The New York herald., 1869-02-23
SOUTH AMERICA.

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| The Result in Parasuay-Ne Surrender By
| Lepez-Position Of he United States Minis.
tcr-Trouble for Brtzll On the River Plate
| Rise OF Gold In RIo-Dcbe Of BraziI-Tradc.
RIO DE JANtIRo, Brazil, Jan. 20, 1869.
My last letter gave yous notice Of the events In
Paraguay up to Decemba %, including the capture
OF all the Paraguayan eItrenchments below yilleta,
except the strong post oi Angostura- Now have to
record the capitulation d that river stronghold on
the 3Oth the garrison of1 200 to 1900 men and 500
| non-combatants. marchiig out with the honors Of
war on the forenoon OF tnat day, thus making the
last OF the allied campaign against the villeta
| position
The artillery surrendered amounted to nfteen
| pieces Of cannon onelof which was q brass 16o-
FOUNDER, twelve OF sxt-eight calibre. and the rest
Of smaller size. Powdei and shot were abundant,
| but food was very scant
As soon as Angostuta was In his possession
Caxias embarked some toops on the iron-clads and
sent them up to occupy Isuncion which was effected
on January l, without opposition, not soul was
In It. Caxias also set out with the rest OF the Bra
lillian troops for the sane point, and arrived on the
| 5th. All the wounded aid the captured Paraguayan
soldiers and families w&e sent to the city,
as to establish something Of Paraguayan popula-
ton; and 1t Is said numbers OF Paraguayan families
| overtaken by the allied troops were snduced" to
return home, and assurd that Lopez could not pun
ish them for disobeyins him. The city, however, IS
to be held as fortress but whether attempt is
to be made at setring ~ provisional government,
under the protection OF Inc allies is not yet known.
Indeed it Is probable tlat now the allies have got
their elephant they don't know what to do with it.
1t would appear that ne journals Of La Plata and
Brazil have been somewhat premature about the
conclusion Of the Parasuayan trouble. The Para
guayans show no symptoms OF forsaken hopes, and
steamer Just In direct from Asuncion,
bringing dates to Anuary Is, informs us
was the mountains abnt 100 S miles from Asuncion
with 1000 men. Still more, division OF lron-clads
and monitors which had yet out upon the 9TH to settle
with the seven Paraguayan steamers up river
where above Asunci0n, we're brought up short some
miles up 1t by finding steamer sunk IN the channel
the allies seem to have commenced their shouting
good while before they hive cleared the wood.
wish to make il appear hat the Paraguayan prison
ers and families are al bitter against Lopez. do
not know what may be truth with regard to them;
but fus certain that the Paraguavan prisoners here
even when they say the! hate Lopez personally,
invariably OF opinion that an attempt to set up an
ing oil the losses tafaguayans be utterly fruit
less as they sav the popie OF Paraguay are SO tho
o snea t tar ne anar
they viii sustain him 30 long as they can furnish
men, or even women, II light.
guayans Is more especially directed; the existence
OF slavery as Brazillat institution makes them fear
pared TO believe what their leaders are careful to i'm
press upon them that ne BraziIian's design reduc
Ing them to slavery YIN SUCH % an impression gov;
habits OF both males AMI females the character OF
the Paraguayan resistance Is OF nature and per-
sistence such as could lot be expected IRON peo-
pie OF fewer preudices and accustomed to the wants
Of higher state OF civilization.
On the 2Sth Of Decenbes Lopez passed through
lows
CouNrnYMrs- Having ,ecn beaten At my headquarters
enemy wriihng cur splendid victory Of the sst and
a. ms DSn 4 s ss z me IN
Lottery o. arms was sonsry 20 u.s. more sy chance than ey
OF earth, could make but few Shots and the enemy
Hs opened fire with <ous artillery. which our egions
met as on other days weyer new renforcemenis gave
come sho day would have ons we would 3
nSw e nrs 1 the % a LIBERTY o. our But GSs
another glorious anda greater country, you aud
ysseay drunk BY tho es sm here to ssease and save
the country reverse viii aaauredy not slect the spirit
eounsry sarains traitors VIII
We Susrsd REVERSE s our coantrs cause has not sur
fercd and s rood sons ar organizing q h moment 70 light
my. great numbers upon asd o bale only
but and lei days cost him more nan
1850 and you soldiers know what was curs each can
By your So Also .aoue you know what have
faith u and with yoSrsus decision and srsvssy The
ss w S e s. q s saac s e soss
to stamp your ssny oG soaSo 5s o m Few
CrRno Lsos, Dec. Is, lsss
He then proceeded In the direction OF the noun
tains running north and south, about the middle OF
was about 10 miles from Asuncon, with iSoO 10
1000 men. Another account given by an English
man direct from Paraguay, informs me that Lopez
Tying place Of strength to defend which he had
already 5000 men.
Tne Brazilian troops had been beating up the
country around Asuncion but found no Para gnayan
troops OF settlers. All had disappeared to parts
unknown The city iiseif was not much injured,
and many OF the houses were filled with line furn
ture. The palace OF Lopez b described as splendid
and luxurious residence, and the railway depot as
the finest In south America, which am Inclined to
General Macsahon seems to have constituted him.
self the Fldus Achats Of the araguayan Eneas, and
as the seat OF government III Paraguay mas undoubt
edly ever been at Lopez headquarters. Generai
N Ss isSa Oss Il ssss &c e % rs s
popular here than his predecessor, washburn,
and washburn's popularity in Brazil and tls hIler
IN the tenth power. There Is an impression
hero that MacSIahon intends 70 support Lopez
against The allies and is encouraging him to hold
refusing to allow inc allies TO hold Asuncon In-
teriere with the government ms appointment
under Lopez VIII found among the captured bag
gage on December ~ ~ executor OF u,e testament
leaving all Lopez property, Of every 1xiad, TO Mrs
Lynch has al ed greatly to encourage tho idea that
he Is Lopez fast friend, and the papers and cor
respondents are sneering at that courtesy c0un-
trywoman OF his, met IN distant country, ana un-
doubfetly possessing many claims 10 admiration Tor
the spirit and bravery she has shown and for her
devotion TO Lopez aud his cause which has made
him overlook the equvocal rotations she bears to
Lopez. However, whatever her relations be. no
one except such as are feeling Injuries from Para
quay too deeply TO be just, will say that MacMahon
has done aught but right In engaging TO protect
Mrs Lynch and her children m OF Lopez death
or fail. Tho Brazians. however are awIuy en-
ragged with him, and 10 hear the city folks tax one
could believe that the government has deterInine1
on breaking or diplomatic relations and ordering
the American squadron TO leave the harDor OF RIO
insbanter.
The state OF aralrs in the River Platc Is giving
Br1zilian statesmen something else to think about
The long hardly concealed hostility to Brazil n
again plainly showing itseif ana the ArQcntnes ana
Monevldeans openly alicgc dstrust OF Brazilian oo-