The New York herald., 1869-09-14
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

The rrOarcss Of tho War In Paraguay
Position Of the Contending Forces-Lopez's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Among the Pe0.
EIc-The Proposed Provisional G0verpment-
Another Little Row ON Foor-rho Amcri.
can Colony-siock kRaisinG-AsricSIture.
BuENos AYREs July 2s, 1869.
The allies are encampod at Pirays, about thirty
miles outside OF Asrncon, not far from the
location Of tae Parsguayan defences Lopez has
there possession OF heights which Will be hard to
take, and from which his canponading would be
very destructive If he had heavy guns AS
be none OF large calbre II is believed
that he has none From deserters the report
comes that Lopez's people are suffering
very usch from want OF food and clothing. The
advances 81 the allies have cut Off his supplies from
the fertile san Pedro valley. hnt beyond Lopezs
present position there is broad, open iertiIe cou-
trs, oecvp,ed by the chief part OF the aporiglnm
populatron Of Paraguay, ana where the women
have raised valuable crops OF mandioca ana fruits
OF varyJus kinds 1t Is stated by one OF the EDITORS
OF the Standard, who has recently visited that
country, that there are yet 4Olooo faraguayans III
the NY error of the country If this is true there is
noty,t four per cent o the popuiatioh 'Has nave
eXpg ess ed their hatred OF Lopez.
cit is the settled conviction at Asuncion that II
Loysz should retreat to the Caaguzu region the war
WA be ntermlnable as he will have there the bulk
of his people, with sufficient domestic supplies, such
veg eabes and beef and the support OF vast tribes
Of In dams. lie can also have communication
0rene q through Bolivia. This seems to be his
plan, as he talks and lights as desperately as ever
Asun cion there are less than 1000 Paraguayan men
OF all sha0es OF opinion and many ol tnen are
doub tless spies or friends OF Lopez, anu tbere are
n abou / &, 900 women.
con, and lhey keep the streets barrlcaued al! the
time. Alter nlghtlsl no one goes out. Inc utmost
prec auton is practised TO prevent surprise
Almost daily there are miserable groups OF women
ana children passing over TO the 4liles ASKING ood
provided for. 1t seems that Lopez guards well the
women and children who formerly ilved In America
Toe suffering among the poor native people Is
extreme, as tney nave seldom any shelter, food is
scarce and clothing still The people OF this
sending clothing Tor the poor, but only peace
Can restore comfort, ana that fear Is far away.
The Commission appointed To provide a pro-
Vlsional government does not succeed very WELL
The men desired by the allies for It's head are not
agreeable 10 the pariisans Of the allies among the
Paraguay ans Besides, LOOK at The anomalous con-
dition OF things wnen less than 5000 persons unite
TO form new government. The new government
when formed, ever formed, will have no revenue,
no troops, and no existence, except by the VIII OF
the allies.
There Is peace in all the provinces, and the recent
decided acuon of Congress sustaining The adiniais
fraIlOn, was supposed 10 be lnal settler OF ali the
provincial sQuaobles. But Just now we have the
provincial legislature OF santiago del EsterO issuing
a call for loO0 men 10 be under the orders oil the
Governor General Taboada. This gentleman regards
himself as Kind OF guardian over the negbborng
provinces, and the prospect now Is That he Will
klnde little civil war ON his own account.
The question OF removal o the capital from Buenos
Ayres 10 Rosario has now passed both houses OF
Congress, and has been vetoed by President Sar-
miento. 1t mas not yet been presented TO Congress
for twothrds vote, but 1t cannot receive large
majority, and so 1t must go by the board.
The California colony, located on the parana river.
IN the province OF santa Fe lds Itself too narrowly
limited, and Is now asking concession tor forty
leagues, on which 100 families Will be placed in one
year. Their new location is very fine one, and the
government Is disposedt to favor them The colony
has good lands Cheap, the river near by, good
port, plenty OF timber and climate Admitting of
any product known TO the temperate zones, as wei
rs most tropical PRODUCTIONS But schools, churches,
society, general progress of the country-these are
things that immigrants must not expect TO see like
those OF the United States.
IN Banda Oriental Uruguay the attempted revo-
luton has come TO an end, the President Battle has
returned from The held TO resume his oice disDand
ing his forces and there Is no probability that one
Of those implicated IN the rebellion Will be punished
That Il what makes revolutions easy Ia South Ame-
Tica. 1t succeeds. the rewards are certain; II 1t
does not succeed, the rebel nnds no inconvenience,
and sometimes the rebel Oficers demand be
placed 10 corresponding rank In the regular army.
The Madero Proudioot Companys scheme for
making harbor and docks at this city has passed
both houses OF Congress, and the company Is TO be
organized at once. Ii will make for Buenos Ayres
one OF the best harbors in the world.
The sheep business has proved q great failure
The heavy Iarin in the United States has almost left
this country without a market. Wool has been
offered here at prices which after paying expenses
OF shearinQ and transportation, will not leave for the
producer two cents "a pound. An old resident told
me last week that at next shearng tIne In October,
there would be thousands OF sheep left unshorn be-
cause the market would not return remuneration
for shearipg expenses. The result is increased
attention to agriculture Wheat grows well and
bears good price.
several saw mills have been sent TO cut up the
splendid tmbers OF Paraguay and bring them to this
market. Exchange II nominal at lorty-nine pence
TO the gold dollar, and great many prefer 10 ship
gold