The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-31
BRAZIL.
The War Losses-lSaval Strength Of Brazil on
the Plate-Tranc on the Amazon.

The War Losses-Naval Strength Of Brazil on
the Plate-Tramc on the Amazon.
RIO JANBIRo, June Q. isoa
y The number Of troops sent to Paraguay IL stated
by the Minister OF War to have been up to
the 1st Of May last, e,7Oe; but he does not soy
whether this number includes the 900 In the
River Plate when the war broke out and vs rious
remittances from other parts without coming 20 Rio
II his figures do not include these the actual number
sent to Paraguay would be about 100 GOO. The killed
and died. including 4,7OO from cholera he gives at
e17o only which should leave 900 len taking the
lowest estimate from which woulfl have to be de.
Quoted the number of missinft which number
he does not give and res, ecting which the
offcial dispatches were uyually very discreet
although private accounts serted that the freed
men enlisted deserted bod y over to the Paraguay
ans In consequence OF ar idea among them that
when the war should be over they would again be
reduced to slavery. Something requires explana-
ton for the letters From the army give its strength
at not more than 5000 to 600 men the utmost
The outIay of the Department of War since the
breaking out Or the war has been s7s 1000, ex-
Guiding twentY-three millions OF dollars Of expendi'
ture II on a peace establishment, but including
miRion and quarter paid for negro slaves trans
formed into soldiers.
The Brazilian marine now consists OF sixteen
monitors and classmates and one building In
Rio, forty wooden steamers, eight transport
steamers Two auxiliary propeller sailing cor
Vettes and eleven sailing vessels Of various kinds
These nor Mt 29S cannon-the heaviest one hundred
and fifty FOUNDER rines-are manned by 1858 men,
and the sixty-fve steamers have engines Of 1899
horse power; fifteen iron-cads seventeen steam
gunboas two steam cOrvettes and four other vessels
%o and
sailing craft. The squadron mounts l6l cannon and
is manned by APT men,: Other vessels are posted
at Montevideo and on the Uruguay. Besides the
vessels mentioned above there are twelve small
iron steamers for service on the Amazon, which
ana tharf yrssp EnrAr and ,at
building at Para, besides sundry port craft.
floating lightship has also been built, and is
shcw the channel to ships coming into that danger.
Gus approach IL Is q neat looking iron vessel OF
Para, whose light will be plain at dozen miles or.
il is the first step towards really facilitating the
Amazon to foreign shipping, which is stu In abey.
having been as yet untitled. The Amazonan COM
merce, however, Ia not likely to suffer by the
delay. as it does not seem as If foreign shipping
was impatient to enter. In fact, the trade can
only develop rapidly II some immigration go In to
proving the collection OF those Indigenous Wild pro-
ductions which form the export OF that treasure OF
vegetable wealth. II immigration go thither the
trade will probably pass into the hands Of others
than the present traders and that seems to be at the
root of the hostile feeling experienced by the Anne
rican emigrants who have gone to the Amazon.
The transit OF goods going up to Peru, Bolivia,
csn s9e aGOrs u ohae ea
finances II we consider what 1t has to pass through
ut Para, namely:-Within twelve days after arrival
she consgnee must send In note OF pack ges and
contents to the Custom House. This IS copied into a
book and signed, then 1t goes to searcher who
note and Its measurements, &C., any informally
mistake in the note bringing down fine OF one and
hall per cent on the consignee. All the description,
ascertaiued by the search, is entered into book.
with the official price placed in the margin. This
goes to the Custom House, is copied In its entirety
into duplicate book, a copy goes the admintstra-
Tor of the depot, who receives the goods then and
the clearing Two copies of a clearance paper filed
up with the searcher5 description Is put H. another
port, then the official values calculated, then the
duties to be calculated order that their amount
may be deposited in cash or by bill with two en-
dOTsers as the inspector may agree, and payment
has to be made OF porterage and landing and ship
ping dues. After all the above the clearance is en-
tered under Its various heads a duplicate copy Is
taken TO send to the administrator OF the depot the
other remaining In the duplicate book; the admins
traitor copies 1t into book which the party signs;
the goods are then taken, guarded by an olicer to
the steamer, wherein the captain gives receipt
and the clearer has yet to make copy to send TO
Peru, &c, which has to pass through sundry more
iormaities before the goods can be got from the GUS
The case OF the Caroline to which referred in my
last. has been made subject for Intended appella-
lions 6y senator i,o Svelra ga MoIta VINO SPOKE with
the reclamaons of the United States for indemnin-
cation.
Your River Plate correspondent has, no doubt.
given you all details OF the war. In fact there had
occurred nothing since what noted in my letter OF
the 10Th OF May, and the steamer just In brings
, thing<beyOnd what the regular mail brought. The
losse at the affairs OF the 3D. Attn and sth OF May by
sue BlptLludIl BeueIbls ueSpatCHes Were.-May &
ALLIES killed, 113 wounded. May ALLIES, killed,
IA wo nnded May S-Allies killed, 81 wounded.
May 2 -Paraguayans, los killed, prisoner Maya
Paragl ,ayans, 356 killed, prisoners May S-Para-
guayau los killed. In the language OF the DESPATCH
the $3.50 Paraguayans killed upon the 4th In the
saut VI pom the allied position in the Chaco piled
upon a piece Q, ground twelve yards square. Eight
and onltor had been sent up to try and keep the
Paragui yans above from crossing into the ChacO.
The 81 applying OF the monitors above Humaita Is O
serious matter; the coal supplied by sent from
Curupai W round the back Of Humat4 costs $3.50 the
ton by le time IL reaches them; yet the width OF the
neck Of VOW land separating the two parts OF the
sQuedropA Is less than three miles, aud 10 would seem
no great matter for an engineer TO flx road rail-
road or oven canal across In very short time.
As Caxias, however, believes In starving and not
beating the Paraguayans out Of HumaIta he might
ind abundance OF time for practice In modern en-
g1net ing applied 10 warfare.
The steamer just in tells OF q revolution in the pro-
vince OF Correntes, forming the northeast OF the
Confei grafton, at whose capital the Braziians keep
their chief hospitals. The primary elections are
satedto have gone in favor OF urquza and Alsna as
President and Vice President The secondary elections
come or on the l2h II UrquiZa be elected the situa-
ton ws1 be ominous for the alliance, as II IA
most pm bable his first move would be to negotiate
rparate peace with Paraguay, move which II IL
, ident ould be popular In tde Confederation. No
!. ore talf OF the impeachment OF Mtre.