The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-15

through the flooded Il ats. and threw themselves
lpon the Paraguayans. The struggle that then en-
sued was obstinate, nut short Three hundred rar
2uayans were surrounded and taken, the rest trie
&c cross the river, and While doing so they suffered
sc severely from the dre CURED on them that the
Brazilian commander estimates their Ices az 500
killed out Of the l,2oo engaged. All the cannon,
two Gags some arms. &C., were taken. The victory
proves however, TO be OF advantage in strate-
gcal point Of view t being found that the country
Is so difficult that only very large force could make
It's way In that direction with any probability OF
success.
The operations which the allies have made have
thus developed the fact that the position selected by
Lopez mas all the clements OF a strong One appar.
entity inaccessible on the hanks and rear ana
formidable IN front, IL seems to show that all the
Wild predictions watch were making, OF q rapid and
easy conclusion OF the war, were FOOLISH dreams.
the range CT mountains forming the front Is stated
to have height OF about 600 to LOCO eet; beyond
that Tie country gradually TO the central chain
OF Paraguay where the elevation reaches over 5000
feet. in those highlands the paraguayan women
are raising food while the men guard the ap-
proacnes and the Paraguayans can retire from POSI-
uon TO position into still more and more difficult
the gaps OF the range in face OF the enemy can be
forced AS far as can be learned from prisoners the
and the fat tops Of the mountains Lopez has his
heaviest cannon SO placed as to sweep the gaps and
however, tnat he allies know very little OF what
they would have to DO as the woods
cover the works supposed TO exist and swarm with
Paraguay ans when Reconnaissance are attempted.
Thus nttle knowledge has been gained SO FAR OF
the gaps Of Ascurra ana Pedrozo, which are those
which the difficult ground at the loot or the noun
talns permit some degree Of access to. The C0mte
d'Eu mas ordered steam launch TO oe brought by
the railroad to be placed on Lake Ipacarahy which
extends ten miles along the range, between the
railroad and the mountains. BY It's aid he hopes to
also to Keen back e WIN
themselves disposed TO make attacks upon the allied
posts watching the railroad. In fact, one Of the
hplu Uya a. n apnh
through; but whether this was done by Paraguayaus
or by camp followers could not be discovered.
The Argentine executive having consented to The
proposed provisional government in Paraguay, and
the conditions being fixed ana agreed to by the
commissioners nave adjourned to Asancon to at 90
through the programme. by II the provisional gov
eminent ~ TO consist Of three persons freely
the districts liberated by the aies.n TINS "frendiy
Paraguayan population" consists Of ABOUT 1000 men
m the allied service and OF some 10000 women,
children and decreplt old men at AsunclOn and
Luaae, who have been scratched up by the
various expeditions out for the purpose.
The election Will, therefore, not be very didcult,
nor VIII the ruling be much more so. The accounts
given o. the Friendly Paraguayan population" are
not fatterlng. Besides being beggarly in the ex-
IRENE, even the young women are said to have
squat shapeiess figures, with broad, hat stupidity
expires sloness faces and TO nave but one dea-tnat
OF caperng like so many animated Dutch wooden
dolls whenever they near the sound of VIOLIN This
ty OF the prisoners brought here. a carrottinged
cheese, with two knuckle holes for eyes, triangle
u
OF u knife TO make mouth, would give satsfac-
tory resemblance OF the pure-blooded Paraguayans.
The officers, however, seem to lave Spanish blood,
ana are fine men. The rank and file are evidently
Indians OF the unr0mantic type, unknown to Cooper
and his followers but are strong ooded and active.
great deal OF concealment IS practlsed by the
present government IN regard to the real state of
Brazilian forces in Paraguay; but very respectable
authority writes from there that including the troops
at Rosario and san Pedro the COmte d. has about
10000 men, but could bring into battle only OO0
besides the Argentine force which is given at 500
me mi Qf nf
them Paragraphs Lopez Is supposed to have
about half the number OF the alles but to be still
very scare of arms and munitions.
In RIO the battle OF the parties is going brlskly
in the Senate over the vote of thanks in reply to the
ine OF thanks is always kept on hand to give
standing opportunity Of attacking the Ministry, and
calls for Information the Minister'S are getting an
ample amount OF badGerng. As for business done
proonsns last Years estimates into the rs six
months oil this. Tue Land and Naval Forces bill has
also been passed, and that comprises about all the
business work really DONE In the Chamber OF De-
putes they are chiefly engaged on pension bills and
bulls granting degrees to students, and, although the
Deputies are to man supporters OF the present
CaOlnet they have begun TO demonstrate warmly
with the Ministers Tor not bringing forward the
sures they mad led tner party to believe they would
originate
The oath of June was sgnalized by the opening of
the Agricultural School, wncn the Union anu In
dustry Company were bound by their charter to
open for giving gratutous teaching 10 number OF
Young men, practical and scientific, in the art or
agriculture However. only ten Of the sixty places
are occupied so careless are the Brazilian planters
OF the advantages such an institution would AFFORD
to their sons and this fact was depored In the adj
dress presented TO the Emperor on the occasion Of
the formal Inauguration.
The Paraguassu Tramroad Company, in the prov
nce OF Bahia, is IN great dniculties, and IL IS
thought must wind up.
In no Messrs. Battin Hagerd have got the char
ter for the RIO Street Railway Company which has
bought the Old Tejuca tramroad and the concession
for the ST. Christoram, Caju Andarany, &C., subur-
ban lines. The st. CnrlstOraln one must be COM
peted IN eighteen months ana the whole in thirty
six months. The old reJuca projecting rail to be
torn up and laid with rails level with the surface OF
the roads. The general city terminus is to be the
central square OF san Francisco de Paula.
up from the river Plate, preserved win ice As beef
can be got at Buenos Ayres for dollar the car
cass and Is worth nve cents pound, wholesale, at
Rio, there seems to be margin for profit the busi-
ness can be introduced.
The sorocaba cotton factory (san Paulo, has got
charter 1t Is formed by parties In San Paulo with
a capital OF 100000. | believe the machinery is
already ordered from the United States. { u = I
and the companies Of the various small native thea
tres have been vying in addressing RHYMES TO her
Tragedy me Portuguese, however maintain she
Is very ''sma beer compared with their tragic ac-
tresses and many and wordy are their conflicts with
The accounts from Para tell of the little steamer
IN which Dr. Couto de Maaalhaens set of to attempt
the ascent Of the Tocantus rapids had successfully
achieved them and had reached the Araguaya. thus
proving the practlca6lllty Of the navigation. THIS
line from the Amazon to within 200 miles
OF the navigable waters OF the Paraguay.
At one point OF the ascent Of the falls
theyIRd to put line out and haul the power of the
vess0FnOt sutficing TO drive her up. However, the
removal OF q few rocks would make the channel
mucn more easy.
Exchange keeps rising slowly and Is steady at
ls5sd scvereigns fell to 12S72O, but have risen to
l2$soO The lall overthrow some SPECTATORS.
forward copy Of the appendix TO the late o1l-
clal correspondence between Brazil and Paraguay,
witch reads:-
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On june A. n 1859 the following Observation-Disclosures OF
the allies Ayres sec retnrat of The Min
sry Of Foreign Reaons namely :: His Exceepcy Conse
hero Jose Maria Silva Paranhos Envoy
and Minister Plcnipotentary his Majesty the Emperor
Brazi special mission his Excelency DR. D. MarIano
Narea Minister aud NJ Foreign Rciaons
OF the Argentne Republic and his Ezcelency d. Adopho
Rodriguez, Envoy Extraordinary Minister Peniuo,rn
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The object of the present conference WAS TO come IN dea
mite agreement the terms of recognizing the