The New York herald., 1868-04-22
SOUTH AMERICA.
Official Report Of the GunOoat Recon-
rOiSsance to ASunciOn.
--.>~o>>->0~o>Y~y>0~~ON>
The Allied IrOn.Clad Squadron Attacked by
Fleet Of Small Boats.
1..>>~o>NoNN>~o~~>~N~
Details of the UrNsrsayan
Revolt.
The Assassination Of General Flores
at R~ontevldeo-
BRAZIL.
SPECIAL cuDREspoEpEEcs OF The nEaALp.


Irop.Ciad-Position of the Allies-Coal
Wantcc--Dlssensions in the Imperial
FnmiIy-The Comte d'Eu-Baptism of n
Prince-A Brazilian PatriOt-'Change Cos
sip-American VS.. brazilian Engineers
Abductiou-DiamondM Mine. H. .4
RIO JANEIRo, March 20, 1863.
by the English packet of the llth sent you an &C.
count Of the successes which the Braziuans had
obtained in the Paragaayan campaign Since then
she people remained for several days in ap extraor
dinary state Of excitement aud uplftmcht, heated
by unexpected and exaggerated triumph, and
by, as it proves, an ilusory expectation of
she Immediate fail Of Humat6 and Of the
conclusion Of the war. Everywhere preparations
were made TO dress ont and illuminate the city at the
earliest notice bands were engaged, the speeches
ready, the professions organized, the deputations
liked, the toasts arranged, the whole programme
published, and at every water tap and grocery small
mobs were practising uiras In every key. Imagine
with this superheated state of public feeling what
westhe excitation Of the populaoe when the m-
pefors carriage was seen dashing into town on the
morning OF the 18th and 1t became known that he
had received telegram from Santos stating that
two steamers from the south, all decked out with
Tags, were passing by thai port East, west, north,
south, the people poured into the streets where
tho newspaper ollces are. The news that took
two steamers to carry must be extraordinarily
good news indeed, ana the word circulated with
lightning speed that Lopez himself was on board
one or perhaps both, as he was too great man to
be contained in one Business was no more thought
Of The crowd INDUCED in aptlcpatory cheers TO
keep their throats in order. Every eye was srapng
to catch the first glimpse Of the anticipated bulletin.
An hour passed-two, three, four, lye-no dressed
out steamers yet. The santos steamer arrives at
last. "Whats the news? where are the steamers
bringing it ~ "Whst newsY what ste9melsS We
only saw two vessels signalling to each other.n
And 80 Improved. The operator at Santos was so
full Of victory tbat although that port is not In the
course Of vessels from the Plate, he saw two deco,
rated steamers in two sailing vessels asking "How
are youP with Marryat's signals. ~, * .-..f.
Among foreigners generally the same hopeful feel.
Ing Is not entertained 70 the early termination OF
the war as obtains among the natives. The former
have been greatly impre sed by the perseverance of
the Paraguayars against odds which should long ago
have crushed them, and IL must be confessed that
the Marquis OF Caxias' geueraship Is not favorably
regarded by them. Thus everlasting are the discus
sons going on IN the groceries between the Portn-
guese and their shop boys with their Brazilian GUS
toners, the Latter blowing of and the former main
talhng tharthe Paraguayans are only letting Caxias
and the feet get makebelcve victories In order 10
catch them in a trap Although the merchants do
not 60 TO hGt extent they say that with
such c6mmandern-chlef as Caxas tho
war may sdu last year. soma compare him TO an.
electric eel anl say all his activity is spasn, for
after q nrt or Two 10 !, worn out, AMI he must rest
six months. Others say he Is Ike hen wanting 70
Jump upon rail- that struts and twists and cackles
and looks, but cans make up her mind TO the jump.
THE Diario 90 F0ro calls him "Fabus Curc;ator,"
or, as II translates Sc, "Flbius the Uaroady,n and
calls for "Marcalus Of tho sword to put al end
70 his potiering ar und Humati.
A. usual with Tie news ming 10 at the last mo.
mont for the packets ,lC account given In my iast
IN regard 20 ne grnhlat expedition to As uc.on was
eXaggera,ci. a. uil Ue sc,n b. sAe Commolores
report whl-l i,nowa taashied:-
Ov BOARD ruR IgoNCLAD BAHIA1
TATI. fcl. -6, los.
5w-In c1uomi.r Win the verbal instructions
"al.A received ~ son on The Goth proceeded
"n we pay np ilis suly on an exploration
81 lar rs @" tho civ AFuacCn, t1kug with ne u
diF.-ioG c'npcsef Cf tAe i.0n-Clais Bahia EarrosJ
tnI t' MONT nr iru NraAlc whose crews were
htrcpl rsI 41r hundred iuflutyy
On the 1,s'. r'lt above tlc mouth OF Inc Tebi-
cltu Nn' on tic N o side, VIC iOunt the deposits
Nnence -uv Piled his army by Tlinbj and
md huAt1, sli lfsl With our shells ths Ia
un1cu n 'hem O1 t..t .gruach. We tried ~ chase
sac swift advice S.i 1. .l if.rab1 which was there
On lhe iCh; b4t dt cgnteni Ourselves with
on! VI. sctOJn.t ll. ~. hD -uduncd by tie lira-
-,1i ne. deAp % She wac loaded with fool.
We destroyed g. We went along. the Clectric tec.
graph " pA ,.e st tious 10 tle villages along TIE
river all @! wri 50 'l-es were deserted, aud We
amounted or te,1 r~,s-. AZ ,,i.I win "a arnn,H
villa Fraaoa do.r4 i.tg "a ne Win soue c,rt. r.,
with at yariO lo.s . .iujs of cat.'o ,.,,'r.,,.
which We jisrrb. m a,.5as line c,e e, n.
also seized al the f..ls oui means ~ river tr,ur.
port stripping thcu l.s l.iig az fi.F 'sNfs. 49,
nhsef,iceaolr. o. tie -.'i, a. i.si. n, nino s. NJ.
X9 {9piS ,6, oU seV w o''a' y Aa'n On having tray.
.nroanter,9F te IS. e lc rst1r t',l ,,aa' n M
oubi. place r1af ilo eitd, W .wer, nred
Tn. gn lioa1I iSn WA g. iAs' .(s G(9'qaaeT' S.-
mSni, and adr.a,i IL m.t.er on ce1ins /.
9seoycr th3 Aasr'sao' fr'i e3 sad i,liaa
at Ia % c = % ose SS's sss gH ro 'l ope SSs sa,e ny
wards W icn nc bad thrown some bombs, and tse
falling O some ke pToeeLes mo e. ar.enal IN
fsT5G 5si2Ss i 4 'r,' daase ' a TScs vs saw o3 l5s