The New York herald., 1869-04-21
BRAZIL.

One Vi lne ''nerOeS OF the faraguaydn war" uds
disappeared from among. his friends-Ignaco, Coun-
cilor Of War, Admiral Of the Fleet and viscount In
hauma-who had been in command Of the Brazilian
squadron OF operations since the middle OF 1886,
wnen he vent down with Caxias. Although he had
Deen Ia the navy for many years and had served dur
ing The war on the river Plate from 1925 10 1929 he
was rather known for his political services than for
his feats upon the water he having been Minister Of
Marine In 1912, and the first who occupied the
newly created Ministry OF Agriculture and organized
1t. the conservative press has praised him much,
WIKI what reason Is doubtful. He was no Farragur;
for with the exception Of the passing OF the batteries
at Curupaity on August Is, 1857 he took but very
secondary part in the actions Of his squadron and
took little In those feats which shed some ustre on
the iron-cads The climate, however had per-
nicfous erect upon HIM; 1t slowly brought him to
his grave, while Caxias left Rio apparently con.
1rmed valetudinartan, to become healthy and rem
vigorated and to take a new lease oflife
The funeral of the Admiral was very largely at
tended, especially as, being member OF the Masonic
fraternity the numerous lodges OF the city followed
the hearse to the burial ground and the officials or
the numerous public departments turned out in car.
rages to pay the customary honor TO the remains
OF the departed grandee and WARRIOR who died upon
the 9Th. Three hundred carriages are said to have
Tne treasury has published report for the three
months ending February ~, from which II appears
to the amount OF sS,3I70OO issued, raising the
total of the Of bonds repayabe IN currency to
$77,9000 0o0 Besides the above the last lnStamentS
had been received, to the amount OF. So 000 on
the issue Of 80, 100000 mircS or gold redeemed
sea op aa ne otbsr San Of interest notes
had been paid or ani also EFT 900 OF the 1889 oan
The ascertained liabilities on che LIST OF March
Foreign loan in sterling about Cur
rencyl. .......:.............. $50 ooo,ooO
Gold redeemed loan go years.. 2l,00o,Oo0
Treasury interest notes. 800 600
treasury currency ioo'oooooo
Making a total lof.................s3 Of 1892, 3O0 900
than were anticipated, but 1t has Effected This by an
almost total suspension OF works OF material I'M
provement, such as roads, abandonng some already
also about stopped, and continual growing from the
colonies Is going on because the promises Of govern
ment work, to support the settlers at nrst not
performed, account or the funds not coming for
ward, As was to be anticipated, emigration from
Great Britain has shut down, not an emIgrant nom
that country having showed bis nose In port for the
last three weeks. However, the Didrto do Ro de Ja
metro Keeps issuing Naming invitations IN English to
emgrants to come TO the richest ifeest, best gov
erned and most progressive or American countries,
and see some Soutnerners are Offering up their
bantings to Dagon, IN the shape of odious cOmpar-
sons between Brazil and the United States In which
the latter are shown up III very small light as re-
CARDS institutions, wealth and industry.
The rains in the northern provinces seem to have
set in with extra and unnecessary vigor this season.
Besides the previously announced great inuadations
In PernambucO anu the great foods which swept the
valleys of the Ribeira aud its tributaries In tue pro-
Ceara have had very destructive foods, which have
in many places destroyed the sugar plantations
which @ fringe the ryers In all Cases the ~. noois
years BACK and the loss III crops, houses and cattle
has been cOrrespondiagly large.
nearly the whole Brazilian garrison at Tabatlnga
was seized by It, and 1t has probably gone into Peru.
The steamer company formed at Para to run lines
upon tie numerous iIysss, channels bayous, &C,
which render the isalas and country at the mouth
OF the Amazon klud Of immense archipelago OF
islands, has had very satisfactory start, az their
fr5t steamer could have hal two loads II she could
seen steamer, and the visit WAS of course ccle.
bfaied Ill the usual way with thousands OF Utrds and
all the rockeln tnat coad be got for money or love-.
With regard to the war the public are like an audi
ence between the acts at a theatre when new play
Is on, and all are waiting for the curaln TO rise.
What is the next act OF the Pafayuayun chaTade no
one pretends TO guess. Lopez Is co lecting and
manufacturing arms'and munitions, und'sIurbed by
the allies, and while he himself superinicnding
his recruitment from The central town OF paraguarf
he keeps his seat OF government in the mountains at
Pirabebe, about 125 miles rom Asuncion where il
Is SAID, General Mcmahon and some European con.
suls are staying Colonel Baez, who made a raid 10
some distance, reports the country abandoned. but
abounding III food, both vegetable and animal. sc
Lopez can scarcely be short OF provislcns although
II is believed ne exhausted his arms ana ammunition
machinery safe, and lie can draw the material Tor
powder from the sapctre beds and sulphur wells
which he possesses In fact having iron, machinery,
raw materials and fool, all H. wants time, and
tbls the Braziians have been careful to allow him.
n.
II, OF wnon tiiraZiiians except Argcntinesj
are at Asuncion. 5000 Arge1taes siasioned on
tue railway, at lriudade, an 2,5o) brazilian cavalry
are at Luque, VITA outpoStS twenty miles in al
vance, Luqae has been fortified. The $4,000 men
represent the army aIter Its December lights with
the exception oi few hundgei ot cavalry sent by
steamers 10 Matto crosse. AMI the wolliel III the
hospitals.
A depataton was GENT down from the Pararuayan
village OF Conception to ask the Brazilian general to
sead the Inhabitants sonc assistance TO pro ect Them
from Lopez but the general replied that Caxias had
left aim no instructions aini he could not do 50.
Inc PARAGUAY yaas III the allied service TO the NUM-
Der OF $685. had addressed petition 10 the generals
.Sc., niavOr OF establishing provisional governments
with them. The Brazilian envoy was lJ Asunciou,
and the Uruguayal government had appointed an
envoy TO cooperate III the settlement o paraguayau
affiirs; but Sarniiento had yet sent oiicial
representative TO Asnncol. although 1t is believed
that Nareia, who Is there ostenS.by private az.
lars, u charged with making private report which
VIII commit himself TO the fcrnlatlon U; q provl-
siolal government at AsunciOn.
The health or the city aud troops is reported to be
gool, notwithstanding the great heat.
10 Is feared tnat the Kansas Is irretricvably
aground unless rise, not 10 be expected al this
Sc ison, comes soon.
Uneasincss Is felt in regard to General McYahon,
"a no communication has been received from
him. even by his SISTERS IL Is not probable, however,
tnat anything beyond an interruption OF comnun-
cation Is the matter although some Brazilian corr
respondents are affecting to think tIlt Lopez In
holding him prisoner. But Lopez, annougn un-
doubtelly tyrant and Intensely cruel, Il not fool.
Some parties think that the General Is not merely
paying court to Lopez, but 10 his spIri1ed
trywolnan. Mrs. Lynch
in Montevideo Congress had opened and the Pres
dents message stated that PROVISIONAL govern
Inent was going to be established at Asuncion.
Nothing had been yet said or done In regard to the
financial crisis.
Gold in I,io Is 15s rise In part que to heavy pur-
ciiases OF the governments III yie1 OF the interest
falling due on the gold BOMBS ut the end OF tnis
inontn Exchange hi5 kept very steaiJ ~ Isisd. to
the mires.