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Tie adds that the rebel forces are scattered
in small parties over the country, supplying
themselves with provisions by pilhge.
HAVANA, Jan. LEA llths generals pub.
lish. accounts Of Encouragement bstween the
troops and Rcvoldtioniss, but soothing de-
cisivs is YET knovn to have occurred.
g. Al original copy Of the 70 called procla.
nation, issucd blythe Revolutionary Gen.
eral, has been received here. Il does not,
as far as has been reported, abolish slavery
ut once, but counsels the owners to give the
slaves their freedom, and leaves the decis-
ion to the people, who may decide upon
immediate emancipation coupled with in
Identification to those owners who are IA
vorable to the Revolutionary cause.
Paraguayan News.
LISBON, Jan. 15.-Rio Janciro advices
are to Dec. 24th. They state that the a.
lied army nadeia vigorous assault on the
Paraguayan stronghold at Villetta. After
a desperate Lattlc they succeeded in carrying
the place. Lopez army was utterly rout-
ed and destroyed. Tho allies captured
over 5000 prisoners of war. Lopes bare
ly escaped with 200 followers. This victo-
ry has opened the war to Assuncion, to which
place the Brazilian ironclads have gone.
Rio JANErRO, Jan. 14.-Via Lisbon,
15.-At last accounts from the seat of war
the Allies held Villetta and Augustura.
Large stores of ammunition and provisions
fell into their hands. The loss Of the Par
aguayans in killed and wounded was very
heavy. Tie Parag.ayans claim that the
Allied forces had 600 killed and wounded
in the recent battle which took place on the
5th Of December. Gen. Angola was NOR
tally wounded.
Gen. McNlahon, the American Minister,
was in the Paraguayan camp. A good un-
Outstanding exists between Lopez and the
American Minister.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-The papers publish
letter from Minister johnson in reply to
query from an emigration society respect
ing naturalization of British subjects 10 the
United States. johnson says naturalized
citizens are clothed with protection by
America precisely the same as native born
citizens and entitled to all our rights. The
United States will protect such citizens if
they return to their native land, the same
as those born in the United States.
-.--, xexicau News. .,....-.-.s-.-.
HAVANA, Jan. l6.-The steamer from
Vera Cruz brings the following: The Mon-
itcur of the City of Mexico says at dinner
given to the Diplom tic Corps on New Years
day the most friendly assurances were inter-
changed by the Mexican Minister with the
Representatives Of The United States
Rosecrans, in speech, declared that the
words he used at his presentation to Juarex
expressed the truth. He cautioned his
hearers against crediting the articles Of GER
tain journals, which no denounced a. inspir-
cd by hate. He affirmed that the present
administration, us we'll as the coming adj
!ministration, would continue to share the
sentiments he had expressed towards the
Mexican Republic.
The concession granted by the Mexican
Government to Emil Lasire, for building
the Tchauntcpec road, has been modified.
l.asirc is to construct a road from Costa
coalcos to the Pacific, and until the road IS
completed he is obliged to establish COM
munication by wagons. He is allowed four
years half to finish the road.
FLORENCE, Jan. 16.-The riots occasioned
by the attempt to collect the military tax
have been recently renewed in various parts
of Italy. The military force has been used
for the suppression ofthe disorder. Some
Of the rioters have been killed, and others
wounded, The country is now tranquil.
BREMEN, Jan. 16.-The money order
system between the large towns Of North
Germany and the United States goes into
effect on the LIST Of February. Payment
we'll be received at the postofices and borders
issued for the same on the North German
l.loyds. The amounts are limited to about
fifty dollars. ''A