The New York herald., 1869-06-21
after no clemency should preven. the death penalty

after no clemency should prevent the death penalty
The telegraph from this city to Rosario Is .
length completed. II Is near 800 miles long Tne
tarllf would make United states telegraph com
pany rich. IL Is Tor ten words under 100 miles,
iorty cents. gold; over 100 and under 200 miles,
eighty cents and for over 800 miles, 81 co. gold.
The Argentine Celtral Railroad TO connect
Rosario and Cordova, $50 miles, will be completed
by the end OF the present year.
The contract for making harDor, dykes, docks,
&c. at Buenos Ayres attracts great attention. There
is likely to spring up contest between the national
and the provincial governments about the owner
OF hard dollars 1t will command the best abilities on
The hoods in all the long rivers still continue,
though they are slowly subslding On the slopes OF
the Andes nearest TO there are no reasons found
for these numerous overnowing6.
War Items.
Our nles from Rio Janer0 supply the following
new items concerning the progress OF the war IN
Paraguay
expedition, which went up the Manduvlra 10 destroy
the six Paraguayan steamers near its head were
unable TO effect their mission, not being able TO
get within range Of them, and the party
landed to reach them being prevented pro-
ceeding by the presence OF strong cav
airy force Of paraguayans. In returning the
vessels found the enemy engaged in cutting
down trees and placing other embarrassments to
their Descent and having aaso a fOrtifcaton ana
1000 men al commanding place far down the
river. with cables stretched across. However, the
vessels sscceeded IN forcing their way through all
obstacles, repellng attempts 10 board and lnlIcng
considerable loss on the Paraguayans.
No affairs OF any Importance had occurred.
The Comte d'Eu had permitted, and gwen an es-
cort to an English officer carrying despatch to
Lopes, requiring the release OF some Brush sub
Jecs. This oiicer received from General Mac Mah6h
package for the American government, which tnat
minister said he had made four attemps TO forward,
without success the allied troops nrlng on mis- es-
corts
Caceres is reported to have invaded Correntes
with z. 500 men, with the connivance Of Urqulza.
Congress- "
cited at the deficit declared and at the absence OF
funds TO continue the war with Lopez.
letter from Ascunslon OF the 23d Of April con-
taIns the following:-
The Alice leaves to-day for Brazil. with large
number OF SICK and conyalescents She Will call at
Buenos Ayres, where Colonel Pereira and captain
Salgado Will disemDark, as they charged with a
very important mission IN conjunction with the
special envoy OF Brazil IN the River Plate.
OF the two exploring parties lately sent by the
Allies, one reached on the Attn the village of ftazua
without getting sight OF the enemy, the other met
him IN Patino Cue.
The naval expedition which sailed from Asunclon
on the Sth ult. Tor the Manduvlra river where the
Paraguayan steamers took refuge alter the
Humaita, was composed OF the three monitors, Santa
Catarlna, Ceara, Piauny, and three steam aun-
ches, under the command OF Captain JeronimO +,
GonsalveZ, VINO hOisted his dag ON the first OF the
above named three monitors. ON the 18TH, at dawn,
the small squadron entered the river san Francisco,
and at p. NJ OF the same day into the Manduvird,
which 1t ascended without difficulty until the 25th
which an entrance effected into the Caraguatahy
Here the sounding Degdn 10 give rom one To half
fathOm OF water, ana shortly afterwards the squad
ron was obliged TO anchor because the San Jatarna
with her bows went foul Of some trees projecting
from the shore.
On the 29th the small squadron was still descending
when between seven and eight A. NJ, IL met with
the most serious OF ali the obstacles yet encountered
the pass OF the Guerayo had been fortified with a
battery, bar0ette mounting two pieces, trench
or small arms and above a thousand men
On both margins Of the river, which is here
very narrow, with the evident intention OF boarding
he monitors. Above the battery were two torpe-
ioes neither Of which exploded, having been detec-
ed in time. Below it the river obstructed by
arge trunks of trees three large ropes and one iron
main, five bullock carts capszed into the river and
over them large beams, roots OF trees, &c.
The Ceara ran the gauntlet under a heavy fire, and
lnder protection OF the or the squadron burst
he obstacles. subsequently the rest OF the squad
'on, the monitors leading the way, went again up
stream and anchored in 'front.' OF the batteries,
opening deadly fire on the Paraguayans, who
we're obliged TO retreat behind the works. In
his engagement the enemy lost more than 100
men, among them Captain Lopez and Lieutenant
'ereiza, and wounded and maze prisoners Lleute-
liant Angelo Fernandez and Vlctoriano Escato a
a sailor and sailor. Two large canoes
we're also taken.
The prisoners stated that Genera lMacMahon is
esiding at PeriDebuy, and goes once week TO visit
.opeZ's camp