New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
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THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNT D'EU AS COM
MANDER- IN CHIEF - NEW CAMPAIGN -
LOPEZ IN A STRONG POSITION MINISTER
M'MAHoN STILL IN THE PARAGUAYAN CAMP.
PRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
BUENOs AYREs, April 11.-SO lar from the war
with Paraguay being its close as has been
asserted by those with whom the wish Is iatner W
the thought" the Allies, after period OF some tnree
months of inactivity forced upon them by sheer naDhy
to pursue Lopez after his escape from Angostura are
about more to operations in the hee h opnt
DEu arrived here from Rio de JanelrO on he otn GA
route to headquarters In Asuncon He was well recesu
city; but his stay was very snort not e11nu 61not
ing moro than twenty-four hours Great
although are only ehsO'ye years % ase has seen much
active military service having served under Marsha,
ODOnnell In Morocco, and having witnessed
good deal Of sharp lighting in the late in the United
States. Immediately on his arrival here accompanied Dy
the Brazilian envoy, NJ Paranhos, ana General POdOfO
Of his suite he waited upon President sarmieno with
whom he had long aud Il is said very satstactory III
tervew. He left the 9TH inst for Asuncson ana on
reaching that place will instantly assume command OF
the Allied forces and open the new campaign WITHOUT
loss OF time. This task by all accounts Will De no easy
one for Lopez, taking advantage Of the inactivity Oh le
Allies has been hard at work recruiting MS Orces Wncn
according to the latest advices, are estimated at IRON
nine TO ten thousand men, with eighty or ninety pieces VI
artillery. In addition to this, Lopez occupies tOrmd
BILE position having ntrenched hmselfin KIND OF dene
between two mountains almost lhaecesSiDe' IN tI Il9
midst OF which there s projection FORMING hatural
cessuy dispute the passage Whether the prince OF the
royal family Of Brazil will meet with better success than
vet TO be seen but the difficulties he will have 10 con-
tend with certainly OF most formidable character
nacty stood the severest tests seemingly without
being in the slightest degree weakened 1t Is evidently
empty boast OF Lopez that he Will perish rather tnah
yield aud is TO be feared that the Paraguayan people
are OF the same mind with their chief The Allies seem
to think that Brazil pays them high compliment IN
sending the sOnn-aw Of the Emperor TO Paraguay 70
take command Of the army, and that she herein gives
but there who fear that the Prince VIII not
be equal to the exigeuees of the situation which GER
placed at the head OF the Allied operations;
Nothing has been heard from Minister Mcmahon, but
the Italian Consul says that he still with Lopez and in
good health The Consul expresses 1t as his opinion that
the Minister is detained against his will Before Count
d'Fn left this place he received visit from Admiral
Davis, who was accompanied by capt Cntl OF Ine raw
nee Paymaster Stevenson Ensgus Curtis, Williams,
Eowithstanding the troubles of war, the march of
terna Improvement in the Argentine Republic still con-
tuues the Government being actively engaged IN several
important Of progress. Among other things
contract for supplying the country win various lhes Oh
telegraph has Just been definitely concluded and orders
for the materials have been dispatched There Is the
greatest activity IN the department. OF pubic education
new schools sprngng up in every direction, even III the
most remote provinces according to the enlightened
prOgramne OF President SarmientO.
The recent food in the Plate, the highest ever known
in that region, has been most disastrous IN It's re-
suits. The damage to property has been immense
whole plantations have been completely suDmergedi
district IN the south coast OF Entire KOS OF several hes
In extent Is to-day one vast sheet OF wafer ana on Que
estanca alone 5000 head OF cattle are said to have per
ished. In the province OF Santa te the suHeHngs OF
the cOOniss have been severe that su0scp
tOn for their relief has been set on foot the National
Government heading the list with $4,000 To account
for this unprecedented flood, 1t s rumored that one OF
the tributaries Of the Amazon has burst ITS banks,
changed It's course, and Is now falling into the Upper
Parana.
TRADE WITH TIE UNITED STATES.
The BitenoS res TIbnG has ust published some IN
tctestng statistics the commerce or the United states
the countries of the Plate. IL appears from me
Tribunals figures that the trade In hOur which was at
time very considerable, now almost extinct IhuS,
In 1889 the United States a. 600 barrels and In 1884
the importation reached $4,000 barrels while In 1868 was
than 200 barrels This decline IL attributable 20
the OF wheat cultivation in the Plate nearly all
the -four consumed in these regions being OBTAINED
from nd genOus The trade in the article OF re-
fined sugar nearly the position with this d
French retnerles which has superseded that or the
United States The Imports OF TINS arucle from
tho states have fallen from 1900 barrels In lsGO
10 200 barrels in 1865. Petroleum figures very
high in the list the importation being about 10000 gal
Ions year. Lumber shows large increase, the figures
having from 100000 feet In 1883 10 OOOO rect IN
For the last years the importation or Carolina
has ceased altogether but starch has increased
during the period from 10000 to $1,000 boxes kero
seue lamps multiplied IN proportion TO the increase
petroleum. fower than 1900 boxes or them having
been received last year In sewing machines there has
been an extraordinary increase, the number having
sweed from lG3 In 1862 TO 1900 In 1868 Tea which used
formerly be imported from the United States Is GOw
brought 20 the Plate direct from China.
Trade is brisk. Money continues 20 be abundant nc
from 10 II per cent per annum interest Exchange Op
eraOns have been iGss active, the rate ruling ut s
England, and $40 TO 5.25 on France.