than during
the two preceding years OF the war. In their
system Of national bookkeeping the Brazans follow
United States and England. Thus the budgets Of
expenditure refer to only the ordinary expenses and
the m ore are met by credits
sitting, then the Emperor has the power of issuing
such by q decree. 1t is through this mode Of
treating the national expenditure that the Minister
OF Finance was enabled in his report to the Chambers
to say that he expected a surplus Of $4,000, 900 Of
income over expenditure, because in the latter none
guayan war were included. 1t Is needless to say
that the extraordinary credits are generally wanted
when the Legislature Is not sitting, and as spilled
milk is not easily licked up clean the Brazilian Com
mons have really very little control over the
comes that they may make fuss new ministry
may be In, who Of course wash their hands OF any re-
sponsiby Another effect Of the system is that the
years accounts may remain unbalanced for four
or five years, as Is the case now with those of the
first year OF the war; which will require an extraor
binary credit or two yet before anything approach
ing an accurate balance sheet can be drawn up as
to afford them an investigation into the disposal OF
me pubic moneys. IL Is expected that tne Minister
next week; bu the general opinion is that it will do
little more than ask the authorization to issue some
SEQ, 000 900 or $70,000o00 more OF paper money to
pay OF the Treasury bills out 10 allow flesh loan
on them and induce purchases OF SIX per cent bonds
OF which an issue Of 1900 was made just before
three per cent of dividend became due on the 1st at
eighty-six per cent.
which referred month or two back has created a
terrible hubbub In the Chambers in the press and in
the streets, and the excitement reached such
height at the end OF last week that reports were cur
rent or the enraged Brazllians meditating nothing
less than n Scilian massacre of all Uncle Sans
babies within their reach. However the Fourth was
enjoyed as usual without signs OF tribulaton the
part OF the infants aforesaid, and as for the knives
re dy neon aud 70
black beans customary at the festal hours. 1t is,
however true that great irritation Is felt, and that
Americans are not pressed to 1razlli8n b0sOms now
with that elfusion which was displayed In 1851, dur
ing the Christie troubles with Great Britain. In both
chambers loud denunciationS have been made OF the
"ungenerous pressureu eXerted by General Webb to
obtain the cash, and the ministry has received much
censure for yielding. Conse.hero Paranhos, who
himself against the exceptions made to his decision
by General Webb, and Zacharias came forward and
asserted that the United States government was still
considering the justice Of the claim General Webb
in consequence, has published full account OF
The General ailudes to serious question at present
pending. Ii Is the question raised by CaXiaS refus-
Ing to allow the gunboat wasp to pass the blockade
Of the Paraguay to receive on board Mr.. W3shburn
and MS family and have reason to believe that the
General dispatches telegram by this packet, to be
sent from Lisbon, requesting instructions 10 demand
unimpeded passage for the Wasp, and In case Of
refusal TO demand his passports. That IL such q
wish be enforced the Ministry VIII yield there can be
little doubt, however CaXia5 may kick; and must
admit that the people OF Rio do not uphold Caxas
In his stupid conceIt, for the term which have in
most cases heard when his action was discussed
was. tts bdTTU1p'-Lc Is q great mule.
Several steamers have come IN from the river
Plate, but the news continues TO be what Deputy
Tavares Bastos says:-"All Is peace at the seat OF
war;" The land reconnaissance effected nothing,
the Paraguayans beating back the 1000 cavalry and
four field pieces at every ford OF the Jacare which
they had to cross to get to the Tebicuari,
and the only result was nine prisoners and q
loss OF forty men. In fact, the whole affair
was made without energy and was probably in
tended only to furnish materials for q despatch.
The reconnoissances made have developed the tact
that white forty thousand men were kept watching
two thousand men IN Humata and six iron clads
listing above the cbsiructed part OF the river
tho Paragraphs were coolly stockading the river
twenty mites higher up and were constructing and
arming strong works, extending from the Paraguay,
at the mouth OF the Teblcuar along the upper bank
OF the latter ryer how far could not be ascertained
and that al least ten thousand men were ready TO
defend the new stronghold. Given forty thousand
men, twelve ronclads aud twenty wooden gunboats
10 watch two thousand men, how many Will be re-
Quired TO watch the ten thousand and the corps OF
women In process OF disciplined The much glorfed
passage OF lIumaia By four monitors and two other
ironclads 1t Is evident has been OF little use to the
allies, SINCE although mounting fifteen cannon,
they have not been employed In profitable service,
Lopez, until the occupation OF the Chaco, had
DISTURBED communications, removed men aud Cam
non ylctualcd Ilumaita and even stockadel the
RIVER and reared Notifications within three hours
sieaming OF where those ironclais were ground.
Ing their beef bones in chronic state or scare
lest the Paraguay ans might attempt another board.
ing. How can war carried upon such
a system OF doing nothing end There also
Is the Chaco, narrow spit OF land hardly
a mile across where IL Ia occupied by the allies,
deep agooDs traycrsng Il almost from side TO
side, the water rising 50 high on II in the freshets
that q small steamer laden with coal was able TO pass
over II six weeks ago. II has not been made to give
passage 10 the Brazilian squadron and so annhiiate
The strategic importance OF Humaita as an obstruc-
ton 10 the neet--a tribe compared with the turn.
ing OF Island NO. 10, but the men are wanting who
planned and accomplished the latter feat The sick.
lie among the allied forces continues TO be great
about 600 being constantly IN the hospitals and the
deaths from disease amounting to over 900 monthly
which exceeds the endorsements arriving. How
ever the government here declares that Caxas does
not want more men, and letter has Just been re-
ceiyed from that General by the Emperor which