The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-21


explained but 1t is thought it s to bring the tnres
Thousand troops there to Humaita. others say it II
To undertake raid with them from Candelaria II
the direction OF villa RIGA Osorio' OF baron "a 40
sixty giving the impression OF being man OF STUD
born bulldog courage rather than one OF talent as
general In fact, his actions In Paraguay bear TINS
out If not In the van he was always close behind.
paying little attention to his own safety ana AZ LILLE
to what was going on behind This however, agrees
well with the spirit OF the Rio Grande troops, race
OF h0rsemen whose only tactics Ia TO surprise or rue
over old me .sS aher IA IKE Rio GaDds rvo
luton and In the river Plate campaigns, but Ii now
an old man broken down by disease. during M
treme fOppishness Of his dress, although sixty
years Of age never appearing unless dressed out wiz
wearing pair Of well fitting white kid gloves. ho
is, however, brave enough. Caxias has been pro
NOTED and titled for victories over revolutionsts.
&C., but his enemies assert he was never under nrc
In his life, even when only Ensign Lima SILVA Ana
never won battle.
Tho Presidency Settled In Buenes Ayros-
Rosario to 10 tho Capitalize Fighting U
the Rio Paraguay-Probablc Plans Of Csxias
Against Tebicuari-Financial Projects.
| RIO JANEIRo, August %, 1858.
The latest news received from Buenos Ayres Is up
to the loh by private letters which assert that tho
result Of the examination Of the election returns
made on the night OF the 18th was the declaration
OF Sarmiento as President and Alsna AZ Vice Presi-
dent. The Senate had passed bill making Rosario
the capital October IL will be the inauguration Of
the President. The 18th and 10th being holidays no
newspapers were published the 10th and 18th in
Buenos Ayres and Montevdeo.
The last dates from the seat OF are to the 9Th.
| Up to that time no attack had been made upon
limbo, and probably its garrison will hold 1t a.
long as they find 1t suits their purpose, and will then
retire to Tebcuari evading the Brazilian gunboats
on the Paraguay Apparently they may safely counts
on Caxias inonensive tactics The correspondence
from Humaita asserts that Caxias does not contem
| plate attacking the lines Of Tebcuar, but is pre-
Clear the river banks of any delences ' This is not
unlikely for CaxIas seems to have dread OF making
attacks The only one effected by him during the
| long siege OF Huuiaia one on February 10 last
| upon the insignificant outpost called Estabec-
miento, which cost him six hundred men uselessly:
| made 1t untenabe by the Paraguyans. To send up
any troops it will be necessary to destroy the Para
guyan batteries on the Paraguay, Just above the
| mouth Of the Tebicuar, which upon the 26th OF
July almost sunk the two strongest monitors of the
muzzles OF their cannon. This will not be the work
OF day. and thus the ancient general Will have good
scope for those preparations which he delights in an
nOuncing pOmpOusly In his dispatches and which
never get beyond preparations Lopez IS supposed
| to have some seventeen thousand to twenty thou
| zand effective men-about half the number OF tho
effective land forces Of the allies-but the only ques
whether the Paraguyans or the allies viii get tired
first and cave IN. At all events we need expect
The row M to
blown over, since his reply to the national govern
/ ment Is, although considerably ABUSIVE on tina
whole pacific. He might have given the allies con-
siderable annoyance as he could easily cut of the
supply Of cattle that feeds them; but the fact of the
| matter is that the evacuation OF Humaita cooled
| his temper as six thousand men could easily bo
| detached from the army, along with number ~
| gunhOats, to keep him In order He was going 70
disarm his militia; but the national government
| was going to send some more troops to COrrienteS
| to crush the depOsed governors forces and keep .
| look upon UrqruZa. SarmientO and he are bitter
enemies and 1t Is not likely that when SarmientO In
| at the head of the Confederation UrquiZa and tina
| power Of GauchO partisanry will be crushed to-
Reher before the veteran forces IN the Paraguayan
| campaign are dsbanded.
| In Rio JaneirO exchange rules 1881 pence to tho
millres. SOvereigns are worth IL $500, making
| gold IA.
| A steamer lust In from the River Plate confirms
| the election OF SarmlentO. column was to COM
| mence operations at once upon limbo. Nothing fur
| ther has been done. IL Ia current In Rio that the
statement made Saturday In the English paper 70
the effect that the only financial measure OF the new
Ministry the continued issue or paper money
has had the effect Of stirring 1t up to attempt some
thing new. This, report goes will be an issue OF
short date gold redeemabe bonds, with interest alse
| paid In gold. No attempt will be made to introduce
them into foreign market, for the reason that the
government has authorization to issue them, just
| as 1t has to issue paper money, and will
| have to seek bill Of indemnity for them from tho
| next Legislature IL IL probable the ISSUE II made.
will be in sterling In order to induce their remit
| lance to Europe and their more easy n0atng.
| The American tramway Is expected to open on the
| 7th September, the day OF Independence.